Paul Paris '13

Today involved discussion over two more articles as well as a group project over saving the last species of a type of coral. The first article talked about how parrotfish are affecting the abundance of coral due to predation. This was similar to the article yesterday over the butterflyfish. One thing the scientists used were grazing scars left on...

Today was filled with information and also excitement because we did a dissection of a starfish and a squid! We started out though discussing two articles with one of them being the one my partner and I discussed. The first talked about butterflyfish and the effect they have on coral loss, and the second article talked about the lack...

Today we talked about the various zones of the ocean as well as microorganisms that flow in the currents known as plankton. One of the areas of the ocean is the Benthic Zone, which is the bottom of the water. This includes the deep ocean floor of great depths along with a lot of pressure. Because there is little...

Today was full of information on tides and currents in the ocean. We began by talking about the chemistry of seawater and how water is polar due to positive and negative charges it has. Also, there is a higher concentration of salt along the Equator because of the warmer temperatures evaporating water more often leaving salt behind. Then, we...

Today in class we talked about plate tectonics and also the many layers of Earth. The earth is composed of four major layers: the inner core, the outer core, the mantle, and the crust. The core in all, composed of various metals such as iron, causes the magnetic field around the planet. The next layer is the mantle which...

Today was full of new information. We first discussed two articles we had read, and I learned that the migration patterns of fish in the North Sea are being affected due to the unsual climate patterns in which the northern portions are warmer than the southern ones. Later, we began to talk about the experimental process and the many...

Hello. In this class, I would like to become even more familiar with marine life through various activities such as disections and dives. I would also like to improve on my diving skills while in the BVI. My favorite marine organism is a penguin or a sea turtle. My diving experience has been very fun. I enjoyed the class...