Fostering effective international collaboration for marine science in small island states

1 The Center for Marine Resource Studies, The School for Field Studies, South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands, Department of Environment and Resource Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA, 4 Environmental Defense Fund, Boston, MA, USA, 5 Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, College of Life and Natural Sciences, University of Derby, Derby, UK, Waitt Institute, Washington, DC, USA, Centro de Investigaciones de Ecosistemas Costeros, Ciego de Ávila, Cuba, Department of Marine Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Local Government, Nassau, Bahamas, Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies, The University of the West Indies, St. Michael, Barbados