Examples of the first and second most cited changes (categories
1 and 2) that remains in the memory of interviewees are, respectively:
the disappearance of the former Arei~ao Beach, currently
occupied by Port landfills; and the disappearance of a small old
channel that separated two areas of mangrove where people could
swim and fish. These two specific changes were mainly reported by
the oldest interviewees. Their speech also revealed their affection
by the Bay when they were describing these memories.