{"id":241560,"date":"2016-11-30T06:00:34","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T20:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=241560"},"modified":"2016-11-30T06:00:34","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T20:00:34","slug":"fomho-is-a-fish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/fomho-is-a-fish\/","title":{"rendered":"Fomho\u2019 is a fish"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-241560 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/fomho-is-a-fish\/fomho-pix1\/'>fomho-pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-241566'>\n\t\t\t\tDr. Frank Camacho explains taxonomy to an audience of 24 community members at the Sagan Kotturan Chamoru. (Trevor Boykin) \n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/fomho-is-a-fish\/fomho-pix2\/'>fomho-pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-241567'>\n\t\t\t\tA high school participant checks his fish ID card against a species list from UOG Sea Grant. (Treyvor Boykin)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/fomho-is-a-fish\/fomho-pix3\/'>fomho-pix3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-241568'>\n\t\t\t\tBingo cards helped participants practice their Chamorro pronunciation. (UOG Sea Grant)\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>What\u2019s the difference between pipipu and fomho\u2019, and why use the word afulo\u2019 instead of fanihen t\u00e5si?<\/p>\n<p>If you recognize that these words refer to Saurida gracilis (lizardfish), Stegastes nigricans (farmer fish), and Aetobatus narinari (eagle spotted ray), then you may have attended the University of Guam Sea Grant\u2019s fish identification workshop, N\u00e5\u2019an Guihan Siha-Chamorro Fish I.D., on Nov. 19.<\/p>\n<p>Held at Ipao Point\u2019s Sagan Kotturan Chamoru, the interactive session attracted participants across the age spectrum, from toddlers to seniors. Dr. Frank Camacho of the University of Guam\u2019s College of Natural &amp; Applied Sciences\u2019 Biology program, and Jeremy Cepeda, Chamorro teacher from Simon Sanchez High School, gave presentations about fish taxonomy, scientific naming systems, and Chamorro words for fish typically found in Tumon Bay.<\/p>\n<p>Both Camacho and Cepeda emphasized that of the two classification systems, neither one is more important, and neither is better than the other. The naming systems serve different purposes, complement each other, and are useful in distinct ways.<\/p>\n<p>For example, scientific names are derived from Latin or Greek and can refer to species\u2019 physical characteristics or locations where they are found. These highly specific and ordered names help international and lay researchers reference species of interest, which is important when everyone speaks a different language.<\/p>\n<p>Chamorro names for fish, on the other hand, can refer to physical characteristics, life stages, and size. These sorts of distinctions are useful in determining when a fish is optimal to catch and eat.<\/p>\n<p>The workshop also provided a venue to test out a Sea Grant-developed educational tool, T\u00e5si Bingo. Each card uses images from Dave Burdick\u2019s website, GuamReefLife.com, and players match \u201ccalls\u201d in Chamorro to the correct picture. Participants received newly revised waterproof species ID cards from the Guam Bureau of Statistics and Plans to help them reinforce their newly acquired fish knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one thing to memorize lists of words,\u201d said workshop coordinator Marie Auyong of UOG Sea Grant. \u201cIt\u2019s another to visualize what the words mean, and that visualization really reinforces the memorization process. My biggest hope is that people, while learning the words, are inspired to get in the water and put their knowledge to use.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Auyong said she was most proud of two workshop components: that community members helped to organize the event, and that participants created a supportive environment in which to practice Chamorro.<\/p>\n<p>On the Thursday before the workshop, John F. Kennedy High School service learning students cleaned up the center. Auyong credits JFK science teacher Carolyn Haruo as \u201ca superior role model in showing how to work hard, take initiative, and love learning.\u201d Volunteers from the center\u2019s caretaking organization, Inadahen I Lina\u2019la, also contributed significant logistics support.<\/p>\n<p>The UOG Sea Grant is one of 33 Sea Grant programs nationwide and receives funding support from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. 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