Contrary to what your ideas of this class may be, we had no idea what was going to happen during our trip here in Sonora. I don’t mean this in the sense of unexpected personalContinue reading
Interview with Doña Eva, a woman fish buyer from Kino, Mexico
Unlike the other students, I’ve been living in a homestay with one of the few woman fish buyers here in the 5000-person town of Kino, Sonora, Mexico. This blog post is an interview with Eva, my homestay mother, an amazing woman who has succeeded through hard work and skillful negotiation.
Three days on Tiburon
We’ve just returned from a three day camping trip on Tiburon Island, where we went with members of the Lopez and Torres families from the Seri community of Punta Chueca. We camped near the northernContinue reading
Learning about ciimque iitom
Today our class traveled for the first time to the Seri village in Punta Chueca to learn from Xavier, a Seri student and teacher of their native language, cmiique iitom. It was a pretty surrealContinue reading
Michaela Stith
Duke Marine Lab, Gulf of California - 2016, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel, undergraduate
Duke Marine Lab, Gulf of California - 2016, marine studies, students, sustainability, travel, undergraduate
Dancing in the Desert
When I enrolled in this class, I knew I would learn about fisheries. I did not expect that I would also learn a few new dance moves. Over the past few days our class hasContinue reading
Donovan Loh
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, Gulf of California - 2016, students, travel, undergraduate
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, Gulf of California - 2016, students, travel, undergraduate
Hello from the other side
Friendship Park, San Diego, California – that’s about as close as I’ve ever gotten to Mexico despite having spent the past three years of my life in the United States. During a recent visit toContinue reading
Shannon Switzer
CEM, Duke Marine Lab, Gulf of California - 2015, marine studies, students, travel, undergraduate
CEM, Duke Marine Lab, Gulf of California - 2015, marine studies, students, travel, undergraduate
Top 10 Takeaways
It’s safe to say the 2015 Community-Based Marine Conservation course in the Gulf of California was a success. Many lessons were learned, loads of wildlife spotted, dozens of fresh tortillas eaten, and new friends made. To wrap up, let’s look at the top ten takeaways from the adventure.
Learning from and with the Seri
According to a 2012 article by National Geographic titled “Vanishing Languages,” a language dies every 14 days (http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/07/vanishing-languages/rymer-text). This article describes three of the world’s most endangered languages. One of these languages, Cmiique Iitom, isContinue reading
Caroline Wiernicki
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
Finding Solid Ground
Our last camping trip for the course was to a beach towards the northern face of Tiburón Island, overlooking the Infiernillo Channel. The tents were a respectable stone’s throw away from Puna Círculo, a flatContinue reading
Caitlin Adams
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 return to Tiburón
Sometimes, it’s the simplest of interactions that ends up meaning the most to you. For me, that moment happened on our return visit to Tiburón Island with an adorable 4-year-old girl named Gira. Though myContinue reading