Archive: July 2004

Expedition Leader: Fiji Reef Conservation Project - Paradise Lost: 26 July 2004; Having spent the last 8 months as Project Scientist on the Fiji Coral Reef Conservation Project, I have come to the conclusion that it is impossible to volunteer for Coral Cay Conservation without developing a close affinity with the organisation....; Categories: Fiji, Staff
CCC Photographer of the Year Competition: 24 July 2004; A unique opportunity to showcase your talent on a national and international level and the chance to win a free three-week expedition to the location of your choice.; Categories: Competitions, Coral Reefs, Diaries and Reviews, Staff, Tropical Forests
Malaysia Forest: Exploring the Unknown: 22 July 2004; The latest CCC forest project started at the end of March with the arrival of the first Volunteers to the Malaysia Tropical Forest Conservation Project (MTFCP). Based on Pulau Perhentian Besar, the development of the project follows the successful pilot...; Categories: Malaysia, Tropical Forests
Whale Shark Sightings: 22 July 2004; It was a dream come true for CCC Volunteers in Honduras and the Philippines, who were lucky enough to see the magnificent whale shark on several occasions in February and April. Whale sharks (Rhyncodon Typus) are the biggest fish in...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Honduras, Philippines, Tropical Forests
Scuba Instructor: Fiji Reef Conservation Project: 22 July 2004; Today is the first day in my 3rd dive trainee week. There are nine dive trainees - one is ill and two do not have medical clearance to dive - so I have 6 students beginning the confined water component...; Categories: Fiji, Staff
Science Officer and Scuba Instructor: Fiji Reef Conservation Project: 22 July 2004; After a winter of teaching diving in Britain's murky cold waters the prospect of exchanging my drysuit and thermals for a 3mm wetsuit and bikini in tropical Fiji was too good to be true. But I was on my way...; Categories: Fiji, Staff
CCC Travel Writer of the Year Competition: 20 July 2004; A fantastic opportunity to write about your unique expedition experience and the chance to win a free three-week expedition to the location of your choice!; Categories: Competitions, Diaries and Reviews
Survey Prize Draw Winner: 19 July 2004; A very big thank you to everyone that took part in our online survey to improve the CCC website. Your feedback has played a crucial part in redevelopment plans for the website. Congratulations to Kate Freeth who entered the survey...; Categories:
Medical Officer- Fiji Reef Conservation Project: 11 July 2004; A sleepness night as I consider the surgical options for remedying Sam's snoring. To be honest I'm keeping my ears pricked for the phone - I saw a 5 year old girl at the resort earlier in the evening -dehydrated,...; Categories: CCC Staff, Fiji, Staff
Project Scientist: Fiji Reef Conservation Project: 11 July 2004; BIRTH This was where it all started. After 26 hours cocooned in the relative quiet and safety of a jet plane, being fed and entertained and generally looked after, I was pushed out to take my first lungfuls of steamy...; Categories: Fiji, Staff
Expedition Leader: Fiji Reef Conservation Project: 10 July 2004; Someone is screaming out just off the reef... "I'm dying... Save me"! Pete casually looks up and out over the flat calm then resets his attention to his drilling. The boat driver sits supping sweet tea while Kate heckles from...; Categories: Fiji, Staff
Calling All Divers to a New Conservation Cause: 07 July 2004; Cambridge/Nairobi, 27 July 2004 - Snorkellers and scuba divers across the globe are being enlisted to help save the world's oceans and seas. A new initiative, called Earthdive, is being launched in which professional and amateur divers are being urged...; Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, General News
Danjugan Revisited: 06 July 2004; This year CCC's Negros Rainforest Conservation Project returned to Danjugan Island in the Philippines to carry out further surveys as part of the long-term conservation plan for the island. When Danjugan was designated a Wildlife Sanctuary and Marine Reserve in...; Categories: Diaries and Reviews, Philippines, Tropical Forests
Expedition Leader: Negros Rainforest Conservation Project: 04 July 2004; I fumble for the alarm in the predawn half-light, "Morning already...?", my brain begins the slow process of waking up. "Hmmmm... re-supply day. Got to get moving". Through a tide of sleepy fog I make my way to the hot...; Categories: Diaries and Reviews, Philippines, Staff, Tropical Forests
Project update - Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (Philippines) - July 2004: 01 July 2004; Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project is a three-year collaborative project (2002-2005), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated...; Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
Reef and Leaf - June 2004: 01 July 2004; The June 2004 edition of the CCC biannual newsletter - Reef and Leaf is now available. News stories include: British Conservationist Honoured. Malaysia Forest: Exploring the Unknown. New Camera Reduces Bycatch. Conservation and War. Danjugan Island:CCC Success Story. Whale Shark...; Categories: Newsletter - Reef and Leaf
Project update - Malaysia Tropical Forest Conservation Project - July 2004: 01 July 2004; Project Brief Aim The Malaysia Tropical Forest Conservation Project is a collaborative project between Coral Cay Conservation and the Department of Wildlife and National Parks. The aim of the project is to conduct rapid biodiversity assessments of the islands forests,...; Categories: Malaysia, Monthly Project Updates, Tropical Forests
Project update - Fiji Coral Reef Conservation Project - July 2004: 01 July 2004; July 2004 Project Update for the Fiji Reef Conservation Project (FJ1), written by the CCC Project Scientist.; Categories: Coral Reefs, Fiji, Monthly Project Updates

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