Cuba and UK agree on marine and environmental scientific cooperation

Cuba and the UK have agreed to expand marine and environmental scientific cooperation after the Center for Environmental Studies of Cienfuegos (CEAC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Cefas, the UK’s Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science. The agreement was finalized during an institutional visit to Cefas by CEAC director Yusmila Helguera Pedraza, held November 1–7, according to a report from Aenta. The program included meetings and exchanges with British specialists to share knowledge, review ongoing research and identify new collaboration opportunities. Topics covered included blue carbon and the blue economy, pollution from microplastics, mercury, lithium and PFAS, oil spills, sediment dating, naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) and food security. The meeting builds on prior collaboration, including a Cefas delegation visit to the CEAC in January.