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April 4th, 2009

Beautiful… Tranquil…Divine… Those are just a few of the words that could describe this place. They say a “picture is worth a thousand words…” well no one could take… Continue

Out of all the chapters in this book, this chapter started out with the most true and breathtakingly realistic quote. "For all at last return to the sea- Oceanus, the ocean river, like the ever-flowing stream of time, the beginning and the end." -Rachel Carson. I'm not one to believe in evolution ( I do believe evolution in terms of… Continue

I know, the title sounds immature, I thought the same thing after I typed it... Yet, it has a feel to it. The people in Indonesia are "ignorant". Most of the fisherman don't know the harm they are doing to the reef. They are slowly killing it off, yet one can ask, Are they allowed too? The poor fishing communities heavily rely on the Fishing Industry, and when they are make very little hauling in large boats, they have to do what they need to… Continue

Wow... Thanks A Lot Osha! You've written so many nice and interesting chapters into this book, and then throw this depressing one in. Just Kidding... I'm actually glad this chapter was so much in detail and contained many facts that EVERYONE needs to know about. Nash always talked about how the reefs have changed near Andros since he started going there, and how a lot of the coral is dying. Well, hate to break it to you all (actually, Osha kinda already did), people are killing the reefs.

Osha… Continue

Chapter 7, to me, was very informative. It made me think of what any person could do, with no boundaries, such as age or experience. What if we go down to the Bahamas and discover something new, serendipity to our main cause. It would be amazing to be written about in a magazine or a newspaper; the marine biology group from Smalltown, MO, smack in the middle of the continent, discover something on a yearly trip that experienced scientists and divers have just overlooked. It’s a stretch, but I sa… Continue