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Margaret Mary Gilroy
January 22, 2014April 20, 2015 Margaret Mary GilroyCEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel

Day 11: January 17, 2014–Goodbye Belau!

Hello all! Quick culture note: Belau is Palauan for Palau! Today was our last Conservation and Development class and we got to spend it monitoring Ngederrak, a Koror state marine protected area (MPA). The MPAContinue reading

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Nichola Clark
January 17, 2014March 11, 2014 Nichola ClarkCEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel

Day 10 (16 January 2014, AM edition): Identity and Conservation

Today we met Umai Basiliaus, who works in the Policy Planning program of the Palau Conservation Society (PCS).  While Umai’s formal presentation gave a great overview of the organization and its objectives, she shared invaluableContinue reading

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Nichola Clark
January 17, 2014March 11, 2014 Nichola ClarkCEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel

Day 10 (PM edition) 16 January 2014: A Farewell Feast

Humbled and inspired.  Those are two words that describe how I feel at this very moment—and how I’ve felt for a lot of this trip.  Tonight we were invited to a dinner at Chief NgiraContinue reading

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Rachael Bishop
January 17, 2014March 11, 2014 Rachael BishopCEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel

January 14th: Exit Fees

When you leave Palau, you’re charged fifty bucks in cash. Ouch. I’ve been whining about it quite a bit if not verbally, at least internally. However, today’s discussions made me feel incredibly better about payingContinue reading

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Katlyn May
January 17, 2014March 11, 2014 Katlyn MayCEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel

Cruising Through the Rock Islands

January 15, 2014 Today we once again enjoyed the type of weather most people only dream about in the middle of January. Sunny, slightly breezy, and hardly a cloud in the sky, which was perfectContinue reading

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Amanda Santoni
January 16, 2014March 11, 2014 Amanda SantoniCEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel

January 15th Sea Cucumber Fishery

Today was my 10th day in Palau, and the 8th day of my conservation & development class. This morning we met with Irving and Tiare with OSCA in Ngardmau state. What was amazing about Ngardmau,Continue reading

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Tori Kleinbort
January 14, 2014March 11, 2014 Tori KleinbortCEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel

We live in a Bai, we fish on the sea and sometimes, we get lost

Today started out much like the others. Many of us, still adjusting to the time difference, woke up well before we needed to be ready. We trotted down the staircase, bags in hand, to headContinue reading

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Chase Gruber
January 14, 2014March 11, 2014 Chase GruberCEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, travel

Day 6: From the Taro Patch to the ‘Eco Theme Park’

Sunday, 12 January 2014 Before we left Ollei this morning, we stopped at the village taro patch for one last lecture. Throughout our visit to this small fishing village, our experiences focused on the community’sContinue reading

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Alanna Gisonodo
January 13, 2014March 11, 2014 Alanna GisonodoCEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel

Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Conservation in Ollei, Palau

We have just returned to Koror from our two-day trip in Ollei, a small village located in the northern end of Ngarchelong state of Palau. We spent most of the visit with local women andContinue reading

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Sean Stanton
January 13, 2014March 11, 2014 Sean StantonCEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, travel

January 8th: A Tour of the Rock Islands

Koror Palau, 18:00, January 08, 2014 Who knew…. …that so many different types of living things could live in such a small area?!?!  Even after being here five years ago, I am still so blownContinue reading

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