Feed some fish with bread describing some fish behaviour
Describe your success with fish feeding and name and draw any three fish you fed.
15
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You will need
• Face mask, snorkel, sandshoes, gloves
• Fins
• Wetsuit (optional)
• Safety boat, motor
• Safety line (20m float rope)
• Vinegar and Stingose in boat
To be done during a low-tide period.
Before this activity, revise your snorkelling skills in the lagoon on the reef-
top close to the beach. Show your buddy that you can fin correctly, keep
your hands at your sides, clear your mask, and duck dive.
The next stage is to snorkel over the edge of the coral crest in an organised
group.
Safety Precautions
• Stay with your buddy in a group.
• Do not go snorkelling in strong currents.
• An adult observer must remain on the reef crest.
• Sandshoes and first aid equipment can be stored in
a
small boat; plastic
tidy bins or buckets can be tied to dead coral on the crest.
• Less-confident swimmers should snorkel in reef crest pools.
• A safety boat with driver and observer should anchor about 10 metres
off the reef crest. One or two float ropes should be run out from the
boat.
Concepts
Aim
Reef edge
• To become more confident in using snorkelling equipment
Current
• To gain confidence in snorkelling over the reef edge.
Equalising
Snorkel-clearing
Skills
Snorkelling
Cooperation
Attitudes
Appreciation of
natural
environment
Self-confidence
Responsibility
Enjoyment
What to do
1. Walk across the reef-top to the reef edge with the rest of your party. Put on
snorkelling gear and carefully enter the water outside the reef crest. Take care
not to get cut by corals. Avoid breaking corals.
2. In groups of eight, snorkel around the float ropes keep with your buddy.
Gain confidence with your gear and try diving to see the reef below. Be
careful of dangerous animals you have learned about. Swim and snorkel
up-current.
ACTIVITY 8. Feeding fish
