Expedition Itinerary

At present six coastal areas are planned for examination.

Itinerary: Expedition I (15-18 June 2010)

15 June – Fly Corpus Christi to Veracruz with National Geographic (Joel Bourne, writer)

16 June – Examine/snorkel Enmedio Reef off Anton Lizardo, Veracruz (two Ixtoc tar mats were relocated) with Alberto Vazquez

17 June – Interview fishermen at Anton Lizardo (8 fishermen interviewed) with Alberto Vazquez

18 June – Fly Veracruz to Corpus Christi (return trip)

Itinerary: Expedition II (5-8 July 2010)

4 July – Corpus Christi to Merida, Yucatan

5 July – Examine limestone rocky shorelines and interview fishermen of Champoton and Campeche, Campeche

6 July – Examine mangrove shoreline, including mangrove oysters, and interview fishermen of Isla Arenas, Campeche

7 July – Examine mangrove shoreline and sea grass beds, and interview fishermen at Celestun, Yucatan

8 July – Merida, visit CINVESTAV-IPN (deliver Ixtoc samples for analysis)

12 July – Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve collaborative meeting, Quintana Roo

15 July – Return to Corpus Christi