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