tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68111802271193838342024-03-19T22:40:59.863-07:00FSMYoungChampionsMicronesia Chalenge--CNMI 2020http://www.blogger.com/profile/12736607027066577396noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811180227119383834.post-2345949173316951722012-09-18T16:59:00.000-07:002012-09-17T18:39:01.895-07:00The damage continues...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On my last blog I had spoken about the things we notice yet don't really do something about them. I told of the Pacific International Incorporated (PII) pouring sewage into our waters. Just last week, while walking down the road from work I saw yet again the same thing happening near the Transco area. What is going on? Where are our leaders? and when will this continued damage finally cease?</div>
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I can still remember the first time I came to Chuuk. Getting ready to head to our islands, I would sit on our boat and watch the variety of fish and other life moving about in the water. Today, getting on a boat from this area of the water all I see when I take a look is murky waters without the existing life that used to be so ever present.<br />
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Looking at what was going on last week, I wonder, are our leaders really going to let this onslaught to one of our main source of livelihood continue? It's taken PII more than three years since they've been here and still there is no real progress made to our roads, instead there's more and more damages going on, both on land and sea. So once again I ask, are we really going to let this continue? What are our leaders doing? An ocean where we once saw so many different species swimming about is now filled with mud, and has now turned from being blue and clear to brown and murky, where will we be getting fish to eat? A mountain where birds lived, a variety of different plant species existed, and also a popular hiking spot is now gone. The trees are gone, the birds have flown somewhere, and it is now a dangerous place to go because of landslides, what should we do about this? Let us stand together Chuuk! Let's now forget about what we want and concentrate on what we need in order to survive and to keep the generation to come safe and out of danger!<br />
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/s/ Kris in ChuukMicronesia Chalenge--CNMI 2020http://www.blogger.com/profile/12736607027066577396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811180227119383834.post-18986573354892548572012-08-07T06:29:00.002-07:002012-08-07T06:43:44.905-07:00The End of a Champion and the Rise of a New One<span class="Apple-style-span">In the time that I have been
the Young Champions Intern for Yap State, I have learned so much from my
supervisors, partners, as well as experts and community activists in
conservation. I have met so many different people from their various respected
fields and the knowledge and experience that they’ve shared with me is
something that I will not forget. It has guided and shaped my personal views of
the world around me and how I interact with it. The works that I have been
involved with has built up my capacity and understanding in conservation. I
feel confident in the steps I am to take; the career path that I am set upon
because of the experience and knowledge this internship has afforded me.</span><br />
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It has been a great run as the Young Champions Intern
for Yap State. The time has come for me to pass on the challenge to the next
successor. I hope for another willing and passionate candidate to continue the stand
in our home State of Yap – Take the Challenge! The Micronesia Challenge and
make it our own. The Young Champions Internship is a great opportunity. The
experience you take away from the internship is so valuable, from all the
interactions with various groups, exposure to different thinking, and
networking with others. I encourage all interested candidates to apply and help
build for a brighter, healthier, sustainable happy future, for us and the many
generations to come. With our brothers and sisters in Micronesia, let us stand
and not falter as we fight for conservation in our region and sustainability of
our natural resources. I hope that I have served the Yapese people well in my
awareness campaign in Yap State. I have fought the good fight and I look to a
new successor to take up the Challenge.</div>
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place at the Yap States Sports complex from June 17 to June 30. Some municipalities
organized themselves and their youth to participate in the many sports activities
and trained well before the anticipated date to get their athletes into shape
for the event. This was the second year the Yap Games has been hosted. It was a
great event that brought the youth and everyone together to enjoy the sports
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take advantage of the event, an MC awareness booth was setup to provide free
water servings to the athletes as well as spectators and passersby. At the
tent, information on natural resource management was shared and support for the
Micronesia Regional Shark Sanctuary was solicited. Shark sanctuary petitions
including informational pamphlets and fact sheets were circulated to the
attending crowds at the games. This petition acknowledged each signing
individual’s agreement of the importance of sharks in Marine ecosystems,
recognized certain threats to the sharks, and agree that legislative actions
should be taken to protect shark population within the FSM region. Thanks to
the MC booth team the petitions were signed by a good amount of people as well
as lots of positive feedback. The movement of “good resource management”
through conservation is just beginning.</div>
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There was water pouring out one of the Pacific International Incorporated (PII) big hoses. Upon closer inspection I realized they were pouring sewage out into the ocean, as well as the land near the sea wall that runs along
the near shore area of COM.<br />
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I couldn’t help but think about the damage this act was causing. Not only are they destroying what is left of the marine resources in that area, but the smell was something the students, as well as faculty, staffs and the people around
that area had to inhale almost everyday. I wondered to myself whether our Department of Environmental Protection Agency was aware of this and whether they were doing something about it.<br />
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I know that for so long the people of Chuuk have had to face driving on a road that was in need of repair quite badly, but is this more important than the life of our environment?
Is this worth losing so many of the things we’ve depended on for so many years? Why are we letting outsiders come in and do whatever they want to do with our environment? In the end, we will be the ones facing the consequences of the actions
they are taking today. Not only will we suffer, but the future generation will too.<br />
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I think we should start doing something now before this gets out of hand. Not only do I see them pouring sewer out to the ocean, or wherever they want to, but they are slowly decimating our mountains. People living there are losing their homes because of this. We shouldn’t think only about the problems of today, but look towards the future and see how the actions of today will affect the people of tomorrow.<br />
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/s/ Kriz in ChuukMicronesia Chalenge--CNMI 2020http://www.blogger.com/profile/12736607027066577396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811180227119383834.post-17487010826682651322012-04-21T23:17:00.000-07:002012-04-22T07:43:58.531-07:003rd MC Marine Measures Group Workshop<h2>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">The 3rd MC Marine Measures Group Workshop was held in Palau in February, 2012. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Among the topics discussed in the workshop were: MC jurisdictions came into agreement on MPA monitoring protocols; in unison on the services provided by the Database Management and the MPA Effectiveness Tools; and regional collaboration as an on going goal.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">It was a great experience to be able to participate in the MC Marine Measures Workshop. I took a lot in from the trip and met a lot of inspiring people from the different jurisdictions. Getting to know some of them and the work they are involved in, in conservation, further inspired and stirred my soul.</span><br />
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<br />Micronesia Chalenge--CNMI 2020http://www.blogger.com/profile/12736607027066577396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811180227119383834.post-44267799362905171352012-04-17T17:30:00.001-07:002012-04-17T17:33:48.292-07:00Groundwork for Shark Sanctuary in Chuuk<br />
People tend to think that sharks are harmful predators that harm both aquatic life, as well as human beings who dare enter dark waters. How wrong they are! Today sharks are in danger from their most terrifying predators, us humans. Humans tend to forget that a shark only attacks a person when it is being provoked or senses that it is in danger, while we continuously fish them nonstop for profit or just for the heck of telling friends or others about a shark that one caught.<br />
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Sharks have really slow growth and low reproductive rate, because of this their number is rapidly depleting. Today their population has really declined to the point where they are not able to fully perform their roles as top predators in the marine environment, causing possibly unchangeable damage to the marine environment.<br />
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Here in Chuuk, The Chuuk Conservation Society has started a petition on a Shark sanctuary. So far I've gotten more than hundreds of signatures from students, faculty and staff from the different schools in Chuuk who support the idea of having a shark sanctuary here. After collecting all the signatures, my boss, Mr. Wisney Nakayama, the director of CSS, presented it to a few of the government officials of Chuuk. The director met with Willy Kostka, the Director of the Micronesian Conservation Trust, on this matter. We are optimistic about how the idea is moving, because although it’s a bit slow the end results will be immense!<br />
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/s/ Kriz in ChuukMicronesia Chalenge--CNMI 2020http://www.blogger.com/profile/12736607027066577396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811180227119383834.post-21789496808295913272012-04-12T18:03:00.000-07:002012-04-11T13:44:24.503-07:00Water Works in the Nimpal Channel<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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It has been a busy start in the new year of 2012. Nimpal Channel MCA has gone into a lot of works with Water Quality monitoring with technical support provided by Dr. Peter Houk and Dr. Yimnang Golbuw, and the Yap State EPA. Conservation and the whole science aspect of it is a fairly new idea in Yap and to effectively conserve we must learn the science and methods and incorporate it with our traditional knowledge. When the Nimpal Channel MCA first sprouting as a no-take zone, new studies and science has brought to the attention of the community the need to further monitor not only the no-take zone, but also adjacent areas and other elements such as water quality, current flows, etc.<br />
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With the deploying of water quality sensors and surface current GPS trackers, more and more data has been gathered that helps give more understanding about the resource we protect and care for. In tracking the surface currents in the immediate area of the Nimpal Channel MCA, we can asses the total water shed area and how we can improve on managing land based activities. With the data gathered from the water quality sensors, we can get a better idea of what is in our waters that is natural and what is foreign and how these things affect these areas. These additional data helps support the decision making of the community. Knowing more of the factors that affect the community conservation areas and living spaces helps to better understand current impacts. This leads to better resource management, by flagging any potential future problems or challenges and addressing these directly to get the desired results, efficiently. The science confirms and supports the traditional knowledge of ridge-to-reef resource management as practiced for eons on our island.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The TEAM: (Left to Right - Thomas Gorong- Nimpal Project Manager; Tina Fillmed - Yap EPA Director; Junior Thinom and Foruw Aiven - The Crew</td></tr>
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</h2>Micronesia Chalenge--CNMI 2020http://www.blogger.com/profile/12736607027066577396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811180227119383834.post-36159547367054463042012-03-30T19:15:00.000-07:002012-03-29T22:31:57.383-07:00<h2>
A Message to My PEERS</h2>
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We the youths of Micronesia often say that our home islands are nothing but a dead end. That nothing ever happens and that our customs and traditions are a thing of the past. We crave technology, foreign ideals, and a new way of life; and so with that mentality a great deal of us youth often travel abroad to pursue a higher education and a better life, with a set decision never to come back. And some that stay behind often feel that they are missing out on something super fun happening out there... maybe... maybe not.<br />
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Having been the Micronesia Challenge Young Champions Intern for Yap State and my current involvement with the Nimpal Channel MCA has given me a better understanding and exposed me to the different aspects of Conservation work, and the opportunities are practically unlimited for our island home. There is a whole bunch of work that needs to be done. Who is going to do it? We are, the youth of Micronesia. To reach our goals of the delicate balance of sustainability and conservation, it requires us the next generations to take an interest and pursue these challenges through our education and eventually our career paths; hence, taking everything to the next level of sustainable development that is good for our home islands. My point is not necessarily for everyone to pursue a career in conservation works, but too pursue "good" development in Micronesia as a whole. We have the potential to grow and be better than what we already are at a pace and scale that is appropriate and nurturing of our beautiful islands.<br />
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It's been a good experience with the Nimpal Team. I have
definitely learned a lot and been greatly influenced. My goals have become
clearer and my path more defined. I do encourage my peers to look closely around you
and find something that you value in your home areas, something that you know is important, and
pursue it as a career goal. We often think that to stay back on our home island
is pointless. On the contrary, it is us who must take up the mantle. It is us who must take the helm and be responsible. After all it is only our home that we are working for, to develop and better it the way we want, but in a sustainable manner that we may enjoy it for many coming years. We have so much work to do here at home, on our islands. It just takes the will and determination of us Micronesians to take
it upon ourselves to see it through. The prospects out there, in the world are
staggering. But I want to do my part at the local level, where everything that matters the most to me... is at.<br />
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<br /></div>Micronesia Chalenge--CNMI 2020http://www.blogger.com/profile/12736607027066577396noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811180227119383834.post-17370603164233514912012-02-12T22:03:00.000-08:002012-02-12T22:03:15.936-08:00It was a perfect day for the folks from Chuuk Conservation Society and The Department of Marine Resources. The sun was shining and the ocean was smooth and calm. It was a good day to dive! The Coral Reef Monitoring program first started out in 2008 with training held by people from Palau International Coral Reef Center and The Pacific Marine Resources Institute. When the training ended, Coral Reef Monitoring started here in Chuuk. Today, it is still and ongoing project. The purpose of this project is for management and legislation, also for communities or resource owners who want to start a Marine Protected Area (MPA). The amazing part of these monitors is getting a first hand knowledge of the aquatic life and how they work with one another to survive the dangers of the changes that constantly appear. It takes a person to experience going underwater to really know the wonders of our very own ocean!<br />
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</tbody></table>The day started out early for a group of students from The College of Micronesia-Chuuk Campus. On the morning of November 4, 2011 they gathered outside the Bank of Guam-Chuuk branch in town to start the first COM-FSM Chuuk Campus trash-a-thon. The day was hot, but this did not deter the students from setting out to do the job.<br />
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/s/ JonathanMicronesia Chalenge--CNMI 2020http://www.blogger.com/profile/12736607027066577396noreply@blogger.com0Micronesia9.5587718269286874 138.094024283203114.497132826928687 124.79644728320311 14.620410826928687 151.3916012832031tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811180227119383834.post-73595253119602297022011-09-25T20:32:00.000-07:002011-09-25T20:32:31.200-07:00How it all started...I was browsing through youtube and saw this. It totally caught my attention and I just couldn't wait to share with you all. So here it goes, Enjoy!<br />
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/s/ KrisMicronesia Chalenge--CNMI 2020http://www.blogger.com/profile/12736607027066577396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811180227119383834.post-15574373959620045552011-08-31T23:33:00.000-07:002011-08-31T23:53:34.752-07:00Changes over the years concerning fishing methods<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>A lot of the attitude we show and the practices we do comes through the way we were taught as we grew and matured over years. Here, in Chuuk, fishing was one of the many activities done by both men and women. It was and still is part of the Chuukese culture. Though this may be true, we have come to the realization that the methods have become drastically different. Below is a picture of a group of women out fishing. Whether it was for festivities or just for the family, long ago they used to do it in groups. Which made it easier for the people, and didn't cause harm to the resources there because it is fair to say that in the past it was all about subsistence. Today, it is a totally different story. Nowadays it's subsistence plus commercial compounded by the population increases that has now put fish in more demand causing the drastic measures to fishing methods. We have now started using a very different approach to fishing. We now have boats, enabling us to go out further and other fishing tools which makes it easier and faster to catch as many fish as we want and maybe even more. In the end we end up overfishing and put so much of our resources in danger. It is the difference in fishing methods along with the rapid population growth and commercial demand that has now put pressure to the present resources. The challenge today is on how do we maintain the resources we have in order for our future generation to continue the use of them?<br />
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</div></div>Micronesia Chalenge--CNMI 2020http://www.blogger.com/profile/12736607027066577396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811180227119383834.post-78436323446796939062011-08-18T03:37:00.000-07:002011-08-18T03:40:32.045-07:00Nimpal Channel MCA New Platform LaunchThe Nimpal Channel Marine Conservation Area held ceremony on Tuesday, August 16th 2011 launching its new surveillance platform. It was named "<i style="color: blue;">Chingiygog</i>" after the evening star. Members of the two villages Okaw and Kaday came together to officially christen the newly completed platform.<br />
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Guests that were on hand to witness the event included government officials such as the Governor and Lt. Governor of Yap State, Speaker of Yap State Legislature and a few Senators. Government agencies such as Yap EPA and Marine Resources, along with Yap's NGO - Yap Community Action Program, Yap Institute of Natural Science, as well as the TNC Asia/Pacific Marine Program were also present. Members of the private sector dive operators and other community MPA representatives also graced the event with their presence.<br />
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In addition to the launching of the new surveillance platform was the signing of the Nimpal Channel MCA 3-year Management Plan. I am proud to be a part of this project that two villages have come together to start and manage and hope that from here we move on to better take better care of our natural resources, our environment, and our future.<br />
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Though we did not meet the amount we set at first, I feel that Yap has taken a step towards the right direction. Having the government recognize the MPAs and LMMAs on Yap is a first of many accomplishments for the State of Yap. I hope that from here on out, the government and the local communities who are involved in environmental conservancy projects will continue to work together. Who knows maybe sometimes in the future, if they plan and execute right, we might even be able to surpass this year's 150 ton quota for trochus and still have plenty to keep Yap's Marine biodiversity at an all time high along with many other projects that help manage our natural resources and still have an abundance to commercially export.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">/s/ <i>Jonathan</i></div>Micronesia Chalenge--CNMI 2020http://www.blogger.com/profile/12736607027066577396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811180227119383834.post-65327506995477164802011-08-08T18:42:00.001-07:002011-08-08T18:42:56.272-07:00Check this outI loved them, and so I thought...Why not share'em<br />
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Micronesia Chalenge--CNMI 2020http://www.blogger.com/profile/12736607027066577396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811180227119383834.post-51367938542500733132011-08-08T18:36:00.000-07:002011-08-08T18:36:50.100-07:00A testI think I get the hang of this, but right now this one is a test..<br />
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Micronesia Chalenge--CNMI 2020http://www.blogger.com/profile/12736607027066577396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811180227119383834.post-57101930461442762792011-07-27T16:42:00.000-07:002011-07-27T17:25:25.036-07:00I see a lot of fisherman here in Yap catching turtles on a daily basis.There are no research being done on turtle population in our region.<br />
This concerns me, with recent issues on turtle extinction due to overfishing,<br />
shouldn't we Yapese take the initiative and better understand the situation we<br />
are in regarding turtle hunting and whether or not we should do something about<br />
it before it is too late?<br />
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Here is a trailer for a video on Hawksbill turtle preservation.<br />
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/s/ JonathanMicronesia Chalenge--CNMI 2020http://www.blogger.com/profile/12736607027066577396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811180227119383834.post-86484686014132746352011-07-25T15:00:00.000-07:002011-07-27T17:30:17.898-07:00My Short Term GoalI want to produce a Yapese language video about the importance of MPAs on Yap.<br />
Here's an example of one in Chuukese for MPAs in Guam.<br />
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/s/ JonathanMicronesia Chalenge--CNMI 2020http://www.blogger.com/profile/12736607027066577396noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811180227119383834.post-35666037649008573432011-07-21T21:00:00.000-07:002011-07-27T17:29:04.297-07:00Underwater Shots<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTGcZP1TJ_6DFMc8TrtXSGs8i8_wcQrqxcPY7eXc9X2AK39HDxv0vkMKuRC9_xnyVabHyewVtssOr59XQ3B7TL_ImgQB_FC3kdZukAUG5nH6JwBXIDOxjhsgataHv8Mma7EZV7bttu-I/s1600/IMG_3409.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZTGcZP1TJ_6DFMc8TrtXSGs8i8_wcQrqxcPY7eXc9X2AK39HDxv0vkMKuRC9_xnyVabHyewVtssOr59XQ3B7TL_ImgQB_FC3kdZukAUG5nH6JwBXIDOxjhsgataHv8Mma7EZV7bttu-I/s1600/IMG_3409.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></div>Here are a few pictures of me underwater.<br />
If we take MPAs more seriously these images<br />
could still be possible in the near future!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Westside Waves</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanging out at the outer reef</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diving down for Trochus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking for trochus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I need air</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Resting after looking for trochus</td></tr>
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<tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption">Shirt-load of trochus </td></tr>
</tbody></table>/s/ JonathanMicronesia Chalenge--CNMI 2020http://www.blogger.com/profile/12736607027066577396noreply@blogger.com0