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After a morning discussion/activity on plankton, algal blooms and water quality, students prepped for a dive at a unique site called Catacombs (continued…) Catacombs is located on Great Camanoe Island. After the dive we headed to Trellis Bay to meet back up with Aragorn, the farmer we met earlier in the week. He’s also an […]

We got today started off just right with an amazing dive at Diamond Reef, a Marine Protected Area between Tortola and Marina Cay (continued…) We saw a ton of fish and different coral species in this area that is one of the BVI’s healthiest coral reefs. The students practiced a new monitoring technique, called a […]

We got today started off just right with an amazing dive at Diamond Reef, a Marine Protected Area between Tortola and Marina Cay (continued…) We saw a ton of fish and different coral species in this area that is one of the BVI’s healthiest coral reefs. The students practiced a new monitoring technique, called a […]

We kicked off today with a short geology presentation and a hike on the north shore of Tortola above Brewers Bay. We got some great photos of the gorgeous vistas along the way (continued…) After the hike we raised the sails and headed to Great Camanoe for a snorkel. We snorkeled the cut between Little […]

We kicked off today with a short geology presentation and a hike on the north shore of Tortola above Brewers Bay. We got some great photos of the gorgeous vistas along the way (continued…) After the hike we raised the sails and headed to Great Camanoe for a snorkel. We snorkeled the cut between Little […]

This was definitely one of our most jam-packed days yet. We woke up early and headed to Cane Garden Bay on the north shore of Tortola (continued…) While the boat got cleaned, fueled up and reprovisioned, the group took a trip up the hill to the Good Moon Farm, a local organic farm. Our second […]

This was definitely one of our most jam-packed days yet. We woke up early and headed to Cane Garden Bay on the north shore of Tortola (continued…) While the boat got cleaned, fueled up and reprovisioned, the group took a trip up the hill to the Good Moon Farm, a local organic farm. Our second […]

What a great day full of island fun! We finished up the field portion of our introduction to scientific diver specialty course with an awesome wall dive called Haven 117 near Jost Van Dyke (continued…) Students focused on identifying and recording fish, invertebrate and coral species. It was clear that they had all improved their […]

What a great day full of island fun! We finished up the field portion of our introduction to scientific diver specialty course with an awesome wall dive called Haven 117 near Jost Van Dyke (continued…) Students focused on identifying and recording fish, invertebrate and coral species. It was clear that they had all improved their […]

Today we continued our Coral Monitoring Specialty Course training with students from the Jost Van Dykes Preservation Society: www.jvdps.org (continued…) During our first dive, students measured live coral coverage using both transects and quadrats. They also noted areas of bleached/diseased coral. The students are doing well with the specialty course and have improved in their […]