Katherine Guttenplan
March 20, 2015 Katherine Guttenplan2015 Trip, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, students, travel

Managing Monk Seal or People?

Our adventures today take us to the northern end of Oahu to check up on a special new mother, the monk seal R5AY or ‘Honey Girl’ and her 22-day-old calf. Honey Girl is one ofContinue reading

Emma Maschal
March 19, 2015March 20, 2015 Emma Maschal2015 Trip, CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, environmental policy, travel

Shoptalk in a Coffee Shop

Today’s class was full of marine conservation shoptalk. We covered a variety of different marine conservations issues with the specialists we met on Day 3 of our Hawaiian adventure. All of my classmates had insightfulContinue reading

Courtney Brooke Edwards
March 18, 2015 Courtney Brooke Edwards2015 Trip, Duke Marine Lab, environmental health, marine studies, oceans, students, travel, Video Posts, water

A Very Green St. Patrick’s Day

No one got pinched in our class today on St.Patrick’s Day, thanks to the fact we spent the day working with green sea turtles! For our second day of class, we observed and assistedContinue reading

Heather Heenehan
March 17, 2015March 20, 2015 Heather Heenehan2015 Trip, alumni, CEM, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, PhD, students, travel

This is Our Classroom

Kenneth Norris, a pioneer marine mammal researcher who studied spinner dolphins in Hawaii, used to start his experiential field classes by saying “We’re off on the greatest adventure of our lives.” Today, we started theContinue reading

Andy Read
January 29, 2014March 11, 2014 Andy Read2014 Trip, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, faculty, marine studies, students, travel

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

Kenady Wilson
January 27, 2014March 11, 2014 Kenady Wilson2014 Trip, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, PhD, students, travel

Monk Seals and Mobile Lectures

Our last two days on Kauai were spent working with NOAAs Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program. The goal was to deploy a suite of instruments on 1-2 monk seals over the course of the week.Continue reading

Andy Read
January 23, 2014March 11, 2014 Andy Read2014 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

Jaime Frungillo
January 22, 2014March 11, 2014 Jaime Frungillo2014 Trip, CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel

Junior Rangers and Boobies

Today marks the third day on Kauai and the first monk seal day. If you have been reading the previous blogs, you are aware that our time on Kauai has so far been spent hiking,Continue reading

Boyd Carnal
January 21, 2014March 11, 2014 Boyd Carnal2014 Trip, CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel

Over the Cliffs and Through the Mud

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

Megan Rayfield
January 21, 2014March 11, 2014 Megan Rayfield2014 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