Ascension Island is a 36 square mile island in the South Atlantic Ocean, stationed approximately 700 miles from the nearest land – St. Helena, site of Napoleon Bonaparte’s exile. Its profound geographic isolation makes oneContinue reading
Category: conservation
Krista Shipley
Ascension Island - 2014, CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, students, travel
Ascension Island - 2014, CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, students, travel
Day 2: Arrival on Ascension Island and Eggs, Eggs, Eggs!
We have arrived! Our Royal Air Force flight arrived on Ascension Island around 8 this morning and we didn’t waste any time getting started! We were met at the airport by Drs BrendanContinue reading
Matthew Godfrey, Ph.D.
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, Puerto Rico - 2013, students, travel
conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, Puerto Rico - 2013, students, travel
The Importance of Zero
One of the main objectives of this field trip is to provide the exceptional opportunity to interact directly with wild sea turtles and the researchers who work with them. As you can tell from someContinue reading
Elizabeth Hoerauf
CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, Puerto Rico - 2013, students, travel
CEM, conservation, Duke Marine Lab, marine studies, Puerto Rico - 2013, students, travel
Wrestling More Green Turtles -Day 5
We woke up this morning at a delightful 7am in order to go to Culebrita to look for more sea turtles; however, the boat ride turned into quite an adventure! The waves soaked us allContinue reading