Jorge Alberto Angulo-Valdes recently stepped down as director of the Center for Marine Research, University of Havana (CIM-UH) and now holds an associated faculty position at CIM-UH as well as heading the Marine Conservation Research Group. He is also an associate senior scientist for the Sea to Shore Alliance, and is the thematic editor of the Journal of Marine Research. https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/contributor/jorge-alberto-angulo-valdes/rss en Biodiversity Marine Protected Areas Fri, 30 Jun 2017 05:00:00 +0000 Jorge Alberto Angulo-Valdes https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2017/06/30/ocean-science-can-bring-cuba-and-the-united-states-together https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/community/2017/06/30/ocean-science-can-bring-cuba-and-the-united-states-together THE CONVERSATION: The two nations are separated by just 103 miles of ocean, but have been adversaries for almost 60 years. One researcher believes that cooperation between marine researchers in Cuba and the U.S. can help build a diplomatic bridge.