Tela Marine Research Centre (TMRC) is a locally owned and run research organisation located in Tela Bay on the north coast of Honduras. Tela Bay is home to some of, if not the, healthiest coral reefs and mangrove forests in the Caribbean, but significant human activity is causing rapid degradation of ecosystem health. In 2018, TMRC was instrumental in gaining protected status for the bay and we are now working with a large number of local organisations to design policy strategies to prevent further biodiversity loss across both its marine and terrestrial ecosystems. TMRC is undergoing a period of rapid and exciting expansion and there are a number of ongoing projects that volunteers will get involved with. We believe that the key to protecting Tela Bay is through education of l