The carpet sweeper was invented in 1860 by Daniel Hess and then the first motorized vacuum cleaner invented by Hubert Cecil Booth in 1901. Here it is over a 100 years later and the vacuumContinue reading
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We live in a Bai, we fish on the sea and sometimes, we get lost
Today started out much like the others. Many of us, still adjusting to the time difference, woke up well before we needed to be ready. We trotted down the staircase, bags in hand, to headContinue reading
Day 6: From the Taro Patch to the ‘Eco Theme Park’
Sunday, 12 January 2014 Before we left Ollei this morning, we stopped at the village taro patch for one last lecture. Throughout our visit to this small fishing village, our experiences focused on the community’sContinue reading
Aimee Boucher
2014 Trip, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2014 Trip, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Aloha from Hawaii!
Today marked the beginning of our Polynesian adventure on the island of Oahu with a hike up Diamondhead State Monument as our orientation to the overgrowing and urbanizing city of Honolulu. A hopping andContinue reading
Andy Read
2014 Trip, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2014 Trip, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Welcome to Marine Conservation Biology – Hawaii 2014
Please follow us as we explore the challenges associated with managing and protecting the biodiversity of Hawaii’s marine megafauna – monk seals, albatrosses, spinner dolphins and green turtles. Each of our intrepid CEM students willContinue reading
Alanna Gisonodo
CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Conservation in Ollei, Palau
We have just returned to Koror from our two-day trip in Ollei, a small village located in the northern end of Ngarchelong state of Palau. We spent most of the visit with local women andContinue reading
January 8th: A Tour of the Rock Islands
Koror Palau, 18:00, January 08, 2014 Who knew…. …that so many different types of living things could live in such a small area?!?! Even after being here five years ago, I am still so blownContinue reading
Day 3 – Conservation, Management, and Sustainable Use of Marine Resources in Palau
Thursday, 9 January 2013 Unfortunately, this morning we were greeted by more rain. Luckily, we had a day of indoor interviews on the agenda. First, we spoke with Wayne Andrew, a member of the HelenContinue reading
An Owl Prowl: Searching for the Snowy Owl
2013 was a strange year for Snowy Owls. In what is called an irruption year, thousands of Hedwig look-alikes (for all you Harry Potter fans out there) have left the Canadian tundra and spread asContinue reading
The Definition of Insanity: COP19
“We have entered a new era that demands global solidarity in order to fight climate change,” Philippines delegate Naderev Saño declared during the opening statements at the 19th Conference of the Parties for the United NationsContinue reading