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In honor of our #ScientistsInTheField, for this week's #FunFactFriday we're exploring the impact of marine protections, like the designation of current #FoulingSurvey site Cocos Island as an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997 and as a National Park of Costa Rica! 
Efforts have been made to preserve the natural ecosystem on and around Cocos. The only permanent residents are park rangers. All visitors (a few tourists and scientists) require permission to visit. No camping, agriculture, fishing, or businesses are allowed on the island.
Despite these extraordinary efforts, the island still faces damage from #invasivespecies. No mammals are native to the island, but deer, wild boar, cats and rats have been introduced. We're there trying to understand how invasive marine species are impacting the ocean ecosystem.
It may be a #SnowDay for those of us at the main @SmithsonianEnv campus - but some of our researchers are enjoying rustic, tropical lab digs on Cocos Island, Costa Rica. Any ideas what book’s fictional island was based off of Cocos? HINT: 🦖🦕 #ScientistsInTheField
Did you guess #JurassicPark!? Michael Crichton's novel (and the subsequent movies) take place on the fictitious "Isla Nublar" of Costa Rica, which is modeled after Cocos Island! #TheMoreYouKnow
With views like these - we can understand why famous oceanographer Jacques Cousteau called Cocos "the most beautiful island in the world". #FoulingProject
