After two years of planning, it’s officially the start of SeaTrek’s very first FATHOMS Bahamas voyage! One by one our 15 students began arriving in Nassau and were escorted to the boat we chartered for the voyage. She is a 65-foot sailing schooner named the Avalon. (you can click there to see pictures of the […]
A short rain shower got everyone up early and got us going (continued…) We ate a quick breakfast and got in the water for our next dive as soon as we could. We dove at a site called Barracuda Shoals. We saw so many different creatures, including 4 large stingrays, 3 lionfish, several grouper, 2 […]
We started our first full day of the voyage with Capt. Brandon giving us a boat briefing (continued…) Then we left the dock and got underway, heading toward the Exuma Islands. We made good use of the seven-hour journey by getting to know one another and taking care of some program logistics. There was a […]
This morning we woke up and hiked the Savannah Saddle, a short hike from the leeward to the windward side of Virgin Gorda (continued…) Along the trail we discussed the physical, geological and biological differences between the two sides of the island. We explored a salt pond/mud flat area and the rocky shore/intertidal zone—along with […]
I continue to be amazed at the amount of fun AND learning we are able to cram into a single day, and today was no exception. We woke up early and headed to Wreck Alley near Cooper Island. Today was the first dive included in our Marine Heritage Awareness Specialty Course. The wreck we dove […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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