Tag: mesoamerican reef
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The End
I am on my way back to the UK. Whilst I was on the journey back from Campeche we had an email from Head Office to say that they were closing the Mexico base, and giving us two weeks to get everything shut down. Things have gone back and forth since then, decisions made and…
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Conference in Campeche!
One of our partners Kanan Kay were having an AGM in Isla Arena which is in the North of the Yucatan peninsula, and we were invited. I jumped at the opportunity to get to see a bit more of the area, and off I went!! It took nearly 7 hours to get there in the…
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AGRRA Monitoring
I finally finished my training with Healthy Reefs which I started in Punta Allen last year!! This means that I can assist Healthy Reefs when they monitor the Mesoamerican coral reef, going out with other trained people to count fish. Roughly the methodology is you lay a 30m transect and count all of the fish that…
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The New Year
After spending Christmas at home I am back to full pace in Mexico. We have had a few new projects in the pipeline and everything seemed to need attention as soon as we were back on base. Miguel had two weeks in the British Virgin Islands booked, so while he was sailing around getting a…
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I am a Divemaster!!
A previous post on here details what I had to do to qualify, so this is just to tell you that I have finished! It may be the longest Divemaster ever, but I finally made it. I started with Ellie as my instructor, then Kayla took over when Ellie was overwhelmed at work, and then…
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Punta Allen
I was booked onto some training to learn AGRRA monitoring which is the protocol that is used to monitor the health of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef. The training does not happen often as there are only a few people who deliver it, and as you can imagine it takes some coordinating to get trainers from…
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Hi!
It has been a while, and I have so much with which to update you. After injuring my knee I was pretty down in the dumps. It was possibly the most painful injury I have had, certainly in the last ten years, and I found working and looking after the puppies while getting around on…
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Bull sharks
About bull sharks…. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Carcharhinus leucas TYPE: Fish DIET: Carnivore AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 16 years SIZE: 2 to 3.5 metres WEIGHT: 90 to 220 kgs Bull sharks, great whites and tiger sharks are the three species most likely to attack humans. Bull sharks get their name from their short, blunt snout, as well as their pugnacious disposition…
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Three Months!!
An anniversary I celebrated on Instagram on time! Here is a photographic snap shot of some of the memories…..
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Isla Mujeres
Partnerships are so important for the success of a conservation project, particularly when you’re working within a community who have had their own way of doing things. The project in Puerto Morelos has been in Mexico for long enough that some really strong partnerships have been built. The science that is taught on base, and…
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