Archive for 2013

Fieldwork Day #2 – The Expedition! So, today’s log is similar to the previous one in that the students split up into their research teams and completed fieldwork and data collection with their lead scientists.

Fieldwork Day #2 – The Expedition! So, today’s log is similar to the previous one in that the students split up into their research teams and completed fieldwork and data collection with their lead scientists.

Fieldwork Day!!! So this is what FATHOMS is all about…hands-on, minds-on science!

Yesterday was a good day to be inside waiting out the rain. (continued…) The students were divided up into their focus project teams—patch reefs, flats/mangroves, sharks – and began preparing for their days in the field. Working with the CEI researchers who would be leading them, the teams learned more about their projects and began […]

Thanks to our friends at the Cape Eleuthera Institute, we couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day! We spent much of the day assisting the shark scientists with their reef shark research,

Thanks to our friends at the Cape Eleuthera Institute, we couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day! We spent much of the day assisting the shark scientists with their reef shark research,

Today was our first day at the Cape Eleuthera Institute, and it did not disappoint.

Wall Diving! So today was our chance to enjoy some deeper wall dives off the island of Eleuthera

The students were wanting to get a little shore time so we headed to Rock Sound, the main town on Eleuthera Island.

When we woke up today the rain and winds had passed through so we consulted the weather report and Capt. Brandon decided we could head out and do some diving after lunch.