Today was a very eventful day that began with waking up and listening to the soothing waves and birds. We all got ready and sat in the main room to eat breakfast with a lookout of the beautiful ocean. The breakfast today was pancakes and fruits. My favorite fruit was the pineapple because of how...
The Costa Rica Turtles crew has arrived in Costa Rica and is on their way to the hotel. They will spend the night in San Jose before leaving tomorrow to drive to Turtle Trax in San Francisco de Coyote.
Coral Reefs, invertebrate behavior, and microplastics
Coral Reef Trip We boated out to the Banana Reef. The Banana Reef is one of many SPA (“no take, no touch”) zones. This protects the coral reefs from the effects of tourism in the area. Coral reefs are essential to the ocean ecosystem. Coral reefs house 32 of 34 total phylums of animals and...