Trinidad and Tobago's SeaITT App initiative

Trinidad and Tobago have begun the SeaITT App Initiative, part of the Institute Of Marine Affairs’ 2014 Green Fund Project, “Control and Management of the Invasive Lionfish in Trinidad and Tobago”. This downloadable mobile app is expected to bring tourism and help monitor environmental conditions for sustainability of marine life. The app also provides vital marine information, including access maps to beaches, as well as updates on tides, currents, and sea swells. The Ministry of Planning and Development also describes it as “an environmental emergency response platform”.

The SeaiTT (Sea Information of Trindad and Tobago) App was officially launched on Friday 6 November 2020, by the Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA) and the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI). It is T&T’s first ever marine environmental mobile application. Project lead and Information Manager, Mr Andre Hanief, at the IMA sums it up nicely “The app is truly unique to Trinidad and Tobago, as it facilitates citizen science, by allowing users to become actively involved in reporting crucial information regarding environmental incidents which affect our marine and coastal areas, using their own mobile device.”