Now that we are are home (or almost there) we’d like to extend our thanks to everyone who made our trip so memorable Midway is full of contrast and contradictions. Laysans and Black-footeds, wilderness andContinue reading
Category: 2010 Trip
Matt Poti
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Midway (Thurs. 1/28/10) – In Search of the Golden Gooney
The persistence of bird enthusiast Josh Stoll leads to a glimpse of the rare short-tailed albatross… With the strong winds making a return trip to the water to search for spinner dolphins out of theContinue reading
Rhianna Strickland
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Midway (Wed., 1/27/10) – Reflections on the past
Another wonderful day on Midway! Waking up to an overcast sky, we decided to search for spinner dolphins on the North side of the island. Taking the Fish and Wildlife Service 25 foot SAFE boatContinue reading
Katelin Kelly
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Midway (Tues., 1/26/10) – Eastern Island – The Battle of and for Midway
As the wind subsided, we ventured to Eastern Island to experience the role of history in our future… At the mercy of the wind, we were excited to finally have weather suitable for the shortContinue reading
Midway (Mon. 1/25/10) – Duke Gardens West (Way West)
We visit two of the habitat restoration and creation projects that we worked on last year On Monday we visited a fresh water seep that we worked on last year, helping to create habitat forContinue reading
Amy Smith
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel, Video Posts
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel, Video Posts
Midway (Mon. 1/25/10) – Banding albatrosses, pulling Verbesina, and planting bunch grass: a busy day on Midway
We all started this morning off a little sluggish, a combination of the windy, cool morning and yesterday’s basketball, Tae Bo, and bowling. After breakfast and coffee, we met with Midway volunteers, Chris and Brette,Continue reading
Nicholas Mallos
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Midway (Saturday 1/23/10)- Plastic for breakfast, lunch and dinner
Just another day in the life of an albatross Being 1250 miles from the nearest inhabited island, one might suspect we find ourselves in an unspoiled environment with little or no sign of human presence. Continue reading
Joshua Stoll
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Midway (Sat., 1/23/10) – Into the wild(less): The birds of Midway
Standing on the edge of Midway’s runway, looking east, there is a sea of Laysan Albatrosses that stretches out as far as you can see. They remind me of people at a summertime concert orContinue reading
Clare Fieseler
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Midway (Fri., 1/22/10) – Experiencing the Patch
I stepped into the pages of Rolling Stone today. No rock-and-roll but plenty of plastic. When Rolling Stone magazine ran an article this past October titled “The Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” I received exactly two text messages and threeContinue reading