Taking time: an ecologist’s reflection on studying a new system

Black grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci) swimming on a protected reef in Abaco, The Bahamas.

by Katrina Munsterman, Ph.D. student in the Coastal Ecology and Conservation Lab in EEB Stay neutral. Steady breathing. Focused vision. Check your gauges. Swim straight. Lay the transect tape. Check for eels. Identify and count every.single.fish. Stay neutral. Learning how to scientific dive was no simple feat, but I knew that it was necessary to…