After getting a chance to relax and recharge during our day off yesterday, our second full day in Kauai was also our last chance to sleep in well past sunrise. The events we have plannedContinue reading
Category: oceans
Megan Rayfield
2014 Trip, CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2014 Trip, CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
So far, so amazing!
So, we are one week into our Marine Conservation Biology class trip, and we have one week to go. For those that have been following our blog, you know what incredible experiences we have beenContinue reading
Honolulu Fish Auction
“Don’t write everything you know, use everything you know to determine what you write”-the first axiom Carl Safina shared today in a seminar on albatross. Communication is an integral part of conservation. Environmental managers canContinue 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
Abigail Machernis
CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Whales, Dolphins, Turtles – oh my!
Another sunny day in paradise! Our fourth day of adventure began with kidnapping spinner dolphin specialist, Carlie Wiener, and heading up to the west coast of Oahu to a town called Waianae. Here, we boardedContinue reading
Allison Fox
2014 Trip, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2014 Trip, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Hiking Kaena Point
Aloha from all of us here on Oahu! Our third day of class began bright and early, as we rose before the sun to prepare for our hike to Kaena Point—the westernmost tip of Oahu.Continue reading
Kimberly Hernandez
CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Honus in Hanauma Bay
Today in class we frolicked with seven fat and happy sea turtles in contribution to a long-term health assessment of Hawaii green turtles, or “honu” in Hawaiian. Andy set up the day’s adventures essentially onContinue reading
Lydia Utley
2014 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
2014 Trip, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
The evolution of the vacuum: the Super Sucker project
The carpet sweeper was invented in 1860 by Daniel Hess and then the first motorized vacuum cleaner invented by Hubert Cecil Booth in 1901. Here it is over a 100 years later and the vacuumContinue reading
Aimee Boucher
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
Aloha from Hawaii!
Today marked the beginning of our Polynesian adventure on the island of Oahu with a hike up Diamondhead State Monument as our orientation to the overgrowing and urbanizing city of Honolulu. A hopping andContinue 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