The Sea of Abaco: Day 4
Day 4 in The Sea of Abaco began with a beautiful morning in the Marsh Harbour marina. Half of the group set off for a half-day on the boat to retrieve the acoustic recorder deployed at Sandy Cay on the first day, enjoy…
Month: February 2023
The Sea of Abaco: Day 3
Finally, we found dolphins! Today we all had our fingers crossed for dolphin sightings! The harbour master (Tom) had told us the day before that a dolphin had been sighted within the harbour. So, group 1 (Julie,…
Underwater Soundscapes
Soundscape ecology is the study of habitats through understanding the unique collection of sounds heard within them. A soundscape is the union of ambient biological, geophysical, and anthropogenic noise associated with…
The Sea of Abaco: Day 2
Boat group one had a bright and early start this morning as we set off to meet Charlotte and Diane at the marina at 8am. We applied plentiful amounts of sunscreen, loaded the boat, and headed north to try and find…
The Sea of Abaco: Day 1
Today dawned with everyone still jetlagged, but super excited for the adventures that were planned. There were lots of tasks to be accomplished and these were approached with the divide and conquer method. Team 1 was…
Welcome to Abaco!
We’ve arrived in Abaco! About 24 hrs after departing St. Andrews, we’ve landed this evening at the Kenyon Education Center in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, after meeting up with Le’Andra and Sari in Nassau. For the crew coming…
Bahamas 2023: An Introduction
In 2022, the University of St Andrews Scottish Oceans Institute were granted funding from the Connery Foundation to promote and undertake research and education in the Bahamas and Scotland. We are starting this program…