We spent the morning hiking Diamond Head to survey Oahu, before learning about albatross conservation with Dr. David Hyrenbach and ending the day at Yogurtland Ken Norris, one of the most celebrated natural historians ofContinue reading
Author: Andy Read
Dr. Read's is Rachel Carson Associate Professor of Marine Conservation Biology at the Duke Marine Lab in Beaufort, NC. His research interests are in the conservation biology of long-lived marine vertebrates, particularly marine mammals, seabirds and sea turtles.
Gerlache Strait (Tues., 6/1/10) – Chasing Phantoms
If you’ve been following our blog regularly (you have been following the blog, haven’t you?), by now you are familiar with our daily routine. Get up, make coffee, have breakfast, launch the small boats, putContinue reading
Wilhelmina Bay, (Fri., 5/20/10) – Gradients
Our primary scientific objective is to study interactions between humpback whales and their prey, krill. This is why we tag the whales and why we are interested in the physical and biological factors that influenceContinue reading
On the way to Andvord Bay (Sat., 5/15/10) – Graduation Day
We celebrate our graduate students’ big day Our Antarctic trip is a wonderful opportunity to conduct world-class research in one of the most amazing places on earth. But the trip also entails sacrifice, as weContinue reading
Puenta Arenas (Fri., 5/7/10) – Beginnings
Where the heck are those GPS cables, anyway? Most of us arrived in Punta Arenas yesterday, tired after a long journey to the bottom of the world from various points in the U.S. Despite multipleContinue reading
Thanks to all our Friends on Midway and Oahu
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
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
Oahu (Mon., 1/18/10) – Day Two
We Hike to Kae’na Point to See Albatross and Monk Seals It was dark at 6:30 when we stumbled into the big white van and drove to Coffee Talk for our morning java. Sipping ourContinue reading
Oahu (Sun., 1/17/10) – Day One
Coffee, Football, Diamond Head and the Coast Guard – A Full First Day We started our Sunday with coffee and pastries at Coffee Talk, a Honolulu café, while Matt Bowers kept a close eye onContinue reading
Wilhelmina Bay (Thurs., 5/28/09) – Nature Red in Tooth and Claw
Another tag on today in a bay full of whales and a spectacular sighting of a leopard seal eating a Gentoo penguin. sunrise As I write it is about 6:00 PM on Thursday night. It’sContinue reading