The University of Belize Environmental Research Institute (UB ERI) would like to proudly share Marine Research Fellow Dr. Arlenie Rogers’ two recent scientific publications in peer reviewed journals. Her publications are: 1. The 2009-2016 Belize sea cucumber fishery: Resource use patterns, management strategies and socioeconomic impacts published in Regional Studies in Marine Science. 2. Pearlfish Carapus bermudensis from the sea cucumber Holothuria mexicana in Belize (Centra

The University of Belize Environmental Research Institute (UB ERI) has successfully implemented the “Young Marine Explorers” education and outreach program aimed at promoting and fostering an appreciation for the marine ecosystems of Belize among upper division primary school students. This program, which ran from March 2016 to May 2017, gave Belizean students ranging from ages 9 to 15 a unique opportunity to experience the marine and coastal environment at the Turneffe Atoll

Dr. Arlenie Rogers, UB ERI Marine Research Fellow recently published two (2) papers of her ongoing work on sea cucumbers in the Beche-de-mer