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Goodbye Roatan!
By Mark Wheaton The last two days were filled with emotions and the energy of our group was a mix of happiness and freedom, along with a bit of stress and anxiety.. Each of us worked hard to complete our research projects and create presentations – our topics included territoriality of Dusky Damselfish, feeding and…
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Investigating Damselfish Territoriality
By Dominic Terrusa It is day sixteen of our international experience in Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras. At this point in our trip, we are conducting research projects. Ella, Aurora, and I are working in a group to look at the types of interactions that dusky damselfish have between their species(intraspecies interaction) as well as other…
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Snorkeling for Research at Maya Key
By Aurora Thomas This morning started slowly as everyone’s at least a bit sore from the previous snorkels. We met up at breakfast to talk about today’s schedule and hurried to our brightly decorated “clubhouse” (our newly assigned classroom space) to discuss today’s research expeditions and gather materials. I had to gather my fish ID…
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Exploring Roatan, Above the Waves
By Ella Jones This nice and balmy morning, we did our first adventure outside of the resort by foot, just down the street from Anthony’s Key; our destination this morning was Carambola Botanical Gardens. The dense, jungle-like garden was started by Bill Brady, an ex-Peace Corps volunteer who was assigned to work in Roatan back…
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Tag, You’re It!
By Olivia Munoz Today we got to snorkel with Dolphins! It was amazing! Have you ever touched a Dolphin? They are slick, silky smooth to the touch, your hand just glides over them. You can feel their strength, much like feeling someone’s arm muscles ripple under your hand. Dominic described their consistency more like petting…
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Restore Our Coral Reefs
By Mark Wheaton Coral reefs in the Caribbean need our help. The reason is natural and anthropogenic (human-caused) stresses such as sedimentation, disease, global warming, and hurricanes. Coral reef restoration on Roatan is a process in which the degraded, damaged, or diseased zones are replaced and restored using new coral growth. Coral reef restoration allows…
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Mangroves, Macrophytes, and More
By Dominic Terrusa Today was day nine in Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras. We had a jam-packed day! Starting off at seven in the morning we all met for breakfast. Once full of food and coffee, we had yet another amazing and informative lecture from Jennifer Keck. We first learned about the different invertebrates local to…
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Maya Key Visit
By Aurora Thomas “Today our itinerant oceanography group went to a morning lecture to learn a about sea turtles, on a boat to snorkel to a pristine reef called Smith Bank, visited another island called Maya Key for lunch and afternoon exploring, and back to our naturally lighted lodging on Anthony’s Key. Our instructor Jen…
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Visiting a Dying Reef: West Bay
By Seamus Jameson Into the water I went. As I started the day, the routine felt automatic, As before, once in the water, I put on my fins and made some adjustments. But this time when I started looking around, I notice things on the reef were quite different, not like the others. Although…
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Midway in Roatan
By Matthew Fairbanks: Hello, I am Dr. Matthew Fairbanks*, assistant professor of physics at Cal Maritime, and the International Experience (IE) faculty assistant for the first half of our time in Roatan. I am sad to be leaving this beautiful place and our talented students, but I am excited for the students to start the…
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CAL MARITIME OCEANOGRAPHY IN ROATAN 