Dr. Ben Kirby '00

We had a very busy day today - so busy that the guys went to bed a bit early and will not be blogging tonight. The guys will fill-in the details, but I want to give a quick teaser on what we did today. The Marine Biology 1 guys went turtle tagging and were able to catch one large hawksbill...

Dr. Gruninger and I are putting the final touches on the curriculum and website.

We are less than one week away from starting year 4! Hope everyone is excited for another fun Marine Biology experience!

We had such as busy day today that everyone went to bed before posting blogs. From coral replanting to night snorkeling, we did it all. They will be back tomorrow night to update you and include some pictures! Tomorrow is a 2 tank dive on the RMS Rhone - an annual favorite!

Greetings parents and friends! We had a GREAT day today but it went a bit longer than the others. This is just a quick update - the guys are in bed getting ready for another busy day tomorrow. We got up early and headed to the boats to dive and build the Jesuit reef using the structures they created...

We made it! The guys did great and are getting some rest before we hit the ground running with checkout dives in the morning. They will be blogging tomorrow, so look forward to hearing their stories. I can already tell it is going to be a great week! Ben Kirby

Today was a great day in the water. We had a great breakfast at the marina and hopped on the boats. The first dive was at the RMS Rhone wreck site. I am sure you have read about this in other posts. It was an awesome experience for the guys. The second dive was...

Today was a great day; we spent some time in the classroom and then headed out to the water. Casey provided the guys an interactive lesson on Reef Check (reefcheck.org) and laying transecting lines. Every student will be participating in collecting data for their regional database on coral reef health. Casey got the guys out of...

Today was a busy day. We started waking the guys around 8am so we could meet our taxi at 8:30. Most cabins were already up and moving; it is hard to sleep too late when the windows are open and sun rises around 4:30am. Although I say that, many guys still managed to need a wake-up...