2014 Week 1

Today we started off with the old coral reef that was ruined by ship anchors. We searched the reef for good coral that survived, but might not make it much longer without human assistance. So we searched for stag horn coral that fitted that description and found around 8 pieces. We then took a break and had lunch on...

Today was an easier experience than our previous days, much of which could be attributed to the ease of awaking in the morning. The slow start to the day was furthermore enhanced by a warm bacon omelette at the usual marina breakfast bar. Afterwards, we again boarded the Sea Monkey vessel for the final day of diving and headed...

Today was the day we had all been waiting for, the day we would finally conduct our coral transplantation. To begin the process, we traveled out to Long Bay and gathered chunks of staghorn coral from the area. The reason we were gathering coral from Long Bay was that most of the coral there had been damaged by anchors,...

Well, today was the final day of diving for us and we just finished transplanting coral today. However, the process was troubling and tiresome but we were able to get most of it done. So, once again, we all got up and made our way towards the marina where we got on our boat and made our way towards...

Today was a pretty interesting and cool day. It started off with Christian, Jack, and I sleeping in a bit and getting the much needed sleep that I have been missing for the past few days. After we woke up and got showered and everything, we went to breakfast where I changed up my ordering tendencies and went with...

These past two days have been very exciting. Yesterday, we went to the north sound to see the juvenile lemon sharks and stingrays. Later that afternoon, we went to the baths which are rocks formed millions of years ago by liquid magma. These rocks had eroded away to form a beautiful cave which we were able to walk through....

Yesterday we started off the day by receiving a lesson on sea turtles and the different kinds that are around the world such as, the green sea turtle, hawksbill, and leatherback turtles. Dr. Gore explained to us the dangers for sea turtles, where they are found, their numbers, the technique used to catch them, and what happens when a...

On day three, we practiced turtle tagging after listening to a lesson from Dr. Gore. During her presentation, we learned about several types of turtles such as green sea, hawksbill, and leatherback turtles. For example, we learned that leatherback turtles can grow up to six feet in length, and that the turtles we'd be catching in the BVI would...

Yesterday and today were extremely full days. We started off these busy 48 hours with a lesson on turtles from Dr. Gore. She first discussed the different types of sea turtle species found in the BVI, like the leatherback, green, and hawksbill turtles. She also showed us both how they are endangered and how research is conducted on them....