2012 Week 2

Today we woke up at 7:30 and, like yesterday, we all gathered and left to eat breakfast. After breakfast, we had breathing exercises to test how long we could hold our breath in preparation for today's activities. I wasn't near the best of our group and I could only hold my breath for about 45 seconds, but we learned...

Today I woke up at around 7am to submit my blog post before breakfast. Instead of going to the usual place for breakfast, we went directly to the dock where the Dive BVI team had already set up a small breakfast consisting of banana bread, muffins, yogurt, and a few drinks. Even through it was it a lot of...

Captain's Log - Star Date July 14, 2012 Today was quite an adventurous and long day, waking up at 7:30 in order to start the new and fresh day. Breakfast consisted of bacon, potatoes, and eggs, all prepared with finesse and expertise, evident in their amazing taste. We then had a presentation on how to identify fish and coral in...

Group C had an article about ecotourism and how it is affecting areas and the well being of the local people. This article goes into detail about how people may become aware of the need of conservation in these areas but still enjoy the aspects if ignoring the conservation behaviors. Group D had an article concerning how invasive species affect...

Day 4: Day four began with yet another early morning but we were greeted with a nice drizzle while we were waiting for our taxi. Once everyone was loaded up ion the taxi we headed to the docks, instead of the olde yard, for a little breakfast. After the breakfast we loaded up the boats and headed for the...

Today started out the same as the others. I woke up, showered, and put on my swim suit. Instead of going to the place we normally go, we headed straight towards the marina. We ate a light breakfast and got in the boat for our first dive of the day. Today we explored the rms. Rhone which is a...

Today was the best dive yet. I got up, and had to upload my blog that I wrote last night, so tucker and I got up a bit early and walked down to the lounge in order to upload. From there we walked back to grab our gear for the rest of the day, and walked back down the...

Today, I learned about the different topics, which people in my class have done research on. The first group talked about ecotourism, which is touring a natural environment, usually an undisturbed one. Ecotourism can teach those on the tour about the environment, and their animals near extinction, but it can also have negative effects, such as bringing people to...

Rock beauty are a species of angelfish. They usually have Yellow fins and head, while have a blue body and blue lips. Rock Beauty mainly feed on sponges, but also eat jellyfish, tunicates, coral, algae and plankton. These fish are usually found in the tropical western region of the Atlantic Ocean. In order to reproduce, they bring their stomachs...