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Trippin on Turtles
Least Tern Time
The Story of Empanada
part one

The Nitrox Kick

The Newest Specialty Course


Avaliable in Pez Maya

The Hunt
We want you!

Apply for a scholarship now!

Behind
the

Science

Washed Up

Transforming a trashed
landscape

The Creatures of
Pez Maya
The Razor

Contents

Pez Maya Magazine


Second Quarter 2015
Vol 1 Issue 2

A Pez Maya Publication


Facebook:
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Publisher
Andy Ez
Editors
Andy Ezeta
Jodie Savage
Jill Wheeler
Sam Wilson
Contributors
Sam Wilson
Lara Kalisch
Rachel Parry
Kerry Passingham
Eugene Beery
Jodie Savage
Steffanie Ransom
Photography Editor
Andy Ez
Photographers
Andy Ez
Alejandro Durn
Sarah Davies

2 You

are the

3 Behind

the

5 Tripping

Difference

Science

on

Turtles

7 Washed up:
Transforming a Trashed Landscape
9 The Hunt
11 Least Tern Time!
12 The Creatures
The Razor

of

Pez Maya,

13 We Want You!
14 The Nitrox Kick
The Newest Specialty Course Avaliable in Pez Maya
15 The Story

of

Empanada,

part

17 The Pez Puzzler

Cover photo by Andy Ez:


Big storm in Pez Maya.

The Pez Maya Magazine is published every 3 months by the GVI Mexico - Pez Maya team.
This is and always will be a free publication. Copyright GVI.2015
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you are the difference


Global Vision International (GVI) is a multi-award winning social enterprise that runs high impact
volunteer and international education programs.
For more than 15 years GVI has helped thousands of people make a real difference to the world they
live in while also gaining the knowledge and skills necessary to live and work in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world.
We began more than 15 years ago with a simple mission: To work hand in hand with local communities, NGOs and government organisations to facilitate real change on the ground while also giving
our participants the opportunity to grow personally and professionally.
Its an undertaking weve been proud to pursue in over 25 countries, through 450 programs and by
the support of over 25,000 participants and we are thankful to all past present and future volunteers.

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Behind
the
Science
By Sam Wilson & Andy Ez

So the second quarter of our year has been and gone, and despite the rainy
seasons best efforts at catching us off guard and stopping us from diving,
we completed four of our monitoring sites, even the fish monitors managed
to complete the same number of sites as us this time!
For this quarter, weve drawn up a few graphs of the coral cover and the
species richness. Now the fact that these graphs mirror each other fairly
well show that the sites with more corals recorded provide a greater range
of species.
On the surface this seems a fairly simple and obvious result, however, with
our current knowledge on the ecology of coral reefs, trends like these can
provide useful base data for future studies to use and reference. Everything
in our school text books has to be proven at one time or another, and this is
the kind of information we can base those on.
Now that we have reached somewhat of a milestone at Pez Maya, having ten years of data, we can finally get a clearer image of how our reef is functioning.
Is it improving? Degrading? Staying the same? Has it disappeared overnight as if abducted by aliens? Well lets find out.
As you can see fom the graphs below the majority of our sites dont show significant trends. Only PL20 is showing a significant increase, and while PL10
showed an equally large amount of coral it has shown less of a tendency to increase over time. We will be looking at other influences on coral growth to
see if there is any correlation between our hard coral cover and other groups of organisms, such as parrot fish and algae. So stay tuned!

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Now in the case of fish, and yes, we managed to


do the same amount of sites as the corals. I dont
know what the big commotion is, but anyway ...

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In the case of fish the dominant families did vary


in almost all sites, unlike last quarter in which two
families; Acanthuridae for adults and Labridae for
juveniles, were the dominant groups for all the
monitors.

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PP10
SMDR10

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SMDR20
PY20

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0

At site PP10 the Acanthuridae family (surgeonfish), was most commonly sighted by a considerable margin and for juveniles the Pomacentridae
(damselfish) were the most abundant.
The site SMDR 10 was the one with the most
sightings reaching 108 fish. The Haemulidae family (grunts) for the adult and the Labridae family
(wrasse) for the juveniles stood out from the rest.
In SMDR 20 again the Acanthuridae family was
the most popular while the Scaridae (parrotfish)
was greater for the juveniles.
And last but not least in PY20, again the Acanthuridae family was the most abundant for the adults
and the Labridae for the juveniles.

In this graph you can appreciate the


abundance of the families of adult fish
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PP10

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SMDR10

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SMDR20

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PY20

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Pomacentridae

Labridae

In the case of these sites it is interesting to see that


there is a level of diversity between the dominant
families, and that we are not just seeing Labridae
and Acanthuridae throughout.

Scaridae

Acanthuriade

And in this one you can see the numbers of the


juvi fish families

And now in another note we also have ten years of data for the fish and enough information to make a more complete analysis of our reefs. A small
example we can show you SMDR 10 and 20.

Total SMDR 10
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0

Total SMDR 20

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120
100
80
60
40
20
0

What we can see in these graphs is that there is a small increase (especially for SMDR10)
in the last 10 years in the amount of fish spotted. This growth is occurring slowly, but the
important thing is that its happening.
We still have more analysis to conduct on these sites, but we hope that in the coming
months we can work with the data to see what our overall reef ecology looks like.

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R = 0.0056

Slaughtered for their eggs, meat and shells


sea turtles suffer from poaching and over
exploitation. They also have to face habitat
destruction and accidental capture by fishing gear. One of their biggest threats caused by humans is pollution: debris can harm
or even kill sea turtles through ingestion and
entaglement.

Andy

Andy Ez

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Trippin
on
Turtles

by Lara Kalisch

Turtles are a frequent sight in Pez Maya. Either from the boat or on a dive, turtles are always a welcome surprise.
Luckily for us in Pez Maya, we have three of the seven turtle species that can be found around the world, these are
Green, Loggerhead and Hawksbill which nearly all are considered Endangered.

y Ez

Only the female returns to land to nest, mostly during the night, and can range from two to nine times during the
nesting season (dependant on species), which is between June and September in Mexico. The female turtle crawls
to a dry part of the beach and begins to fling away loose sand with her flippers. She then constructs a "body pit" by
digging with her flippers and rotating her body. After the body pit is complete, she delecately and expertly digs an
egg cavity using her cupped rear flippers as shovels. The average size of a clutch ranges from about fifty to hundred
and ninety eggs, depending on the species.
The incubation will take about 60 days, although the hotter the sand surrounding the eggs the faster the embryos
will develop. Surprisingly, the temperature of the nest has an influence on whether there will be more females or
males. Cooler nests has a tendency to produce more males, while warmer nests produces a higher ratio of females.
The ''mother turtle'' is never there to help the hatchlings to emerge from the nest, she returns to the sea as soon as
she has finished laying and covering up the nest, they must do it all by themselves. To break open their shells hatchlings use a temporary sharp egg-tooth, called a "caruncle''. Once emerged from their egg they dig out of the nest
as a group, and unfortunately some of them sacrifice themselves so the others climb on top of them to get free - this
process can take several days. The little turtles orient themselves to the brightest horizon, and then dash toward the
sea. Unfortunately there are many hurdles baby turtles have to overcome to reach adult hood, and some start right
out of the nest, for example dehydration and predators like birds and crab.
Once in the water, they typically swim several miles off
shore, where they are relatively safe. One of the most remarkable acts in the animal world is the ability of sea
turtles to migrate for hundreds or even thousands of kilometers from their feeding ground back to their nesting beach where they were born. So we might see our
little turtle babys again one day! Although there might
be some time to wait, as it can between 3 to 50 years to
reach sexual maturity, depending on species.
We have plenty of turtles nesting on our beaches every
year and hope that this will continue. Seeing baby turtles hatching is a one of the most fascinating things I have
ever seen. If you did not have the opportunity to see this
wonderful event yet, I hope that you that you will get the
chance one day!

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Washed Up:
Transforming a Trashed Landscape
By Rachel Parry

Alejandro Durn has found trash from over 50 different countries. This

rubbish has been carried to the shores of Sian Kaan from all over the
globe, and must travel over the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef to get here.
The Washed Up project events and the opening of the Museum of Garbage which were designed to create and promote environmental awareness
about rubbish, ultimately trying to encourage a change in the patterns of
consumption and waste we have.

Dawn (2011)
All images are Alejandro Durn 2015. All Rights Reserved
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Never has the saying one mans trash is another mans treasure been so rele-

vant than at the Museum of Garbage in the Sian Kaan Reserve. The Museum of
Garbage, or El Museo de la Basura, is part of multimedia artist Alejandro Durns
Washed Up project. Alejandro Durn has been visiting Sian Kaan for over five
years and says that when he first arrived he was surprised and disgusted by the
amount of rubbish that washed up on the shores in this UNESCO World Heritage
site. His project, Washed Up, looks at the issue of plastic pollution making its way
across the ocean and onto the shores of Sian Kaan, Mexicos largest federallyprotected reserve.

In May this year, Alejandro and GVI joined forces to organise events leading up
to the official opening of the Museum of Garbage at the Xo Kiin retreat lodge.
The lodge is right by Punta Allen, the tiny but world-famous fishing town where
GVI provide weekly English lessons at kindergarden, primary and secondary levels.
On the 6th of May, after our regular English classes, our volunteers and staff
members travelled to the Museum of Garbage for the first event: the pre-opening
of the museum for the children of Punta Allen. We then helped to set up various
art exhibitions. Some of us washed blue shoes and arranged them in a beautiful
spiral, some carefully positioned toothbrushes among the mangroves and others
separated washed up rubbish into different categories.

Spill (2010)

When the children came, staff and volunteers showed them around the museum
with Alejandro as a guide. They started at the International Rubbish station where
rubbish from over 50 different countries was displayed along with a map showing
all of the countries of origin, by colour.It was wonderful to see all of the students
engaged and curious as to what piece of rubbish came from which country. The
students spoke about their disappointment that there is so much rubbish in the
ocean, and talked about the messages they would like to send to the world to try
to stop the pollution.
The students explored the museum and learnt a lot about recycling and plastics,
including which plastics are recyclable and which arent. The installations and art
work were displayed amongst the jungle like secret pockets of treasure and the
accessibility of the exhibition made the children feel like explorers and helped to
keep them interested and engaged. After the tour, the children took part in a quick
beach clean. Then, with one last talk from Alejandro, the event came to a close.
On the 11th of May we returned to Punta Allen to pick up two truck-loads of
garbage from the Museum, all carefully sorted into different colours. In Punta
Allen, GVI went to the Primary school and Secondary school and took groups
of students out to the local park where they made posters with the messages they
wanted to send to the world about recycling and ocean pollution. Everybody helped to make a mega art installation on the football field using all the rubbish
GVI brought. The children, students, parents, friends and supporters all positioned
themselves around the art installation in a circle while Alejandro took photos with
his drone camera. The photos were taken from above and showed the community
coming together as one to help spread the message: cuida al planeta or look
after our planet.

Algae (2013)

Shoots (2014)

The Washed Up project was an important opportunity to educate not only the
children and people of Punta Allen and the local community, but also ourselves.
All staff and volunteers who participated are now more educated ambassadors for
the environment, with an increased motivation to change the disposable mindset
created by our excessive consumerism of plastics and other resources.
It has been said that if you want adults to recycle, then all you need to do is teach
their children why it's so important. The work that GVI does with the children at
Punta Allen has always focussed on educating and creating awareness. Our aim is
to improve not just the livelihoods of the children, but subsequently, all creatures
of nature. Our Marine Conservation project at Pez Maya can only be useful if we
are able to educate people on how to improve their interactions with nature and
help to protect and conserve our environment.
Jade Wind (2011)
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The
Hunt

By Andy Ez

They are beautiful, dressed with vivid colors of


red, white and black. They have elegant venomous spines and a developed killing instinct.
They are one of the top predators of this area,
but the problem is, that they are not supposed
to be here.
Lionfish are a threat to our reefs. This invasive
species is eating the native fish without anyone
to stop them. Not even sharks seem interested
in them. Someone needs to make a stand, and
that someone is us, the Pez Maya team.
Andy Ez
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So with that on mind we decided to organize THE

HUNT. This event had a triple purpose; the main one, of


course, to help our reef by removing some of the Lionfish
found in the area. The second was to help our fellow GVI
colleagues in Nepal by raising money to buy supplies for
the earthquake victims of the May 2015 earthquakes in
that area. And, last but not least, this hunt was the launch
of our new Lionfish research project at Pez Maya, were
we will study, monitor and dissect this species in a more
structured program.
The event had the participation of two teams, The Guardians of the Reef and The Avengers. On the first day a knowledge
test was organized that included
questions about the biology, behavior and history of this fish. The
Avengers took the victory at this
first challenge, so they were ahead
before the big day!
The following days consisted of intense training through watching videos, receiving lectures, practising
using the spear on land, and then in
water; and finally finishing off with
thorough safety precautions, especially on handling the fish after they
have been shot.
Then came the day for the big hunt
and we were all prepared to enter
the water and catch as many Lionfish as possible. The teams were excited and created songs to rally the
troops. Our battleground was the
diving site famous for the amount
of Lionfish sightings, Special K. To
make it fair the direction the teams
could go in were switched on the
two different dives, north or south
for 38 minutes to catch as many
Lionfish as possible.
The first dive proved to be most
productive with The Guardians of
the Reef capturing seven, while The
Avengers captured five. The second
dive of the day was not as productive as the first but The Guardians
of the Reef managed to capture four
more while The Avengers captured
two more. By the end of the hunting The Guardians of the
Reef took the victory with this part of the competition by
removing eleven Lionfish from the Sian Kaan reserve. In
total an impressive eighteen Lionfish were removed from
the reef in one day.
With the hunting completed for the day, and all the trophies had been admired and photographed it was time to
move to the next parts of the competition. All fish were
measured, filleted, and dissected and the information recorded. Interesting finds in the stomachs were things like
juvenile filefish, and a praying Mantis Shrimp showing
what a voracious predator the Lionfish really is. Ability

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games were played of who could assemble the spear the


quickest etc, both teams seemed evenly matched over the
course of the day, and it seemed as though it was anyones
game!
The final part of the competition for the day was the cooking challenge, enthusiastically judged by one staff member who was impervious to bribery. Points were up for
grabs for presentation, originality and flavour. The Guardians of the Reef were a little more elegant, creating a
breaded Lionfish dish served with white wine and dipping sauces. A waiter was asked to deliver the plate while the judge was sitting at a table overlooking the ocean
while listening to classical music.
The Avengers were a little more daring and created a ceviche full with
flavour, strategically placed along
the torso of one of the team members, who wore a simple palm loincloth. That act earned them the prize of the best presentation (and a lot
of laughter) while Guardians of the
Reef won the award for originality
and best flavour.
At the end of the day, owing to their
teamwork and hunting prowess, the
winning team was The Guardians
of the Reef and although that group
was a little behind in other challenges, the amount of fish they caught
and amount of funds raised carried
them to victory.
In total 18 Lionfish (a new record in
Pez Maya) were captured and more
than US$800 was donated to the
GVI Nepal project.
This event besides being very entertaining proved to be highly successful. We hope to repeat this hunt
soon. We will keep you posted.

Least Tern Time

by Sam Wilson

Its April, the sun is out and there is some light squeaking in the air, but where is it coming from? Then

you see them, seemingly a hundred or more small, flapping birds. Its Least Tern time! Its around this
time of the year that we get a short few months of Least Terns (Sternula antillarum), they only join us from
late May to the end of June to nest on our beach.
Typically these small shorebirds nest at our mangrove mouth estuary, favouring the soft sand and large
profile of the beach there, especially as it is adjacent to a rich feeding ground. Now unfortunately, due to
the changeable nature of our beach, we have failed to find any nests this year, as it appears the conditions
were not favourable this season. This is a shame, as while the Least Tern is listed as Least Concern (hah..
get it?) according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, their populations are in a significant decline.
As the photos show, these birds do not build elaborate nests high in trees, or hide their eggs in the
undergrowth, they simply rely on the speckled pattern of their eggs to camouflage them into
the bare sand.

Their mating rituals involve males flying with a fish in their


mouth, followed by 1-4 females. They are monogamous, and
while they share the incubation of eggs, females typically
spend more time on the nest, around 80% of the incubation
time. During this time the male fishes and returns to feed her.
They dig a small pit into the sand in which to lay their eggs,
with incubation lasting around 21-23 days. 1-2 days after
hatching, chicks will begin wandering up to 200m from
the nest while parents forage, but occasionally
as much as 1 kilometre from the nest in
times of disturbance.
The young usually fledge and leave their nests
around 3 weeks post hatching, with parents continuing to care for them for up to 8 weeks before
they become independent.
Hopefully next year our beach will be more
appealing to our little Least Terns, but for now we
wish them well with their nesting along other
beaches in the Sian Kan.

Photographs by Sarah Davies

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Creatures of Pez Maya


Mastigodryas melanolomus

This type of Racer snake can be found in tropical dry


forests throughout Central America. They are not venomous and they primarily eat lizards. This racer is
known to bite when caught but otherwise avoid interactions with people. They love to hang out in the staff
and volunteers huts at Pez Maya.
Andy Ez
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We Want You!

I am often told how lucky I am


when I talk to people about
the work that I do, and where
I live. And honestly, I revel
in their replies I do not
have the worries other people have living in the real
world. Rent or mortgage payments, long commutes to work,
where to dine out this week,
what to watch on TV, I dont
even need to worry about what
is in fashion and what is not.
I live at Pez Maya and I manage
a marine conservation project
on the second largest barrier
reef system in the world!

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It has been a long journey


getting here, lots of education, training and in-field
experience, but it has all
been worth it, believe me. I
started off doing a degree in
Marine Geography, which was
closely followed by working on
projects such as this one, taking me to all parts of the
globe including the Philippines, Kenya, Turks & Caicos Islands, Australia, Costa Rica,
and now Mexico. There have been
a few more degrees, managing
projects, and some other jobs
thrown in there along the way,

But at the end of the day I


have never looked back.
So today I thought I would talk
to you about the amazing opportunity we offer here at Pez
Maya to those people who are
looking for their first or next
step into the world of marine
conservation and diving: getting in-field experience as a
Marine Scholar. This position
is mainly offered to ex-Pez
Mayan volunteers, but really
anyone who is a PADI Divemaster with marine underwater research experience can apply.

The staff team is made up of seven permanent


staff positions: the Base Manager, a Maintenance Officer (who is also second in charge),
two Lead Dive Instructors, two Science Officers, and a Community Officer. On top of this,
we normally offer one or two Marine Scholar
positions (as voluntary staff members). These
run for a three-month term.
All staff are considered Field Staff, and
have shared duties. They are responsible for
a range of tasks, including assisting and/
or teaching PADI diving courses (up to Rescue Diver); training volunteers on coral and/
or fish identification and underwater monitoring techniques; conducting science dives;
driving the outboard engine boats; supporting
the Base Manager in the day-to-day logistics
and smooth running of base through daily duties, inventories, shopping, and administrative duties; and ensuring that strict health
and safety regulations are complied with at
all times.

Sounds like a busy job? It is! But I do feel


the Marine Scholar position at Pez Maya is an
incredible experience to list on your CV: teaching diving, marine conservation and scientific monitoring techniques; managing and leading volunteers; driving boats; working with
the community; and at the end of the day it is
a first step into GVI - a global organisation
that has a lot of equally amazing projects
around the world.
Being a field staff member is an absolutely
amazing experience. Yes it is challenging,
and yes it is hard work, but we all absolutely
love it here. We have a great staff team who
are enthusiastic, passionate, and who support
each other and enjoy working together. The
volunteers add their own flavour each time,
which makes the job very varied and interesting.
So what do you think? Feel like you have what
it takes to be a Pez Mayan Marine Scholar? Or
you might know someone who does? Then read the
Marine Scholar Information booklet and complete the Application Form. We are waiting to
hear from you.
Cheers
Jodie
Base Manager at Pez Maya

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By Kerry Passingham & Eugene Beery

This quarter on base has seen our first ever Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver Course for three of our
volunteers and even some of our staff. This has
been a great opportunity for our volunteers to
delve deeper into the world of diving physics and
physiology, as well as to learn some new practical
skills.
All recreational divers learn to dive with compressed air. This is simply the air that we breathe
compressed into a tank 21% oxygen and 79% nitrogen. Once you are Advanced Open Water certified you are able to join a course to become certified to dive with enriched air. Enriched air diving
involves diving with a blend of gases that has higher levels of oxygen up to 40%.
During their Open Water Course, all divers learn
that nitrogen is the primary gas concerned with
decompression illness (DCI). The longer and deeper we spend underwater, breathing compressed air, the more nitrogen our body takes on. As
long as we plan our dives with the Recreational
Dive Planner (RDP), or dive with a computer, the
amount of nitrogen in our body should stay within
acceptable limits and our chances of getting DCI
are small. Of course there are always variables
and other factors which mean the risk of DCI will
never be zero.
So, what if you want to dive a wreck thats a bit
deeper and the RDP doesnt give you enough
bottom time to explore the wreckage? Nitrox is
often the answer. By increasing oxygen levels in
the air you are breathing the nitrogen levels are
reduced, meaning you are taking on less nitrogen throughout the dive. This means you can stay
deeper for longer, so long as your air consumption allows you to do so. For example the RDP
gives a maximum bottom time of 24 minutes at
30 meters when diving with air. However, with
nitrox 32% you would have 30 minutes and 36%
would give you 35 minutes.
The course teaches you how to decide which percentage blend is best for the dive you are planning, how to request a tank, how to analyse a tank
to be sure of its contents, and how to plan your
dives. It also teaches you the main safety concerns of with diving with increased oxygen, while
opening up the opportunity to dive at some incredible dive sites around the world.
14Pez Maya Magazine 2015

The Story of
Empanada

first part

By Steffanie Ransom

nce upon a time, and in a Mangrove nearby, there lived a young Lemon
Shark who was ambitious, yet shy.
His name was Empanada, and how he
longed to explore. He swam the whole
Mangrove, though he wished to know
more.
Every way that he went, new friends he
would meet, they waved pincers or fins,
whatever would greet.
They too were born and in the shallows
they grew, and yet they all shared in
questions about the yonder Big Blue.
What was there out there? Were there
others like him? He yearned for the answers, but feared the great swim.
One day he felt brave, and approached
the Wise Crab, he knew many things,
he had a gift of the gab.
Impetuous and eager, questions burst
from his lips, Why are we here? And
whats with those tips?
Oh my young friend, The Wise Crab
replied, There is so much to teach you,
listen up! He cried.
This place is the Mangroves, its the
best place to be, for guppies like you,
and old crabs like me.
Theres an abundance of shade
(abundance means lots) to keep us cooler and safer, despite all the crocs!
Empanada shrunk back, afraid and withdrawn, Im terrified of crocodiles,
especially at dawn.
Oh my young shark friend, youve more
in common than you think. Youre both
top of the food chain, the most dominant link.
So were the most important, right?
Nothing else here can best us. In fact
itd be foolish if a fish tried to test us!

Calm yourself, pup, youve a long way


to go. If you think youre the best, Ha!
Youre as high as youre low.
Sure you eat the fish, but when the
day is done, youll just decompose, then
us crabsll have our ton!
Mildly disheartened, and not at all relieved, Empanada listened to the tale the
Wise Crab weaved.
Its such an intricate system, where
could I possibly start? Where did I
come from? asked Empanada, pure of
heart.
The Wise Crab considered the biological
truth, but instead lied through his pincers
as the old do to youth.
Well, your parents wished, and hugged
very hard I mean about the Mangrove!
Dont leave me scarred.
The Wise Crab exhaled, and after a
brief awkward pause, he continued with
the science behind old Mangrove lores.
So as you well know, you were born
here and raised, like so many guppies,
to spend early days.
The tips that you mentioned, theyre
Mangrove roots, they absorb the salt
water To make tasty fruits?
Not quite said the Crab, and smiled
with a gleam, they transform it for us
into water, fresh and clean.

They remove pollutants, poisons of many


forms; and the big and dense branches
protect shores from the storms!
The humans call it an ecosystem, I
guess thats what were in, it describes
how we work together, hand in hand,
fin in fin.
Empanada nodded, taking in all that he
said. The knowledge was swimming, as
in water, but in head.
Wow thats pretty awesome, I had no
idea, Mangroves are vital to all I hold
dear.
Much more than that, to the seagrass
and reef, but my knowledge ends there,
much to my grief.
One day youll have grown and with a
need to be free, youll embrace who you
are, youll swim to the sea!
But what will I find there? What good
would it do? Can I ever come back, or
do I start all anew?
Youll one day return, for one reason
alone, its a magical time to start a family of your own.
A little confused, but with some answers
at least, he thanked the Wise Crab, his
curiosity increased.

To be Continue...

15Pez Maya Magazine 2015

The Pez
Science
Puzzler

Across
1. Dont wave a red flag at this (shark)
3. Loud, noisy, black bird always around and makes you think of the sound a witch would make (bird)
4. Angelina Jolis lips (coral)
5. Messy drawing or writing and implement to make things less blunt (fish)
6. Beautiful, deadly, but dont belong here. Hear them roar and then shoot (fish)
7. You smell the flowers (coral)
10. It has a huge head (turtle)
14. Dont stick your dick in it (coral)
15. Its green fat gives the name to this (turtle)
16. Oscar, an experienced fisher likes to watch over the volunteers huts (bird)
17. Just keep swimming, just keep swimming (fish)
18. Would live in Paris and the heavens (fish)
19. Clives a knob (coral)

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2. Looks like lettuce (coral)
4. Alice is looking after her sheep (coral)
8. Sits on a throne with a gun (fish)
9. Pterodactyl like (bird)
11. Would work in a hospital (shark)
12. Heals people for a living (fish)

17Pez Maya Magazine 2015

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