2004 Myanmar (Burma)
- Details
- Hauptkategorie: Berichte
- Kategorie: Surveyberichte
RC scientist: Georg Heiss (Reef Check Europe)
Andaman Sea, Mergui Archipelago, March 2004
Route of the expedition
Volunteers preparing for departure at the jetty in Ranong, Thailand
Transfer from Ranong, Thailand to Kaw Thaung, Myanmar on the typical longtail boat
Pagoda in Kaw Thaung, the border town and departure port
The expedition base: the 36 ft - catamaran "Sea Nomad", run by Marinasia Ltd
Anemone fish
Markus got out from the water just in time before the rain started.
Big schools of juvenile parrot- and rabbitfish on feeding frenzy
Christmas-tree-worms in Porites hard corals
A grouper waiting to be counted
Squid fishing boat with young burmese fishermen
Rest after a Reef Check survey
Sea Nomad waiting in the bay
Hard corals on the reef flat exposed to air at very low tide. Corals can survive this up to a few hours.
A vase of unknown age close to a Reef Check-site
Reef Check volunteer Markus during the survey
A beautiful Gorgonian fan coral
Martin filming a large sponge and anemone fish
Reef Check team brings the donation of a participant of 2003 to the local school.
Workers sorting squid in a new factory on one of the islands
Skipper Luca buying stocks of fresh vegetables and fruits for the remaining days
Fisherman preparing their net for the next cruise
Markus coming back from a trip to an uninhabited island
The stupa overlooking the small village
Reef Check team at the village gate
Burmese children posing for the camera
Great excitement about the digital camera
Dried sea cucumbers for sale
A Fungia (mushroom) hard coral with extracted tentacles
Participants:
- Markus, volunteer (Germany)
- Martin, volunteer, TV-journalist (Germany)
- Susi, volunteer (Switzerland)
- Tamsen, volunteer (South Africa)
- Luca, skipper, Europe Conservation Switzerland (Switzerland/Thailand)
- Georg, coordinator Reef Check Europe (Cairo)
Reef Check surveys:
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Site name |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Location |
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deg |
min |
deg |
min |
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MYAN02-2004 |
N 10° |
42' |
E 098° |
14' |
SE Lampi Island (Kyunn Tann Shey) |
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MYAN03-2004 |
N 10° |
48' |
E 098° |
12' |
Tar Yar Island |
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MYAN07-2004 |
N 10° |
58' |
E 098° |
09' |
Lampi-North |
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MYAN09-2004 |
N 10° |
52' |
E 097° |
55' |
Macleod Island |