Dominica Study Abroad - Day 3

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Today was devoted to working on our group projects. I got together with the marine group to sort out everything we needed for our projects. We fixed the two quadrats we will be using in our project. Afterwards, Britney, Kinnie, and I set about exploring the Check Hall River. We were trying to find ideal pools where the 2 species of goby fish we will be studying are found in. Along the way, Kinnie was able to catch a prawn and a baby anole.
After lunch, the members of the marine group and I went with Dr. Heyman to Champagne Bay. This dive was mainly for us to become used to snorkeling and become acquainted with the area. After swimming for almost an hour, a few of us went back to shore. Almost as soon as we arrived though, the rest of the group joined us. One of the girls, Ariel, had been stung by a Portuguese man-of-war. None of us had anything to help with the sting, so Reagan, one of the boys in the group, peed in a bottle and we poured it over her wound. We returned immediately and a paste of papaya, vinegar, and baking soda was made, which seemed to make Ariel feel a lot better.

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Photos

Champagne Bay
This is where we left our things while we went snorkeling. This alcove is conveniently located in a shaded area, though the shade hardly prevented our water from getting boiling hot.

Elkhorn Coral
A small piece of elkhorn coral. This endangered species of coral has a severely waning population, though its appearance in Dominica seems to indicate an increase in coral reef health there.