Joshua Gooding is a coastal marine biologist from St. Vincent and the Grenadines whose passion for ocean and coastal conservation was shaped by growing up within the country’s unique island ecosystems. His expertise spans a range of coastal habitats and species, including seagrass beds, coral reefs, mangroves, sargassum, and now seabirds!
He holds a Master’s degree in Ecological Restoration from Simon Fraser University and the British Columbia Institute of Technology, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Biology with a specialization in Marine Biology, Ecology, and Environmental Biology from the University of the West Indies.
In addition to his Caribbean-based work, Joshua served as a Director with the Port Moody Ecological Society in British Columbia, Canada, where he was involved in salmon conservation and habitat monitoring programs, particularly for Coho and Chum salmon.
Joshua currently serves as a Project Assistant with Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC), where he supports field research and monitoring programs. In this role, he contributes to seabird population assessments, coastal ecosystem surveys, and habitat restoration.