Sea, Sun & Science
Teaching youths about the Marine Ecosystem

Draft Programme (13-24 July, 2009)

Day 1: Monday, July 13

8:00am REGISTRATION
9:00am Orientation and Ice Breaker
9:30am Coral Reef Ecology & Taxonomy
11:30am Lunch
12:45pm Leave for Beach
1:00pm Snorkeling and field exercises

Day 2: Tuesday, July 14

8:30am Coral Reef and Mangrove Issues in
Tobago
10:15am leave for Buccoo Bay
10:30am Mangrove Trek
12:00pm Lunch
12:30pm Reef Trip (observation, sampling)
1:30pm Nylon Pool
3:30pm Head back to base

Day 3: Wednesday, July 15

7:00am Seine Pulling
9:00am Fish Anatomy
11:00am Fish roast
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Preparation for sampling & GPS orientation

Day 4: Thursday, July 16

8:00am Fisheries Management
9:30am Leave for Fish Processing Plant
10:00am Tour Plant
12:00 Leave for Turtle Beach
2:00 Back to base - Go home and rest up for tonight
7:00pm Presentation on Sea Turtles
8:30pm Movie
10:00pm Turtle Patrol

Day 5: Friday, July 17

9:45am Leave office
10:00am SCUBA

Day 6: Monday, July 20

7:00am Leave for start point of hike
7:45am Hike from Colluden to Arnos Vale and Tree planting exercise
12:00am Rest/Lunch
2:30pm Treasure Hunt/Sea bathing
4:00pm Sailing

Day 7: Tuesday, July 21

8:30am Oceanography
10:00am Leave for Speyside
11:30am Little Tobago Tour
1:30 pm Beach bathing
3:00pm Return to base

Day 8: Wednesday, July 24

9:00am GIS Presentation
12:00pm Lunch
1:30pm Career Talk
2:30pm Olympics/Graduation Preps

Day 9: Thursday, July 25
10:00am SSS Olympics

Day 10: Friday, July 24

10:00am Closing Ceremonies