January 15, 2014 Today we once again enjoyed the type of weather most people only dream about in the middle of January. Sunny, slightly breezy, and hardly a cloud in the sky, which was perfectContinue reading
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January 15th Sea Cucumber Fishery
Today was my 10th day in Palau, and the 8th day of my conservation & development class. This morning we met with Irving and Tiare with OSCA in Ngardmau state. What was amazing about Ngardmau,Continue reading
Allison Fox
2014 Trip, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2014 Trip, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Hiking Kaena Point
Aloha from all of us here on Oahu! Our third day of class began bright and early, as we rose before the sun to prepare for our hike to Kaena Point—the westernmost tip of Oahu.Continue reading
Kimberly Hernandez
CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Honus in Hanauma Bay
Today in class we frolicked with seven fat and happy sea turtles in contribution to a long-term health assessment of Hawaii green turtles, or “honu” in Hawaiian. Andy set up the day’s adventures essentially onContinue reading
Lydia Utley
2014 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2014 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
The evolution of the vacuum: the Super Sucker project
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
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