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
Category: environmental policy
Patricia Elena Villegas
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2012, marine studies, students, travel
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
Kiley Dancy
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2012, marine studies, students, travel
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2012, marine studies, students, travel
Why are we talking about Lewis Carroll in the Sonoran Desert?
By the time we approached our campsite near Puerto Libertad, it was already too dark to see anything. Xavier kept going on and on about how we were going to see a “disjunct population” ofContinue reading
Lindsay Spurrier
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2012, marine studies, students, travel
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2012, marine studies, students, travel
Trip Destinations Google Map
Who doesn’t love a good map? Especially when it shows all the amazing places we went during our time in Mexico. Below is a link to the Google Map I created to do just that.Continue reading
Emily Dick
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2012, marine studies, students, travel
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2012, marine studies, students, travel
Mother of Pearl, SO MUCH FOOD.
There is only one way that I will voluntarily wake up at 5:30 in the morning, and that is when there is promise of a day of great food. This morning we rolled out ofContinue reading
Kiley Dancy
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2012, marine studies, students, travel
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2012, marine studies, students, travel
7 Not-so-easy Steps for Growing Pearls in the Gulf of California
As part of our visit to the city of Guaymas, Sonora, we had the opportunity to visit the only pearl oyster farm in North America (Perlas Del Mar de Cortez).
Emily Dick
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
Sea Lions, Dolphins, and Whales – Oh My!
There are few courses that you can take in which it is not out of the ordinary to hear your professor say, “to the left you can see some boobies” or “the island’s biodiversity isContinue reading
Sharon Benjamin
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2012, marine studies, students, travel
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2012, marine studies, students, travel
The Global Economy – It’s Complicated.
After a day motoring the Gulf, we camped in the bay of a small island with steep and craggy hills, called Isla Salsipuedes, which literally translates to ‘get out if you can.’ On this smallContinue reading
Lindsay Spurrier
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2012, marine studies, students, travel
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2012, marine studies, students, travel
A Trip to Puerto Libertad
After a 3-hour drive through the Sonoran Desert, we arrived at Puerto Libertad in time to see a presentation by a fisher-woman from a small-scale fishing cooperative in Ligüi, a small town on the BajaContinue reading
Sharon Benjamin
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2012, marine studies, students, travel
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2012, marine studies, students, travel
San Pedro Martir with Polo, a Biodiversity Monitor
On March 22, we took to the water to visit a tiny (1.7 km2) ancient volcanic island, Isla de San Pedro Martir. The island is a special place to visit, and is an oasis ofContinue reading