How does the Unit contribute towards public education?

The CZMU's contribution towards public education via:

CZMU's publication of our On & Offshore Newsletters
Lectures/ Presentations
Water World
CZMU Library
Mentorship programmes with students of the University of the West Indies (UWI).
Internship Programme
One-on-One consultations with students

Collaboration with other agencies such as the National Conservation Commission (NCC), the UWI and the Caribbean Conservation Association (CCA) in their Education Outreach Programme.

Glossary of Terms

El Niño

Warm equatorial water which flows southward along the coast of Peru and Ecuador during February and March of certain years. It is caused by poleward motions of air and unusual water temperature patterns in the Pacific Ocean , which cause coastal downwelling, leading to the reversal in the normal north-flowing cold coastal currents. During many El Niño years, storms, rainfall, and other meteorological phenomena in the Western Hemisphere are measurably different than during non- El Niño years.

A warm current that usually appears around Christmas off the coast of Ecuador and Peru . It is often used to refer to episodic (3-5 year) events when the current is particularly intense and dominates the local population of organisms (the abundance of fish in particular). Such events lead to wider regional or global ocean-atmospheric perturbations whose manifestations range from increased sea surface temperatures in the tropical East Pacific to aberrant rainfall patterns. (see also ENSO ).

Permeable Groyne

A groyne with openings or voids large enough to permit passage of appreciable quantities of littoral drift through the structure.

Wharf

A structure built on the shore of a harbor, river, or canal, so that vessels may lie alongside to receive and discharge cargo and passengers

Polluter-pays Principle

The principle adopted by the OECD countries in 1972, requires that the polluter should bear the costs that pollution damage or pollution control impose upon society.

Salinity

The number of grams of salt per thousand grams of sea water, usually expressed in parts per thousand.

Breakwater

A man-made structure protecting a shore area, harbor, anchorage, or basin from waves.

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