A brief glimpse at our thoughts and reflections over the course of our trip. Though the boat rides we’ve taken over the last week have largely been part of the expedition of getting to someplaceContinue reading
Category: Gulf of California – 2011
Gulf of California – 2011
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Best photos from the best trip!
Everyone’s top 3 photos. CAITLIN Some of the little hermit crabs in the tide pools on the north side of Tiburon Island. Sunrise over the mountains at our campsite on Tiburon Island. After the SeriContinue reading
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Videos from the Gulf of California
Courtesy of Ted. ENJOY! Also: Dolphin Sighting 3/29/2011 Dolphin Sighting
Mateja Nenadovic
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2011, marine studies, students, travel
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2011, marine studies, students, travel
Harvesting callos (pen shells) on the Tiburon Island
Written by SEC Team (Kirby, Luke, and Mateja) What are the necessary ingredients for a perfect gazpacho? Apparently, a pack of coyotes at the Tiburon Island near our camping site have figured it out. TheyContinue reading
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Camping with the Seri: Shooting stars, self-caught meals, and Battle Coyote.
We spent three fun-filled days on Tiburon Island immersed in nature and Seri culture. Day 1 – Friday Our three day excursion with the Seri (Comcaac) started at 8am Friday with a bumpy van rideContinue reading
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My Secret Identity as Mexican Fisherman: A Day in the Life of an Independent Study Student Working With Dr. Xavier Basurto
Blog post by Connie Liu, alumni of 2010 Mexico trip. It was like one of those car commercials where a sleek, new car is doing doughnuts in the middle of some vast expanse. Although ourContinue reading
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Rest day? Never heard of such a thing.
We were back on the boat, bright and early. Except this time around, there were hardly any waves and the water was like glass. I was extremely happy that the trip was expected toContinue reading
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All Natural Glow-in-the-Dark
We visited a pearl oyster farm in Guaymas, and then took a boat out to San Pedro Norlasco Island to snorkel and stay overnight. The best part: night snorkeling with bioluminescent dinoflagellates!! The worst part:Continue reading
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Sea cucumbers, birds, and lions!!?!
What do they have in common? Not too much, but we found all of them on our boating/snorkeling adventure to southern Tiburon Island in the Gulf of California. The Prescott College Kino Bay Center isContinue reading
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Mexico – Day 3
‘When you go to buy Shrimp Ceviche in Mexico, there’s a 90% chance it came from a shrimp farm’ Sustainable seafood is a wonderfully easy topic to debate when you have contrast; bad practices vs.Continue reading