2012 Week 2

Today was a great day because we just dove all day. We had an quick breakfast up at the marina again. After the breakfast we went straight to this bay we we immediately snorkeled. We snorkeled here to get an idea of the place that we were going to replant coral at. This place was very interesting because we...

I have learned many different things about different types of fish and species of the BVI including: grouper, barracuda, angelfish, and sea whips.

Captain's Log - Star Date July 15, 2012 Ahoy there, landlubbers. Today was an excellent day to wake up at morning's first light and visit ye old dive shop to buy presents for mine family and friends. The grub this morning was exceptionally good, with Jeff's homemade banana bread and a good serving of grape Capri Sun. Nothin' better but...

Four very interesting articles thus far: 1. The one about ecotourism. Essentially, there's two sides to ecotourism. On one hand, it creates jobs for some people and creates awareness in communities about certain aspects of the environment; this is meant to motivate people to be Eco minded. On the downside, this eco-mindedness rarely lasts long, and sometimes the ecotourists cause more...

I remember several years ago going for a swim at Royal Oaks country club in Dallas. The diving boards there allowed me to do something I once thought to be incredible: to dive down to the bottom of the 12 foot deep pool. The adrenaline I felt then resurfaced as I did the opposite and sank. Among more exciting...

Day 5 at the BVI What a great day it was today. Day 5 objective was to harvest and plant coral in areas where it was destroyed by weather conditions, affected by disease and where algae was growing on top of it. In the morning Glen came to pick us up and drive us the harbor...

The butterfly fish are some of the most colorful fish in all of the marine fishes. The genus name for this family translates from Latin to "tooth hair" which refers to the flowing soft teeth in their mouths.the butterfly fish look very similar to the the angle fish but they are slightly larger. There are 114 species of butterfly...

Day 3, Today we got to delve into Marine organisms. I had a lot of trouble because at the start of the day I put my contacts in the wrong solution. My eyes burned up I could barely take them out. Casey was nice enough to go back to my cabin and grab the other solution so I could put...

The Caribbean Reef Shark can measure up to 3 meters in length. This length makes them one of the largest apex predators in the reef ecosystem. They can be identified by their streamline shape, dark grey or grey brown color, an anal and caudal fin, their snout is short and round. This creature is closely related to...