Sea, Sun & Science
Teaching youths about the Marine Ecosystem

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