In our daily lives, we are surrounded by technology, with very few opportunities to truly disconnect. Even when we’re not behind a screen or on a call, we are so often still tied to ourContinue reading
Category: marine studies
Maggie Ruppel
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, Gulf of California - 2015, marine studies, sustainability, travel, undergraduate
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, Gulf of California - 2015, marine studies, sustainability, travel, undergraduate
New Times in Old Kino
We pulled into Kino Viejo around noon, running a little late and hoping we hadn’t missed out on all of the excitement. When we stepped onto the beach, fishing boats were floating near shore, waitingContinue reading
Ian Markham
CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, Gulf of California - 2015, marine studies, students, travel
CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, Gulf of California - 2015, marine studies, students, travel
The Midriff Islands Exposed
If you were stranded on a desert island, what two things would you most want with you? I had heard this clichéd question previously during awkward ice breakers and forced small talk but never been able toContinue reading
Supriti Jaya Ghosh
CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, Gulf of California - 2015, marine studies, travel
CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, Gulf of California - 2015, marine studies, travel
EWN to HMO, me voy a Mexico
After plane delays, missed connections, and an unplanned overnight in Phoenix, our full team finally arrived in Mexico on April 10, a day late. Our base for the next three weeks is the Kino FieldContinue reading
Betsy Mansfield
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, Gulf of California - 2015, marine studies, students, travel
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, Gulf of California - 2015, marine studies, students, travel
Gearing up for the Gulf
Hello! And welcome to the first blog post for the Community-Based Conservation class in the Gulf of California. In the next few weeks we will be blogging about all of our experiences, interactions and adventuresContinue reading
Zooming In
It’s been a few days since I’ve been back in North Carolina, and the memories from Mexico are still as vivid as the scenes themselves. Naturally, my memory cannot capture every single little detailContinue reading
The Valenzuela Brothers and Pen Shell Diving in the Infiernillo Channel, Sonora
Before starting, I must say that since I began to be interested on indigenous languages and groups of Mexico, the Comcaac people (or Seri) have been particularly fascinating to me. And after a long road, lastContinue reading
Welcome to the Gulf of California!
Few places in the world have the magnificence and diversity found in the Gulf of California. Since we started our trip to the peninsula, nature has not stopped surprising us. Our first part of theContinue reading
Xuan Hong Lim
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, Gulf of California - 2013, marine studies, sustainability, travel
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
The class
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
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