2014 Week 1

There reason I wish to take this course is because I feel that it would be a wonderful experience for me to learn about the different creatures in the sea while also doing my part in order to protect their environment.

Today we started off the day by heading over to long bay to harvest the coral fragments we would use to transplant at the new reef location. We were briefed on the type of coral, stag horn, we would be looking for, and the condition that the coral should be in to harvest. We were told that what we...

7/16/2014: First day in BVI The first day in the beautiful British Islands started when I woke up to a bird singing outside my window, not something I experience in Dallas very often. Once everyone was awake and dressed we met Casey and the rest of the Dive BVI staff for breakfast, introductions, and a short class about the marine...

Today, we hit the water fast and went on two dives immediately after breakfast. On these dives, we kept slates with us so we could list the type and number of each fish we saw. Researchers can use these slates to help them keep track of the fish populations in a certain area. We dove The Chimney first,...

Today was a very relaxing day we ended up staying dry, which was upsetting because the ocean looked so refreshing to jump into to. But we helped out the community which made everybody feel good, to be able to give back to the community by cleaning up the beaches and making it a healthier and nicer place. It took...

Today was a hectic and very tiresome day. We started off with an 90ft dive to the Rome. It was an amazing site and we saw a variety of fish. We got to swim through the hull in the ship and we saw a huge barracuda. It was very interesting to learn the whole background story of the ship...

The reason I joined marine biology is because I have always been interested in marine life. I have also always been interested in biology, and biology was my favorite class freshman year. I'm eager to use and apply what I learn in the class out in the real world.

Today we got to sleep in because breakfast was at the teachers hut at 9:00 am. I slept in until about 8:20, got up, and then got ready for the day. Today for breakfast I had a chocolate covered donut, a nutria grain bar, and water. After breakfast we had some free time, so we played some card games...

Our final day of diving here in the BVI began uneventfully, but for a full recap, please see the opening sentences of past posts. Where the days begin to differ was when we went back to the dive shop. Today, Casey had printouts of a panorama view from the camera we installed. Reverting to our kindergarten love of arts...