Employment Opportunities with the Perry Institute for Marine Science
As part of its Reversing the Decline of Bahamian Coral Reefs initiative, The Perry Institute for Marine Science (PIMS) is hiring two new positions: Community Conservation Education and Action (CCEA) Program Assistant We are seeking a conservation professional with a strong work ethic to help build capacity for conservation education and outreach in The Bahamas, […]
We’re Hiring: Program Assistant
Job Title: Program Assistant, Community Conservation Education & ActionStart Date: Competitive and commensurate with qualifications, skills, and experienceLocation: TBD; Targeting Mid-OctoberAbout the Role: The Perry Institute for Marine Science (PIMS) is seeking a professional with a strong work ethic to help build capacity for conservation education and outreach in The Bahamas within its local communities […]
We’re Hiring: Reef Rescue Network Program Assistant
Job Title: Reef Rescue Network Program AssistantStart Date: TBD; Targeting Mid-October Location: Nassau, Bahamas About the Role: The Perry Institute for Marine Science (PIMS) is hiring a professional with a strong work ethic to help expand its Reef Rescue Network (RRN), a growing network of coral nursery and restoration sites around The Bahamas established in […]
Highlights from “Hurricane Dorian: Impacts Below the Surface”
An Overview – Written by Lily Haines “We saw all sorts of things you typically don’t see on reefs… vacuum cleaners, pieces of construction and roofing materials, plumbing materials, laptops and lawnmowers,” said Dr. Krista Sherman, Senior Scientist at the Perry Institute for Marine Science (PIMS).Last week, Drs. Craig Dahlgren (Executive Director, PIMS) and Krista […]
Sensational Sea Sponges
And Their Importance to Marine Life – Written by Valeria Pizarro Let’s talk about sponges; a group of animals (yes, animals!) that have been living on earth for more than 640 million years. There are about 8,800 described species and most of them can be found in salty waters, like estuaries, coastal lagoons and oceans. […]
Webinar: The Nassau Grouper Journey
Webinar With Krista Sherman In this ‘jawesome’ new webinar, Senior Scientist Dr. Krista Sherman shares her decade-long experience working with the Critically Endangered Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus). Hosted by Sharks4Kids, Krista unpacks the Nassau grouper life cycle, and why we’re sadly seeing declines of up to 80-90% in some regions of the tropical Atlantic. What’s […]
Photogrammetry: A New Tool To Practice Coral ID
Photogrammetry extracts 3-dimensional information from multiple photos of the same thing. In a nutshell, it relies on computer vision processes to find overlapping points between photos, and then can re-create the original 3-dimensional orientation of the cameras and the things you photograph. At the Perry Institute for Marine Science, we’re using photogrammetry as a tool […]
Staff Spotlight: Valeria Pizarro
Staff Spotlight! “From my first dive, I fell in love with the sea and all the life it holds; but it wasn’t until I started studying corals and understanding their simplicity and complexity that I decided I wanted to dedicate my professional life to it. Since then, more than 20 years have passed and I […]
A Coral Fragment’s Journey – Part 1
Comic Illustrations by Fresh ‘n Salty Ever wonder what it’s like to be a coral fragment…. just hanging in a nursery, waiting for your chance to be outplanted onto the reef? …now you know! The cheeky comic below was created by Fresh ‘n Salty, an environmental conservation organization that brings the ocean to life through […]
MYSTERIOUS MEDUSOZOA
Even though we can’t celebrate Halloween as we used to in the era of COVID-19, jellyfish costumes are among the most popular and beautiful. In honour of October 31, let’s talk a little more about invertebrates in the Class Medusozoa, also known as jellyfish!These animals have been living in the world’s oceans for more than […]
