{"id":411,"date":"2022-05-20T23:44:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T23:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melaniepl\/?page_id=411"},"modified":"2022-06-29T09:45:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T09:45:14","slug":"internship-at-tobacco-caye-marine-station","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/melaniepl\/internship-at-tobacco-caye-marine-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Internship at Tobacco Caye Marine Station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Please find below a gallery of photos from my experience as an intern at the Tobacco Caye Marine Station! For more detailed (written) information, please click HERE<\/a> to read the blog reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Me in front of the Tobacco Caye Marine Station building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Me snorkeling!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Signs made by students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Me, Ronnie, James & Zara<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Whiptail Stingray (Sturacura schmardae<\/em>), seen by the dock at Tobacco Caye<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Whitespotted Stingray (Maculabatis gerrardi<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sea Pearl (Ventricaria ventricosa<\/em>) the biggest single celled algae in the world<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sea urchin shell (West Indian Sea Egg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Inside the Station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Classroom\/Research Station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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James giving a presentation on Marine Hazards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gorgeous Sunset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Big Brain Coral skeleton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lionfish before dissection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lionfish dissection by me<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lionfish dissection by me<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dissection kits prepared for Students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Students receiving instructions prior to dissectioin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Students performing Lionfish dissection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lionfish eggs under the microscope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Isopod parasite found inside the mouth of one of the Lionfish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Orca cross section display<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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James lecturing students before night snorkel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Microscope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Directions at Tobacco Caye<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Coral Watch chart, to access their health for bleaching<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bread and Butter Caye, an amazing snorkeling site<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sign by The Reef’s End lodge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Simba, the energetic pup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wish, the fish supervisor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Delilah, the sweet senior lady<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Information\/Data board as of May 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The guide Dez, me, the guide Jen, James Troughton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dez and I on the boat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dale and I <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Me dissecting lionfish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Me collecting coral health\/bleaching data (Coral Watch)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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