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
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Leela Rao
2011 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2011 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Day Thirteen (Jan. 30) – Farewell Midway
Our last day on the island was one of reflection on the environmental issues that plague this atoll, and of farewells to the people, place, and most of all, our little Laysan friends. We awokeContinue reading
Sally Kleburg
2011 Trip, alumni, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, travel
2011 Trip, alumni, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, travel
Day Thirteen (Jan. 30) – Last Day At Midway
Things never considered before the Midway experience Biking at night isn’t easy even with hat and bike lights. Big birds in the road (albatross) and overhead (petrels) and my own brand of night blindness makeContinue reading
Cassandra Ornell
2011 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2011 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Day Twelve (Jan. 29) – Albatross plots, marine debris, and more fun at the All Hands Club
After a busy morning despite unfortunate weather, we had the afternoon to ourselves and a great evening of music and games. Yesterday marked our third and final morning of working with Greg Shubert on variousContinue reading
Isabel Junkin
2011 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2011 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Day Eleven (Jan. 28) – Midway’s history
On the morning of June 4th, 1942, George Junkin V was preparing to fly his Wildcat fighter jet from the USS Enterprise against the approaching Japanese fleet in the battle for Midway. The Japanese vesselsContinue 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
Anthony Gubler
2011 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2011 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Day Nine (Jan. 26) The Challenges of Being an Environmental Manager
An easy day of potting native plants, watching historical videos, and discussing management strategies. The forecasted rain quickly came and drenched us all as we reported for invasive species duty – 0700. In rainy weatherContinue reading
Catherine Pelc
2011 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2011 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Day Nine (Jan. 26) – Oh the places you’ll go, the things you’ll see.
I found one! I found one! – Adventures in Monk Seal surveys! As Amy and Heather have mentioned in previous blogs, everyday a few of us get to accompany Tracy from NOAA on her HawaiianContinue reading
Cassandra Ornell
2011 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2011 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Day Nine (Jan. 26) – Marine debris and Midway
Marine debris: What are its effects and how do we solve the problem? This has been the topic of class discussion on two occasions so far during our time on Midway, and it has becomeContinue reading
Heather Heenehan
2011 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel, Video Posts
2011 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel, Video Posts
Day Nine (Jan. 26) – There are no Midway strangers, just friends we haven’t met!
We made a bunch of new friends this afternoon while snorkeling the reef. This blog post is really to post the video I put together of what the reef looks like here and to introduceContinue reading