The fringe reef and beach were our classroom as we shadowed schools of tropical fish and cut down ironwood trees. With John Miller from US Fish and Wildlife at the helm, the group made itsContinue reading
Category: marine studies
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 Nine
Spray before Waffle, Marine Debris, Short-tailed Albatross, and Tetanus Shots Another excellent and gorgeous day on Midway and I’ve been assigned the task of writing today’s blog. I’m saving my top-notch literary skills for theContinue reading
2012 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel, Video Posts
Turning marine debris into art
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsBusxbpuxM
2012 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel, Video Posts
Day 8: There’s No Squealing on Dolphin Watching Boats
(Except when CEM students observe the spinner dolphin population in the waters of the Midway Atoll). Today we spent the day on Midway Island in typical fashion—observing the spectacular wildlife, and pondering the implications ofContinue reading
Day 7: Who Belongs to this Stuff?
Very few people actually visit Midway Island and when they come, they are allowed to bring no more than 50 lbs of stuff. And yet many people, especially those living along the Pacific Ocean, haveContinue reading
Day 7: Midway Atoll During World War II
While Midway Atoll may seem at first glance to be a peaceful refuge for wildlife such as Laysan ducks, albatross, monk seals, and spinner dolphins, it was not always that way… Due to its uniqueContinue reading
2012 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, Slide Shows, students, travel
Second full day on Midway: slide show
Some photos of our second full day on Midway. [portfolio_slideshow] On our second day on Midway we toured more of the history, as well as restoring some of the land. For more on the historyContinue reading
Day 6: History and hope
Day three on Midway Atoll- tour by bike and digging in the dirt To say the role of resource managers on Midway Atoll is challenging is an understatement. In a place as geographically isolated andContinue reading
2012 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel, Video Posts
Day 6: How-to Guide – Surveying Hawaiian Monk Seals
Be vewy vewy quiet, I’m hunting monk seals… Sigh… Another day in paradise. As I set out for breakfast, weaving through the albatross on my beach cruiser bicycle, I mentally run through the day’s itinerary:Continue reading