Maxine Waters years ago in the Bahamas. Waters (D-Calif.) was gearing up to grill the former hedge fund manager during a House Financial Services Committee hearing when Bessent suddenly caught her ...

Beneath the surface of the Bahamas' waters lie a plethora of reefs, underwater caves and sinkholes teeming with aquatic animals, such as stingrays, sea turtles, dolphins, sharks and giant grouper.

The Bahamas already has a strong conservation history: more than 17% of coastal waters are protected, representing more than 6 million hectares (16 million acres) of the world’s ocean.