The hype for this field course and all the diverse marine life that we would see while in Mexico was by no means incorrect. The first official day of the course when we traveled byContinue reading
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Pearl Oyster Farm
On the 18th of April we traveled to the first commercial pearl oyster farm in North America, located in Guaymas, and there I got the opportunity to hear Enrique Arizmendi, one of the founding partners,Continue reading
Xuan Hong Lim
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conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2013, marine studies, sustainability, travel
Life Perspectives
Humans are sentient beings and so we feel, perceive, and experience subjectivity. During the interviews we had with local fishermen, be it in casual conversations or interviews, I felt that it was very important toContinue reading
Too close for comfort?
Xavier mentioned before we arrived in Baja California our itinerary might change during the trip and flexibility was necessary. While I assumed he meant we needed to take changes to the schedule in stride, IContinue reading
The class
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conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2012, marine studies, students, travel
Our field journal excerpts
“After the COBI meeting with local fishermen we all met for supper at a family-owned local restaurant in Puerto Libertad. Almost immediately after I walked in, the owner, Emilia, invited me into her kitchen toContinue reading
Leonardo Verdugo Figueroa
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conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2012, marine studies, students, travel
Environmental Education and Conservation in Fishing Communities
During our trip, there were several occasion in which the importance of children education presented itself to me as an evident fact when dealing with conservation and the way communities interact with the environment andContinue reading
Dani B.
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conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2012, marine studies, students, travel
Between Two Worlds
Spending two days with the Seri was an enlightening experience concerning the cultural transitions they are undergoing. On the first day, we entered the village built by the Mexican government for the indigenous group inContinue reading
Dani B.
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2012, marine studies, students, travel, Video Posts
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2012, marine studies, students, travel, Video Posts
Diversity
As I put this video clip together, I tried to capture the vast ecological diversity that the Gulf of California contains. Throughout the trip I was amazed by the stark contrast of the harsh desertContinue reading
Patricia Elena Villegas
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conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2012, marine studies, students, travel
Cosme the Great
Several pounds and hundreds of tortillas later we’re back in North Carolina fondly remembering our trip to Sonora, Mexico. I’ve been contemplating the topic on which I’d like to blog and while those excellent twoContinue reading