Snorkeling above a shipwreck
The High School Marine Biology program participants are in their first week of study in the Bahamas. Here's a blog post and video from two of the participants:
This afternoon we headed to Turtle Rocks and saw starfish, conch shells, laughing gulls, and tons of crabs. After a short ride to the other side of the rocks, we got in the water for a late afternoon snorkel to start our fish ID research project.
We were immediately surprised when a nurse shark swam below us, and were amazed by an octopus hiding in the rocks and an eel just chilling out. We saw fish that just added to our amazement of the world that lives beneath the surface. We collected data that shows the huge diversity of fish and life that live on a coral reef. As we headed back to shore, three spotted eagle rays swam beneath us and then off into the distance.
Here's a video of snorkeling above a shipwreck:
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Posted by Alana and Jordan, program participants
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