Name: Thandeka A Ngobese,

School: Moses Zikhali High,

P.O.Box 124, Mbozwana, 3974

What is the Coelacanth and how will being a part of the expendition benefit me and my community?

The Coelacanth is a very beautiful Fish in the worldwide. An adult can be measured in 80 cm in length and weight of 18kgs. The original colour is dark blue but it turns grey or brown after death. It takes about 18 months before it can give birth. It can also live thirty to forty years alive. There is a clear external difference between male and the female Coelacanths. Females are more robust than males.

First of all I would like to pass a voice of thanks to the Divers and Fisherman of Sodwana and to the rest hounarable staff of NCS.

Because without them, we would never heard of such a fish in our bay. Due to the park Sodwana Bay is now amongst the famous places. Therefor most of the people from various provinces and continents would come to investigate this kind of fish. And this not the end of the story, by the end of the day Hotels, restaurants, stores and everywhere where guests can be provided with facilities.

Approximitely 60% of the people who is unemployed so they use to sell their craft work in the market, so when most of outside people come in we are benefiting from them especially on bussines level.

Even the Divers and fishermen they need someone to help them to perform their work. Eventually everybody is having an opportunities to upgrade their financial Problems.

According to background history of this Coelacanth – is a Primate bony fish. It is said Its rare kind of fish which is deeply in the sea where it is not easy to approach there. Without any hesitation I can say – Cameramen , Videomen and scientists they would have competition for surveying the coelacanth which also provides changes of winning to those who are lucky enough may be amoung those, who knows can be your relatives or friends who can give you hand concerning Financial Problems.

So may words to the voluntees and see association keep it up to find misery things in the sea/oceans. So that we can be able to know them as we know ourselves.