Trinidad /// "People hunt Leatherback Turtle that are an endangered species here."
C2C Interview /// Port of Spain, Trinidad
Do you have a favorite childhood memory of the ocean?
It would be going to Maracass and just listening to the ocean waves and running around don the sand because parents don’t want us to go too far into the ocean so we call it “sand bathing” and we just play around where the waves crash along the shore. And having family around.
What’s your relationship with the ocean today?
I think I am more connected now… I am more aware now so I feel better connected with the ocean and with the ebb and flow… and just the whole atmosphere. I have a lot of friends who work with beach clean ups and turtle preservation. The tourist beach hasn’t changed so much but I know my friends who work with turtle preservation have seen a lot of pollution and they try to prevent that and do a lot of clean ups. There is a lot of hunting of Leatherback Turtle who are an endangered species here… and people steal their eggs and their shells. So, they do a lot of work to protect those turtles. So I guess as I grew up and came into contact with people doing this kind of work.
What can we do to take care of the ocean?
For sure… just spreading the word about these amazing animals and protect our ecosystem. We should protect these animals. Everyone has their place and not just destroy a life for no reason. We have the mothers coming onto shore to lay their eggs and then the babies run out to the ocean… and it is a beautiful process.
