Island Times Blog

Biologist’s Log – July 2, 2013 After breakfast we headed to Ginger Island for a morning dive at one of our favorite sites called “Alice in Wonderland.” (continued…) Due to its isolated location and sometimes challenging conditions, we don’t get to dive there very often. But today was an exception, as conditions were great. This […]

Biologist’s Log – July 1, 2013 We woke up in Leverick Bay, topped off the water tanks and headed for Vixen Point in the North Sound of Virgin Gorda (continued…) There we enjoyed some shore time and beach games with the other main program boats. We had a nice game of flag football and volleyball […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]