Aloha ʻĀina refers to a sense of place, a central concept in Hawaiian culture. A connection to a particular place was a common theme in many of the conversations we had with people onContinue reading
Author: Andy Read
Dr. Read's is Rachel Carson Associate Professor of Marine Conservation Biology at the Duke Marine Lab in Beaufort, NC. His research interests are in the conservation biology of long-lived marine vertebrates, particularly marine mammals, seabirds and sea turtles.
Day One – Linking urban sprawl, monk seal conservation and cat poop
Welcome to the 2016 class blog for Marine Conservation Biology. In this course we explore some of the challenges to conservation in the main Hawaiian Islands. We’ll be spending the first week on OahuContinue reading
Mahalo to All…
Just a quick mahalo (thank you) to all of the conservation professionals and stakeholders who took the time to meet with us on Oahu and Kauai. Your first-hand observations and experiences are what setsContinue reading
Andy Read
2014 Trip, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, faculty, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2014 Trip, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, faculty, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Do You Know Your Place?
That was the question that Maka’ala Ka’aumoana asked us when we met her in Hanalei this afternoon. A noted community organizer, conservation advocate and Executive Director of the Hanalei Watershed Hui, she described how herContinue reading
Providing Environmental Lawyers with a Real Education
One of the great things about bringing this class to Oahu each year is the opportunity to reconnect with Nicholas School alumni and old friends. On Tuesday night we had dinner with three CEMContinue reading
Andy Read
2014 Trip, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2014 Trip, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Welcome to Marine Conservation Biology – Hawaii 2014
Please follow us as we explore the challenges associated with managing and protecting the biodiversity of Hawaii’s marine megafauna – monk seals, albatrosses, spinner dolphins and green turtles. Each of our intrepid CEM students willContinue reading
Day 10: Of Mice and Men
Mice abound but the rats have been eradicated, with enormously positive impacts on several species of seabirds Steinbeck wasn’t thinking about conservation or Midway Atoll when he wrote his novella. But his title was aContinue reading
Day Fourteen (Jan. 31) – Last Thoughts
A few final observations at the end of our adventure Returning from Midway is always a difficult experience for me, because we arrive in urban Honolulu in the middle of the night. I usually try Continue reading
Day Ten (Jan. 27) – Tagging Monk Seals
The class has been accompanying Tracy Wurth on her monk seal surveys and yesterday some of us helped her to tag a yearling seal One of the great things about Midway is the first-hand experienceContinue reading
Day One (Jan. 18) – Diamond Head, Albatross Conservation & Yogurtland
We spent the morning hiking Diamond Head to survey Oahu, before learning about albatross conservation with Dr. David Hyrenbach and ending the day at Yogurtland Ken Norris, one of the most celebrated natural historians ofContinue reading