Courtesy of Ted. ENJOY! Also: Dolphin Sighting 3/29/2011 Dolphin Sighting
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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
Abby Furnish
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
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
Abby Furnish
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
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
Abby Furnish
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
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
Abby Furnish
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
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
Abby Furnish
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
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
Abby Furnish
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
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
Abby Furnish
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
Mexico – Day 2
Dogs and Popsicles: The Keys to My Heart (or, Why I had a good day) Today marked our second day of class. We started the day with a discussion led my Nari and me onContinue reading
Abby Furnish
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
Bienvenido a Mexico! – Days 0 and 1
Have you ever wondered what would happen if the Jersey Shore cast filmed a season in Mexico? I think we may have found the perfect destination for season 5. But let’s back up first. AfterContinue reading