{"id":14542,"date":"2018-05-11T13:08:16","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T20:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlmlblog.wordpress.com\/?page_id=14542"},"modified":"2020-10-15T15:43:55","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T22:43:55","slug":"jackiemohay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2018\/05\/11\/jackiemohay\/","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Mexico 2018: Island Life on Isla Natividad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-14542\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-14542-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-14542-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-14542-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><strong>By <a href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/fisheries\/jacklyn-l-mohay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jackie Mohay<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/fisheries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fisheries and Conservation Biology Lab<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14542 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2018\/05\/11\/jackiemohay\/jm_1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2018\/05\/jm_1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2018\/05\/jm_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2018\/05\/jm_1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2018\/05\/jm_1.jpg 861w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14691'>\n\t\t\t\tEcotourism Coordinator, Mayte, with three students (I&#8217;m on the right!).\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2018\/05\/11\/jackiemohay\/jm_2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2018\/05\/jm_2-300x239.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2018\/05\/jm_2-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2018\/05\/jm_2-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2018\/05\/jm_2.jpg 882w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14692'>\n\t\t\t\tIntertidal study site. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2018\/05\/11\/jackiemohay\/jm_3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2018\/05\/jm_3-300x179.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2018\/05\/jm_3-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2018\/05\/jm_3-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2018\/05\/jm_3.jpg 963w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14690'>\n\t\t\t\tSunset.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Imagine; you live in a small community on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean where a hardworking life is simple and fulfilling. One day you are told that a group of 20 will be travelling to your island to study it, using your resources and living amongst you for over a week. The people of Isla Natividad welcomed us with more than just open arms. During our first meeting, they remained patient while some of us tried to speak our best broken Spanish, were genuinely curious about our projects and most of all, elated to help. Mayte, the island\u2019s tourism director, was constantly making herself available to provide us transportation on the island and show us around. Captains Rafael and Jesus drove the SCUBA teams to their sites everyday accompanied by divemasters Ivan and Johnny. \u00a0Needless to say, they wanted to be involved as much as possible, and it was much appreciated!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Studying on Isla Natividad was something that I didn\u2019t want to end. Not only because of their way of life and friendly locals, but because there is so much more to explore. My intertidal project comparing invertebrate and algal cover inside and outside one of the MPA\u2019s was barely the tip of the iceberg. After a week of exploring the intertidal, I was left with more questions than when I arrived. A workday consisted of sampling transects at low tide, then exploring tide pools to look for juvenile opaleye and sea hares while simultaneously birdwatching the osprey nested on \u201ccastle rock\u201d as \u00a0referred to by locals(basically multitasking at its finest).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I am truly appreciative for this experience and have learned so much in such a short amount of time. I hope my trip to Isla Natividad was not a once in a lifetime experience, but if so, I am grateful I was able to explore and contribute to the scientific understanding of this unique island.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jackie Mohay, Fisheries and Conservation Biology Lab Imagine; you live in a small community on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean where a hardworking life is simple and fulfilling. 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