Live & Learn Reef Check Workshop

On Friday the staff at Live & Learn Environmental Education, participated in a Reef Check training program.  The entire staff of Live & Learn including the staff from Tanna and Santo learnt about the issues affecting the reefs of the Pacific and also ways in which to monitor, evaluate and protect the fragile environment that is such an important part of Vanuatu.  Live & Learn participated in the training day in order to understand how the program is delivered and what issues and activities it focus’s on so that Live & Learn can further support the Reef check program in its delivery to Malapoa College and other interested communities and schools.   The Reef Check program plays an important role in delivering a practical teaching program that includes a theoretical and practical component in fish, invertebrate and substrate identification.  Monitoring is an essential component of the program as the type and variety of aquatic species and substrate can tell us a lot about the health of the reef as particular fish and corals are indicators of healthy ‘ aquatics environments.