Coral Reef Ed-Ventures

Hi everyone! Our Week 3 blog post is up.

Week Three Blog Update | Coral Reef Ed-Ventures Week Three Blog Update Posted on June 21, 2020 by genesis This week team STARRS continued the journey to creating lessons that we hope teachers and students could use in San Pedro. Incorporating Anti-Racist Education We have adapted some of the lessons developed last week to include culturally sensi...

Hi everyone! Although the Coral Reed Ed-Ventures program will not be returning to San Pedro this year due to COVID-19, our team is hard at work on materials that we hope teachers and students in San Pedro will be able to use.
To find out what we've been up to, read our blog post here!

Weeks One and Two: Lesson Planning, Zoom Meetings, and More! | Coral Reef Ed-Ventures Weeks One and Two: Lesson Planning, Zoom Meetings, and More! Posted on June 14, 2020 by gperez This first couple of weeks of the 21st year of Coral Ed look quite different in comparison to previous years. Remotely, our team is hard at work on materials that we hope teachers and students in San Pedro...

Don't miss our final blog post of the summer! Read about our 2nd week of Youth Camp, Graduation, and the Glass Bottom Boat Trip!

Final Farewells: Youth Camp Week 2, Graduation, Boat Trip, and Departure | Coral Reef Ed-Ventures Final Farewells: Youth Camp Week 2, Graduation, Boat Trip, and Departure Posted on July 19, 2019 by emilyhitchcock Youth Camp Week 2: Entering the second week of Youth Camp, we really felt like we were starting to get the hang of things. We continued to explore our theme of Eco-Cultural Identity wit...

Check out our new blog to find out about our first week of Youth Camp and second movie night!
https://sophia.smith.edu/blog/coraledventures/2019/07/08/first-week-of-youth-camp-and-2nd-movie-night/

First Week of Youth Camp and 2nd Movie Night | Coral Reef Ed-Ventures First Week of Youth Camp and 2nd Movie Night Posted on July 8, 2019 by gperez Youth Camp This week we began running our Youth Camp: a 2-week long educational camp focused on marine science for children ages 7-11. We headed out of the house with a suitcase full of supplies, bags filled with bananas f...

Check out our new blog to find out what we've been up to in Week 2 of Coral Ed!

Research Week and Lobsterfest | Coral Reef Ed-Ventures Research Week and Lobsterfest Posted on June 23, 2019 by gsabinileite Corals This past week (Week 3 in Belize!) was our designated research week with the professors. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday were our scuba diving and snorkeling days with David and Denise and Al. On Tuesday and Thursday, we kaya...

Check out our new blog to find out what we've been up to in Week 2 of Coral Ed!

Movie Night, Inland Trip, and Preparations for Research Week! | Coral Reef Ed-Ventures Movie Night, Inland Trip, and Preparations for Research Week! Posted on June 17, 2019 by gsabinileite Movie Night We had our first movie night last Wednesday at the Lion’s Den in the middle of town! Our turn out was almost triple what it had been last year, which was really heartening to see! In t...

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Please read our second blog post to see what we have been up to during our first week in San Pedro 😊

Week One in San Pedro: Settling in, School Visits, Fundraising, & Media | Coral Reef Ed-Ventures Week One in San Pedro: Settling in, School Visits, Fundraising, & Media Posted on June 10, 2019 by jpachecoramos Today marks one week since our arrival on La Isla Bonita. So much has happened since we have arrived. We’ve already had a taste of Waruguma’s pupusas, Paradice Cream, Miss Albertina.....

The new team has spent this week preparing for Coral Ed 2019- our 20th year! Read our first blog post here: http://sophia.smith.edu/blog/coraledventures/2019/05/30/getting-ready-for-the-20th-year/

A step in the right direction to preserve the Queen Conch fishery of Belize!

PRESS RELEASE

Closure of Conch Season

Belmopan. April 8, 2019. The Belize Fisheries Department hereby informs all fishers, and the Public, that in accordance with Statutory Instrument No. 54 of 2012, the Honorable Omar Figueroa, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment and Sustainable Development will declare the Queen Conch (Strombus gigas) fishery closed on April 30th, 2019. This is necessary due to the realization of the Queen Conch quota.

The fishing community is advised that all Queen Conch fishing activities shall cease as of this date until the opening of the fishing season on 1st October, 2019.

The Belize Fisheries Department further advises Restauranteurs and the Public to use, consume and dispose of all Queen Conch meat in their possession on or before April 30th, 2019.

Any person or establishment found in possession of the Queen Conch meat after April 30th, 2019 will be charged and prosecuted in a Court of Law in accordance with the Fisheries Regulations.

The Fisheries Department encourages the Public to report any illegal fisheries activity by calling telephone numbers: 224-4552 or 223-2623.

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