September 10, 2011
Its day is our final day in St. Andrews. Although today was more relaxed than the others, we still had an eventful morning and afternoon. This morning we partook in a lab based on the interior and exterior of certain fish. These fish were the same ones we caught on Tuesday when we went trawl fishing. Among them were a couple of white hake, a red fish and an Atlantic herring. We were asked to make certain find out certain details about the fish such as what depth they lived at, what type of foods do they eat and whether they were fast fish or not based on their outside anatomy. Afterwards, the dissections took place. We discovered a lot of differences between our body structure and that of fish. The placement of the heart in fish surprised me (its in their throats). Most of their organs were like ours. The experience overall was interesting, but the stench of the dead fish was, at times not very noticeable and at other point revolting (especially when opening the stomachs).
The afternoon was highlighted by the various presentations given by the seven of us. We were each given a specific subject to research; giving both causes and effects and pros and cons for each subject. I present the issue of coral bleaching, George spoke of the process of bycatching and Nick address the 5 major gyres of garbage in the world, Jason spoke of the history of cod fishing in the north atlantic. As well Nikita presented the industry of aquaculture and its purpose, Jordan spoke about marine ecotourism and Charles address the various points of human interactions with dolphins.
All in all, this trip has been spectacular. We’d like to thank Tracey and Laura for their aid and commit to this trip; they have been greatly helpful and kind throughout this week.
Connor L-Smith
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