Programme (14-25 July, 2008)
Day 1: Monday, July 14
8:00am REGISTRATION
9:00am Orientation and Ice Breaker
9:30am Coral Reef Ecology & Taxonomy
11:30am Lunch
12:45pm Leave for Arnos Vale Beach
1:00pm Snorkeling and field exercises
Day 2: Tuesday, 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 3: Wednesday, July 16
8:30am Coral Reef and Mangrove Issues in
Tobago
10:15am leave for Boccoo Bay
10:30am Mangrove Trek (sampling)
12:00pm Lunch
12:30pm Reef Trip (observation, sampling)
1:30pm Nylon Pool ?
2:15pm Conch count on No Man’s Land
3:30pm Head back to base
Day 4: Thursday, July 17
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 18
8:30am Oceanograpy
10:00am Leave for Speyside
11:30am Little Tobago Tour
1:30 pm Beach bathing
3:00pm Return to base
Day 6: Monday, July 21
7:00am Leave for start point of hike
7:45am Hike from Colluden to Arnos Vale (Tree planting exercise)
12:00am Rest/Lunch
2:30pm Treasure Hunt/Sea bathing
4:00pm Sailing
Day 7: Tuesday, July 22
9:45am Leave office
10:00am SCUBA
Day 8: Wednesday, July 23
9:00am GIS Presentation
11:00am break
11:15am Lab Tests
12:30pm Lunch
1:30pm Whale Presentation
2:30pm Leave for Mt. Irvine
3:15pm Whale Stranding simulation
Day 9: Thursday, July 24
9:00am Career Talk
10:00am Artistic Preparations for Graduation
12:00 SSS Olympics
Day 10: Friday, July 25
10:00am Closing Ceremonies