The video above shows just how large the waves became in the past two weeks of the storm. Luckily we finished our Diving Research Methods class and did not have to dive in that weather. However for my Botany group project, consisting of Lauren, Steph, Ellen, and me, we have been unable to go diving.
Our Botany class had to design a research project and go out and study algae in the field. Our group idea was to go out to Joe's Beach, a sandy bottom, and Pumphouse Beach, a rocky bottom, and collect hermit crabs and count and identify the different algal species growing on their shells. We had planned to dive two weeks ago, but the storm forced us to change our plans. This morning the water was calmer so we decided to go out and dive and complete our transect. We went out out to Joe's and went down only to find that the visibility was less than 1 foot, and the bottom water was so dark with sand we couldn't see where the bottom actually was let alone find any hermit crabs. This dilemma has caused us to rethink our project idea to come up with something that will not involve diving. Science is in a constant state of change! We must always be thinking of new ideas!
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