My camera is with me most places. I try to strike a balance between placing myself behind the lens and putting my camera away. Sometimes the camera facilitates a deeper understanding and association with theContinue reading
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From Tin Tubes to Endless Sand and Sea
Before I stepped foot into the Sonoran desert landscape for the first time, I would have liked to spend some time reading Edward Abbey’s Desert Solitaire or Annie Dillard’s For the Time Being. Both discussContinue reading
Tri-national Collaboration at the Tulane Environmental Law & Policy Summit
I helped organize a panel to explore a possible tri-national agreement that would allow Cuba, Mexico and the U.S. to collaborate on marine protected areas.
DukeFish at the 2018 AFS Tidewater Meeting
I presented my summer research, which explored the use of fisheries learning networks in countries around the world, at a recent conference.
Conserving North Carolina’s barrier islands
As part of a marine conservation biology course, we explored the management challenges present in the ever-changing landscapes of barrier islands.
Fishing Cooperatives of the Yucatan
On a trip to Mexico, Jill Hamilton (MEM’18) got a chance to see the economic, environmental and socially-sustainable fishing practices being used by a Yucatan fishing cooperative.
Your memory is waterproof
Jill Hamilton tells the story of a diving trip to Cozumel, Mexico, for a weeklong coral reef biology course.
Changing seasons on the coast
One of my favorite parts of living somewhere new is experiencing the change of seasons. In Colorado, fall erupts in beautiful gold and yellow hues, leaves slowly fluttering to the ground until the first snowContinue reading
El mar que nos une | The sea that unites us
For the first time in many years, I didn’t anticipate fireworks as the sun began to set on the 4th of July. Instead, I found myself in a car reminiscent of 1950s America, drivingContinue reading
Toxoplasmosis: Choosing between companion and charismatic species
The world loves cats. They’re a cute and cuddly companion species that we have been breeding for thousands of years.The world also loves charismatic megafauna, large animal species with widespread public appeal due to their magnificence,Continue reading