Today on the R/V Coral Reef II, we learned more on the importance of focusing our research on how man-made changes in the envirnment can affect biodiversity. We decided to research habitats of Bimini that could be affected by future developments and compare it to ecosystems that have already been altered by development.
During our first day on the research vessel, it felt great because our time and hard work has finally paid off. It finally hit us that we were actually going to the Bimini Islands in the Bahamas! We can hardly wait to see the coral reefs and to discover new animals that we have never seen before. At 5:00 in the morning, many of us are planning to get up and watch the sun rise and maybe even see manatees, dolphins and flying fish during the crossing from Miami to the Bimini Islands.
On the boat, we learned how to use some of the equipment. We went over some of the safety rules of the boat and had a life vest "drill". We got rewarded from our hard work by getting an excellent lunch, dinner and sundaes for dessert.
Brock Malenke
Maria Murray
During our first day on the research vessel, it felt great because our time and hard work has finally paid off. It finally hit us that we were actually going to the Bimini Islands in the Bahamas! We can hardly wait to see the coral reefs and to discover new animals that we have never seen before. At 5:00 in the morning, many of us are planning to get up and watch the sun rise and maybe even see manatees, dolphins and flying fish during the crossing from Miami to the Bimini Islands.
On the boat, we learned how to use some of the equipment. We went over some of the safety rules of the boat and had a life vest "drill". We got rewarded from our hard work by getting an excellent lunch, dinner and sundaes for dessert.
Brock Malenke
Maria Murray
This looks like a realy great program. Everyone is having fun. I wish we had programs like this when I was a child. Keep up the inovative developments.
Hi Brock! I hope you saw the dolphins and flying fish this morning! We hope you're having a great time! Learn a lot, have fun and we'll see you when you get back! Love ya! Auntie Genius and Gunroy!
Looks like everyone is having a great time, can't wait to see more pics and videos. The pictures made my day, you are all very lucky to be doing something so extraordinary. Enjoy, Terry(Olivia's mom)
Sounds like you're having a great time! And you all definitely deserve it after all your hard work. Were you able to see any manatees or flying fish on the way to Bimini?