I bought the plane tickets! We are committed. We are definitely going to Honduras, flying out on March 11. We have about $19, 500 to raise. (donations are tax-deductible, don't forget!)
My daughter, Hope, was one of the people newly inspired to pursue a career as a marine biologist. As a start on that path we found an introductory biology class offered free through University of California, Berkeley. We watched our first webcast lecture tonight. Take the course with us! Check it out here. (There are lots of Berkeley classes offered free online, btw, in webcast, podcast, notes...)
Finally, reminder to all travelers that your presentations begin on Tuesday. We meet at 9:30 am. You are each researching 3 problems and threats currently facing coral reefs and will teach the rest of us about them. Here's the list of who's doing what:
Ben: boating impacts, mass bleaching, overfishing
Dexter: bomb fishing, integrated coastal management, marine ornamental trade
Jonah: coral mining, disease, restoration
Lachlan: crown of thorns, live reef fish trade, seagrass
Abe: diadema, industrial pollution, mariculture
Amby: mangroves, nutrients, reclamation
Campbell: marine protected areas, poison fishing, storm damage
Hope: divers/walkers, inverts for curio trade, siltation
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