TITLE: The Alien Seagrass
RELEASE: 2023
ROLE: Director / Director of Photography / Editor
SYNOPSIS: Invasive species wreak havoc on economies worldwide, resulting in billions of dollars in annual damages. The U.S. Virgin Islands also faces the detrimental consequences of an invasive seagrass species that has outcompeted numerous native seagrasses. Although the impact of this newfound seagrass remains largely unknown, diligent researchers from the University of the Virgin Islands are fervently engaged in uncovering its effects on the surrounding ecosystem.
TITLE: Searching for Sea Turtles in Carriacou, Grenada
RELEASE: 2023
ROLE: Director / Director of Photography / Editor
SYNOPSIS: In the tropical waters surrounding the island of Carriacou, Grenada, a centuries-old practice persists. Despite lacking any concrete data on the in-water population of hard-shelled sea turtles, they are still hunted for. But as concerns grow over the turtles future, a team of turtle biologists and a Grenadian fisherman turned conservationist collaborate to uncover whats species and how many sea turtles inhabit the waters of Carriacou.
TITLE: Can We Use Sound to Build Back Reefs?
RELEASE: 2022
ROLE: Assistant Director / Director of Photography / Editor
SYNOPSIS: What does a healthy reef sound like? And can we use that knowledge to help save sick or endangered reefs? The WHOI Reef Solutions Initiative team is working on reefs in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, to learn the answers to those questions and to explore whether what they learn can be applied to other reefs around the world. With support from Oceankind and Vere Initiative.
TITLE: Hope for Corals in Crisis
RELEASE: 2022
ROLE: Underwater Videographer
Awards: Two Telly Awards: Gold in Non-broadcast: general-not-for-profit, and Silver in People’s Telly: general-non-broadcast.
Nominated for New England Emmy Awards Environment/Science category.
SYNOPSIS: Coral reefs around the world are facing a dangerous decline, but there is still hope! This behind-the-scenes video highlights some of the novel technologies and approaches WHOI researchers are developing to detect and diagnose at-risk corals before any visible signs of damage when there is still time to intervene.
TITLE: Master of Marine and Environmental Science Recruitment Video
RELEASE: 2021
ROLE: Director / Director of Photography / Editor
SYNOPSIS: The Master of Marine and Environmental Science program at the University of the Virgin Islands offers a wide range of research topics. Students will have the opportunity to explore everything from coral reefs to the dry forests of the Virgin Islands, and beyond.
TITLE: How Conservation Efforts Help The Critically Endangered Nassau Grouper
RELEASE: 2020
ROLE: Director / Director of Photography / Editor
SYNOPSIS: Decades of fishing the spawning aggregations of the Nassau Grouper lead to their collapse in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Thanks to intensive conservation efforts, their numbers are slowly rebounding. But tracking their recovery is no easy task, as their spawning aggregations occur at 150 feet under the waves, which requires technical dive training to access.
TITLE: Ocean Glider Explore Caribbean Water to Improve Hurricane Forecasts
RELEASE: 2020
ROLE: Director / Director of Photography / Editor
SYNOPSIS: Advancements in storm tracking data has allowed forecasters to improve the accuracy of where hurricanes will make landfall. However predicting their intensity remains a challenge. Autonomous underwater vehicles are changing this as they roam the oceans for month’s on end supplying forecasters with essential data in real-time to make accurate predictions of how strong a storm will be when it makes landfall.