We’ve spent the last days training our team up to be Reef Checkers and so far they have passed with flying colours as one of the most capable and relaxed teams, sitting in their lecture, hardly even blinking an eyelid as the Carpe Diem had to plough through a storm with the waves crashing against the portholes.
Just an hour ago everyone passed their fish identification exam with flying colours.
Here’s the roll of honour of people who’ve passed:
And here’s the rest of the beach bums who were already qualified and so could laze around on the boat whilst the rest were sweating it out in the “exam room”.
Tomorrow it’s invertebrate and substrate exams, then an in-water test and then we’ll be ready to Check that Reef!
The diving’s been good too with a variety of good sites so far to get everyone to recognise indicator species in situ.
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