We all started this morning off a little sluggish, a combination of the windy, cool morning and yesterday’s basketball, Tae Bo, and bowling. After breakfast and coffee, we met with Midway volunteers, Chris and Brette,Continue reading
Category: coasts
Alex Aines
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Midway (Saturday 1/23/10)- Plastic for breakfast, lunch and dinner
Just another day in the life of an albatross Being 1250 miles from the nearest inhabited island, one might suspect we find ourselves in an unspoiled environment with little or no sign of human presence. Continue reading
Alex Aines
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Midway (Sat., 1/23/10) – Into the wild(less): The birds of Midway
Standing on the edge of Midway’s runway, looking east, there is a sea of Laysan Albatrosses that stretches out as far as you can see. They remind me of people at a summertime concert orContinue reading
Alex Aines
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Midway (Fri., 1/22/10) – Experiencing the Patch
I stepped into the pages of Rolling Stone today. No rock-and-roll but plenty of plastic. When Rolling Stone magazine ran an article this past October titled “The Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” I received exactly two text messages and threeContinue reading
Alex Aines
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel, Video Posts
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel, Video Posts
Midway (Fri., 1/22/10) – Videos from Midway
A Black-footed Albatross takes a drink http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE675nx5zLA Rough neighborhood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSsknyxVCcg
Alex Aines
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel, Video Posts
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel, Video Posts
Midway (Thurs., 1/21/10) – New Life w/video
This is a powerful place. On Thursday morning we watched a documentary describing the native Hawaiian meaning of Papahānaumokuākea as integrally connected to the creation of new life. This relates to flora and fauna, but also toContinue reading
Alex Aines
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Midway (Thurs., 1/21/10) – Welcome to Midway!
The one thing that strikes me the most in Midway, after the outstanding number of albatrosses, is the infrastructure. Our first morning in Midway, we wake up to the sound of thousands of albatrosses andContinue reading
Alex Aines
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
En route (Wed. 1/20/10) – Travel to Midway
“This is where the important people go to fly… What are you doing here?” Our dubious taxi driver wanted to know why a group of scruffy graduate students were being dropped off at an airportContinue reading
Alex Aines
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, faculty, marine studies, oceans, travel
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, faculty, marine studies, oceans, travel
Honolulu (Mon., 1/18/10) – Fish Auction and NOAA HQ Meetings
6:00 AM Honolulu Fish Auction Meet Sean Martin – fisherman, owner/operator of 6 pacific longliner boats, supplier of bait, tackle and safety equipment to the 130 boat longline fleet, former chairman of WESPAC (www.wpcouncil.org) andContinue reading
Alex Aines
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, faculty, marine studies, oceans, travel, Video Posts
2010 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, faculty, marine studies, oceans, travel, Video Posts
Oahu (Mon., 1/18/10) – The Auctioneer Video
A short clip of one of the auctioneers at the Honolulu Fish Auction.