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Cuba and U.S. to Study Coral Reefs
Havana, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Scientists from Cuba and the United States started a joint expedition to study the deep coral reefs surrounding the Caribbean island, the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment (CITMA) reported on Thursday.
The collaboration is part of the Biannual Working Plan under the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation for the Preservation and Management of Protected Marine Areas.
The agreement was signed in Havana on November 18, 2015, between the CITMA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Park Service under the U.S. Department of the Interior.
The expedition, which started on Wednesday, will take place on board the scientific ship Walton Smith and will conclude on June 13.
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