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Thanks for the Memories
Leaving came so suddenly… we packed up the dorms in one whirlwind afternoon and then before we knew it, we were crammed onto that tiny plane waving goodbye to the lecturers as we left our little island paradise. We learnt, saw and did so much, and living there has inspired us in many different ways…
eo271 January 30th, 2018 Bahamas Bahamas, Biodiversity, conservation, Field Course Fornight, FieldBahamas, green turtle, lemon shark, Marine Biology
Competition Time!
Throughout the course, we had all been armed with a selection of cameras, GoPros and, of course, smartphones. We certainly hadn’t been short of subjects to photograph, either – all of us combined must have taken thousands of pictures! On our final day, we collated the best of these and submitted them for a competition…
eo271 January 23rd, 2018 Bahamas Bahamas, Coral, Field Course Fornight, FieldBahamas, Fish, Photography, Shark, squid, wildlife
Dive, dive!
Everyone was super excited for reef day, which dawned bright and sunny. The sea was gorgeously calm – perfect for snorkelling! We visited a place called “Something to See” to swim 30-metre transects – this was a way to get uniform samples of the reef species we saw. Finally, I felt that my fish identification…
eo271 January 13th, 2018 Bahamas Bahamas, conservation, Coral, Field Course Fornight, FieldBahamas, Fish, Marine Biology, university of exeter
Landlocked
The little boats here can’t go out in strong winds, so today we were land-based and started working on our group projects. Our topic was mangroves – we decided to compare species diversity in mangrove creeks on opposite sides of the Cape. Once we came up with a plan, we presented our ideas to the…
eo271 January 10th, 2018 Bahamas Bahamas, Biology, Field Course Fornight, FieldBahamas, ray, research, Shark
Tourist Traps
Our long-awaited “day off” was finally here! No academic work – instead, we piled into the minibuses to see some sights. One long road travels from the top to the bottom of Eleuthera – Queen’s Highway. We took the ‘down island’ route, which goes straight… up, to the Glass Window. As we drove, we escaped…
eo271 January 8th, 2018 Bahamas Bahamas, Biology, Field Course Fornight, FieldBahamas, Marine Biology, seahorses, tourism