St. Martin’s connection to the regional conservation community just grew a little bit closer. Local non-profit association Les Fruits de Mer recently became the first institutional member of BirdsCaribbean in the French Caribbean. BirdsCaribbean is the largest regional organization devoted to wildlife conservation in the Caribbean. Although the two organizations have been working together for …
It seems that the marlin were the big winners this year, since all those that were caught were released. We did get some mahi-mahi and wahoo stomachs to analyze and found a few parasites, some small fish and squid and in a couple cases, a significant amount of sargassum. We also collected more traditional fish …
Eye on Endemics continues at Bird Watch SXM with today’s article about a chirpy little bird with a mysterious evolutionary past!
Yesterday was the opening day of the St. Martin Billfish Tournament, and we were at our booth doing marine life education. It was a good day for the fish—no marlin big enough to keep were caught—so we didn’t get to analyze any stomach contents. We did begin gathering local knowledge about fish and fishing, including …
Le Galion I just love to go to Galion Beach. I usually go towards the right where the sea is rougher but there is also the “vestige” of the old hotel… An old red sofa welcoming you and lots of graffiti. I happen to love old building with graffiti art.
Colombier I love the village of Colombier and their Will to insure that the heritage of the island passes over to the next generation. They have created the Nature Valley Association and among their events is the Arrow root festival opened to everyone. You can see how it grows, how it is picked, cleaned and …
Simpson Bay L’arbre le flamboyant majestueux et gracile à la fois Simpson Bay
Îlet Pinel Petit délice de la mer une langouste fraichement sortie du vivier dans un cadre idyllique c’est à l’îlet PINEL
Happy Bay Une plage paradisiaque suivez moi c’est a HAPPY BAY……………accessible par la terre uniquement par un petit sentier quinze minutes de marche mais ça vaut vraiment la peine .
