Saturday:       AM -  Travel 
                      PM -  Travel
                      Eve-  lecture:  Introduction, Lab Rules, History of Jamaica, Geography of Jamaica

 

 Sunday:         AM -  lecture:  Turtle grass beds (I)
                      field trip: Turtle grass beds (I) (snorkel)
                      PM -  lecture:  Turtle grass beds (II)
                      field trip: Turtle grass beds (II) and Tide-pool Island (snorkel)
                      Eve-  lecture:  Reef zonation; volleyball; bedtime story

 

 Monday:       AM -  field trip: Rear zone of lee reef (boat/snorkel)
                      PM -  lecture:  Oceanography (navigation, water chemistry, etc.) 
                      field trip: Ocho Rios
                      Eve-  lecture:  Coral anatomy
                      field trip: Seining

 

 Tuesday:       6:15 am field trip: Group I; Oceanography
                     AM -  field trip: Reef crest/fore reef; or St. Ann's top reef (boat/snorkel)
                     PM -  lecture:  Mollusca (octopus, squid, and snails)
                     field trip: Dunn's River Falls 
                     Eve-  lecture:  Plankton
                     field trip: Bioluminescent Bay

 

 Wednesday: 6:15 am field trip: Group II; Oceanography
                    AM -  field trip: Bat cave and Christopher Cove (boat/snorkel)
                    PM -  lecture:  Coral bleaching
                    field trip: Native medicine hike/Bob Marley Museum
                    Eve-  lecture:  Mangrove swamp 
                    field trip: Great jade green octopus hunt/needlefish catching contest

 

 Thursday:    6:15 am   field trip: Group III; Oceanography
                   AM -  field trip: Mangrove swamp (boat/wade/walk/snorkel)
                   PM -  lecture:  Rocky shores 
                   field trip: Rocky shores hike
                   Eve-  The Ruins  (dinner/shopping)

 

 Friday:       AM -  field trip: Drax Hall Cove (boat/snorkel)
                   PM -  lecture:  Jellyfish/Echinoderms
                   field trip: Native medicine hike/Bob Marley Museum
                   Eve-  lecture:  Sea cucumbers

 

 Saturday:    AM -  lecture: Ecology of fishes; summation and review; study for practical
                   PM -  Study for practical; lab closes at 2:00 so practical may be setup
                   4:00 pm LAB PRACTICAL
                   Eve-  Clean labs/return organisms/pack
                   Eve-  Native dancers/entertainment

 

 Sunday:      AM -  Last Chance Snorkel
                   PM -  Travel (real American junk food again; YES!!!!!)