The project addresses the prevention and reduction of pollution of Tobago's coastal waters. The Network will provide community members with the tools to monitor coastal water quality at six (6) bathing beaches around Tobago and the information and organisational capacity needed to effectively work towards solutions.

The objectives of the project are to:
a) sensitise communities to the importance of keeping Tobago's coastal waters clean and free of pollution;
b) empower the community by providing hands-on involvement in the maintenance of Tobago's environment;
c) generate accurate data regarding the quality of Tobag's nearshore waters; and
d) lay the ground work needed to begin the process of minimising the sources of contamination.

The grant will be used to cover the costs of sample analyses, equipment (refractometers) and part of the administrative costs of the network such as paper, postage and photocopying.