Reef is a monitoring program that was established in 1990. There mission is to To conserve marine ecosystems for their recreational, commercial, and intrinsic value by educating, enlisting and enabling divers and other marine enthusiasts to become active stewards and citizen scientists.
Procedure:
*Formed a group of 2
*Got a survery slate, snorkel & fins
*Got into the water
*Swam in Ko'ie'ie fishpond for 30 minutes
*Looked for fish to conduct my fish survery
*Got out of the water and filled out fish identificatioin survey
Discussion:
Unfortunately my partner and I did not see any fish while we were snorkeling in Ko'ie'ie fishpond. The water was not visible due to the sediment and the movement in the water. In Decmeber 27 there was a masive storm that hit Maui causing a lot of beach erosion to happen at Ko'ie'ie fishpond. Before the storm hit the fishpond was a great place to snorkel and to conduct fish surverys. The visibility was great and there wre great abundance of fish that lived in the fishpond. Now the fishpond contains a lot of sedimentand it will take awhile for the water to become visible agin do to the wall that controls the fish population.
This is one of my class mates snorkeling in the fishpond
The Outdoor Science class getting in Ko'ie'ie fishpond
Me and my group looking for fish to survery
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