Cayman Islands
<p><strong>Southern Atlantic Stingrays:</strong> <em>“The western Caribbean Sea has peaks of a massive underwater ridge. To the South of Cuba and west of Jamaica, lie three sister islands knwon as the Cayman Islands. The shallow bays and estuaries of the Grand Cayman are nursery sites for southern Atlantic stingrays. On this field trip, my camera-housing had a persistent leak and flooded with water. Standing in chest-deep water, next to my boat, I lined my camera dome with tissue paper and managed to capture this photograph! It was a laborious process; I had to dry, open and clean out the housing between every shot. But as you can imagine, it was well worth the effort!”</em></p>
<p><strong>Tasneem Khan</strong> has spent the last decade facilitating interdisciplinary initiatives in the fields of ecology, conservation, education and science communication. As founder of Earth CoLab, she currently focuses on field-based education and art-science communication.</p>
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