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will lack this hairy tissue and will feel like a hard bonelike material. Also, live sand dollars tend to be dark grey, whereas their tests will be a lighter grey color. You might also come upon coral skeletons during your walk. Live coral is always attached to a sturdy substrate and is covered by a thin layer of tissue, with their skeleton underneath it. Corals are actually animals and are also carnivorous! When these corals die, however, their tissue disappears and all that is left is their skeleton. Small indentations, or corallites, were the backbone that protected the coral’s polyps. Oftentimes it is actually possible to identify a coral species based on its skeleton. MELISSA HERES Conch shells can be turned into musical instruments. This conch horn is being played by its creator, Anna Handte-Reinecker. Tests & Skeletons Besides shells, there are a variety of other links between land and sea that can be found. One example are tests. Tests are the interior, calcified skeletons that are created by sea urchins, sand dollars and sea biscuits. Especially when finding sand dollars, it’s important to make sure that they’re not alive! Live sand dollars often have hairy projections, while dead tests of sand dollars Sea Glass Sea glass is a common sight on TCI’s beaches. Varying in color from green to brown and even the occasional purple, this sea glass is sought-after for jewelry and other decorations. As a staff member at The School for Field Studies Center for Marine Resource Studies (SFS CMRS) on South Caicos, I’m met with a lot of questions concerning what students find on beaches, rocky shorelines and in the water. One of the most fulfilling aspects of this job is watching these students grow. As the semester progresses, students become more aware of what they might find in the marine environment. Not only are they learning about what they find, but they are becoming invested in preserving the wonderful world that lies beneath the waves and they begin educating each other about marine life. My hope is that they take the knowledge they’ve gained from the small island of South Caicos and spread it back home to their family, back at school to their peers, and around the world—just like ocean currents would carry a shell. 54 www.timespub.tc
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