I was able to go to Belize through a course I was taking at my university. I have posted the research below that was done through my visit to Belize. Kyndall McDorman Dr. Erik Terdal Coral Reef Zoology July 30, 2009 Fish Prevalence in Corals or Grass Flats? Caye Caulker, Belize Introduction Ocean creatures live in certain areas or near certain objects for various reasons including survival. I am interested in researching this topic because it may explain why corals are important for fish and their dependence on them. This would, in turn, explain why we need to protect ou [View Full Entry]

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Many extraordinary creatures were seen while I dove and snorkeled but I couldn't get pictures of a few. I have added some online pictures that I found though. I have never seen anything like the Cyphoma Gibbosum. I couldn't get enough of it! [View Full Entry]

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Photos from Caye Caulker [View Full Entry]

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Belize is amazing. I have been back for 3 days now and am missing the laid-back lifestyle that I was living for my week there. I will post all pics from the trip later this week but for now I want to talk about the whole environment of Caye Caulker, Belize. There are very few cars on Caye Caulker unless they are doing some kind of construction and need a truck. To go somewhere, you have 3 choices: golf cart, bike, or your own 2 feet. I really appreciated the quietness of no cars roaring by and an unpolluted air. The [View Full Entry]

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I have made it to Belize! I'm on the island of Caye Caulker and am loving it! I haven't made it into the water yet but am enjoying this easy, breezy, laid-back culture that the Belizeans provide. Most people here speak both spanish and english. I speak some spanish so I'm good either way. When they speak english though there is a strong accent like they are from Jamaica. The island is small ( I was told that there are ~1,300 people who live here). It is beautiful though. I bet I could walk around the entire island in less than [View Full Entry]

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