The early morning data collection session was a bit harder to wake for this AM, but we all made it with time to spare (barely)! There was lots of social activity at the surface and we all got much practice with the space use data collection. Our morning was …
Tag: RIMS
Fun … Not in the Sun!
Our first data collection session in the morning began with an introduction to Bailey’s Key and the dolphins. It was a windy day with residual wave action still present. Kathleen said the underwater visibility was awesome, but the current was VERY strong. She got about …
Weary Wednesday
Data collection presented us with really bad underwater visibility this morning. Kathleen did a 30-minute session but only had about half that with dolphins in view. It was also very quiet this morning. …
New Beginnings
Our morning observations went well – it was a beautiful morning, bright and sunny. After breakfast, we spent time in the classroom for the first part of Shane’s physiology lecture. And, we got a Q&A with …
Maya’s Monday
Data collection began as usual with a water taxi ride to Bailey’s at 6:15. By 6:40, when Kathleen entered the water, it had begun to drizzle. Within 5-7 minutes, we were in a downpour! Our …
Explored a New Key – Maya Key!
Our day was packed! We began with data collection, as you can see Natalie and Adilia doing in the cover image. Each day the note taking gets a bit more routine. While waiting for the water taxi, Amelia, Lauren, Halle, & Ember tested out the ‘big chair’! And after breakfast, we …
First Day of Data Collection
This morning was our first early morning data collection session of surface observations while Kathleen was recording underwater video of the dolphins. It went well and we spent about 45 min asking questions and discussing methods for data collection and research questions before breakfast. We also had an introduction to DCP and to DCP’s research at RIMS, as well as an introduction to …
Delightful Dolphin Day!
A very early travel day brought our CSU team to Roatan in the early afternoon. Everyone got settled in followed by an orientation and then a visit to Bailey’s Key to meet the dolphins. After a yummy supper, we watched some of the video Kathleen recorded this morning and …
Travel to Roatan
As travel days go, ours was quite pleasant! About a 1.5 hour drive to Miami, followed by about a 2 hour flight from Miami to Roatan. The only lengthy portion of our travel day was the 47+ min wait in the TSA line. After a bit of time in Roatan immigration, we met Alexza and Greg for our …
New video highlighting DCP college courses in Roatan!
A big thank you to DCP Board Member John Anderson for this great, ~14 min video highlighting DCP’s college-level field courses at the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences (RIMS). DCP Director Kathleen leads these courses, simultaneously meeting DCP’s research and education goals.
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