PRESS

ARTICLES

The New York Times – A Rush to Mine the Deep Sea Is Underway. It Must Be Stopped. PDF here!

The New York Times – These Women Found Creative Ways to Overcome the Barriers in Front of Them

National Geographic – How a global odyssey gave Will Smith a real ‘Welcome to Earth’

Time – A Climate Solution Lies Deep Under the Ocean—But Accessing It Could Have Huge Environmental Costs

ECO Magazine – Deep-Sea Heroes 2020

Oceanographic Magazine – Reconnecting with the deep sea

National Geographic – Do We Know Enough About The Deep Sea To Mine It?

Forbes – My Deep Sea, My Backyard: Empowering Nations To Study The Deep

The Economist – Mining The Deep Ocean Will Soon Begin

Jamaica Observer – T&T woman wins international deep-sea research awar

Smithsonian Magazine – Future Deep Sea Mining Sites Are Bursting With Rare Marine Species

Mongabay – Sites targeted for deep-sea mining teeming with new species

The Pulitzer Center – A New Threat to Oceans: Deep-Sea Mining for Precious Metals

Mother Nature Network – Proposed deep-sea mining region discovered to be rich in new life

Gizmodo – An Enormous Deep Sea ‘Desert’ Is Teeming With New Forms of Life

New Scientist – Never-before-seen sea creatures filmed in world’s deepest abyss

LA Times – NOAA’s Okeanos Explorer in the Marianas Trench

Daily Mail – New species of lobster discovered off the coast of South Africa is named after Nelson Mandela

Live Science – Antarctic’s First-Ever Whale Skeleton Found

Business Insider – 9 Undescribed Species Found Feeding Off Antarctica’s First Ever Whale Skeleton Discovery

Huffington Post – Whale Skeleton Found On Sea Floor In Antarctica, Along With Several New Marine Species

National Geographic – Dead Whale Contains a Bounty of Life

BOOKS

BLOGS

World Economic Forum’s The Agenda – The risks of deep-sea mining are not fully understood – here’s why that matters

Virgin Unite – The deep ocean – out of sight, out of oversight

Tobago Newsday and Wild Tobago blog – Exploring the deep ocean off Tobago

Trinidad Newsday – a 2-part article on my journey down into the Cayman Trench in the Shinkai6500 submersible: first part and second part.

Mission Logs during Okeanos Explorer expeditions e.g. What IS That? Stumping the Scientists, Super-cute Deep-sea Cukes

Deep Sea News – Megafauna and Minerals on the Pacific Abyss

Real Science at SOEST – Mining, Metals and Megafauna in the Pacific Deep Sea 

I was the scientific consultant on the children’s book ‘Oceans in 30 Seconds‘ published by Ivy Press.
Read the review and buy it here.


AWARDS

I’m honoured that my work has been recognised internationally for its impact
on science, conservation, and public engagement. These awards reflect my
commitment to protecting the ocean and inspiring meaningful change.

2022

Association for the
Science of Limnology and Oceanography’s Yentsch-Schindler
Early Career Award

2020

National Geographic
Emerging Explorer

2020

WINGS WorldQuest Women
of Discovery Sea Award

2020

British Science Association’s Charles Lyell Award for Environmental Sciences 

2019

Society for Conservation Biology’s
Elliott Norse Early-Career Marine Conservationist Award

2021

World Economic Forum’s Friend of Ocean Action

2022

The Pew Charitable Trusts’
Fellowship in Marine Conservation

2024

Anthony N. Sabga Award for Caribbean Excellence in Science and Technology

2025

Induction into the St. Joseph’s Convent, Port of Spain Hall of Excellence

2018

ISA Secretary-General’s Award for Excellence in Deep-Sea Research

2018

European Unions’ 
Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Actions Fellowship