After adjusting to our new sleeping hours, we all woke up bright and early and full of pep for another hike to Brava and Resaca beaches. Although there were still no new turtle nests, theContinue reading
Category: conservation
Elizabeth Browder
conservation, Culebra and St. Croix – 2016, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, students, travel
conservation, Culebra and St. Croix – 2016, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, students, travel
Day 2: Our first Day in Culebra
Today we spent our first full day on Culebra Island, Puerto Rico! At 5:45 am. we woke up bright and early to begin our daily beach patrols. Half the group, fully clad in closed toedContinue reading
Erin Hord
conservation, Culebra and St. Croix – 2016, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, students, travel
conservation, Culebra and St. Croix – 2016, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, students, travel
Day One-The Start to a Marvelous Adventure
Today was an exciting day full of travel! We all arrived safely in San Juan, Puerto Rico by noon after an early-morning start. We greeted each other at the airport, and then we hopped intoContinue reading
Nicole Rice-Clewell
conservation, Culebra and St. Croix - 2015, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, students, travel
conservation, Culebra and St. Croix - 2015, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, students, travel
Day 10: A Farewell to St. Croix
Day 10: Wednesday, April 22 Today we drove over to the easternmost point of the island of St. Croix and of the United States. It was quite different from the western part of the island,Continue reading
Day 7: Bright Stars and Turtle Eggs in St. Croix
I’m laying on my stomach in the sand, arms outstretched, reaching and catching a leatherback’s eggs as she lays them. The power is out on the entire island, so I’ve never seen so many starsContinue reading
Aitana Zermeno
CEM, conservation, Culebra and St. Croix - 2015, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, students, travel
CEM, conservation, Culebra and St. Croix - 2015, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, students, travel
Day 6 – Travel to St. Croix & First Beach Patrol
Today we said goodbye to Isla Culebra, excited for the adventures to come in St. Croix. At 5:15 this morning we loaded our suitcases into the Jeep and grabbed some pastries from a local shopContinue reading
Kaitlin Bonaro
CEM, conservation, Culebra and St. Croix - 2015, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, students, travel
CEM, conservation, Culebra and St. Croix - 2015, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, students, travel
16 April 2015, Day 4 – Rise and… Shine?
Sure, that’s the usual phrase, but when you wake up before the sun rises it’s not necessarily a saying you might use. Instead, at 5:30am we are woken up by a light knock on ourContinue reading
Shannon Fouts
Ascension Island - 2014, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Ascension Island - 2014, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Final Day on Ascension Island
Somehow it’s our final day on Ascension Island already. It’s hard to believe how fast this trip flew by. This morning we woke up bright and early to help rescue sea turtles. At 7:00 AMContinue reading
Gaby Benitez
Ascension Island - 2014, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Ascension Island - 2014, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Tracks, and Turtle-bycatch, and Tunnels, Oh My!
Today, we had an early start to our day with a 7:30 AM raking of Long Beach. As Rebecca mentioned yesterday, the beaches are raked multiple times a week to get rid of old turtleContinue reading
Cordelia Hao
Ascension Island - 2014, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Ascension Island - 2014, CEM, coasts, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, oceans, students, travel
Day 5 – Letterbox Legend and Boatswain Boobies
In the 17th century, letterboxes were placed around the Island so that outward-bound ships could carry out letters written by inhabitants of Ascension Island. Since then, hiking out to letterboxes has become a recreational adventure.Continue reading