Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:47:35 -0400 From: Mark J A Vermeij <vermeij@hawaii.edu> Subject: [Coral-List] Coral spawning predictions Southern Caribbean for 2011 To: coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov Message-ID: <fc59ef6a6b0ad.4d667d97@hawaii.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Dear all Many people are asking for this so here it is. Based on last year’s surveys a prediction is now available of expected times and […]
Corals Stressed, but Location, Location, Location Matters A new study has identified a troubling change in long-term coral growth patterns on the world’s second largest barrier reef system. Marine scientists examining the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef off the coast of Belize in the western Caribbean Sea have discovered that a distinctive type of coral on the […]
The Marine Ecology Lab at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab has internship opportunities available to qualified undergraduates looking for experience in marine ecology (announcement below). Please post/circulate to interested students. For more information visit our website at http://marineecologylab.disl.org/ Cheers, Dottie Byron & Ken Heck ———————————————————————————————————— *Undergraduate Internships at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab in the […]
Learn, Sign, Vote The government has announced that it will wait three months before it considers re-issuing what is known as the OPIC offshore block, an area covering approximately 1.14 million acres, spanning from east of Belize City to eastern Placencia. OPIC is the Taiwanese National Oil Company, which gave it up in October. Government […]
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 15:25:00 -0400 From: Ian Lundgren <Ian_Lundgren@nps.gov> Subject: [Coral-List] Buck Island Sea Turtle Research Program Research Assistant Vacancy Announcement 2011 To: CTURTLE@lists.ufl.edu, coral-list@coral.aoml.noaa.gov, ECOLOG-L@listserv.umd.edu Message-ID: <AANLkTinp8FAsuiMW_PUDsSMPVrDanU1moDuRqVgnZ6Fh@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Buck Island Reef National Monument (BIRNM), located on the island of St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, is seeking applicants for the position […]
Marco Gonzalez receives Award by Upton Foundation The Marco Gonzalez Board of Directors is proud to announce its’ first grant for the archaeology project on the southern tip of Ambergris Caye. Matt Fowler, owner of Mr. Joe’s Grocery, is a family member of the Frederick S. Upton Foundation in the United Stated. Mr. Fowler has […]
Stop the exploration for oil on the Great Belize Barrier Reef – TAKE ACTION! Prime Minister Dean Barrow “Government is perfectly prepared to hear the voice of the people and so in that context Cabinet decided yesterday that it would accede to the request. Now, we don’t want to be misunderstood. We are not saying […]
Oceana Victory: Oil company gives up concession on sea Oceana has scored a major victory in its battle to preserve the Barrier Reef. There have been about seventeen companies which have been granted concessions to explore for oil on land as well as deep in our terrestrial waters. But today the N.G.O. announced that the […]
Please Note: In January 2011 an Airport Upgrade Tax of $2.50 US per domestic airline ticket was put in place.
The high 60’s may not sound cold but it feels cold in Belize. If you are coming to TREC in Dec-Jan be sure to bring some warm clothing. Bring sweat suit kind of stuff that you can wear to bed as well.