Reason #17 why I love my job: not many people get to spend their lunch hour four feet away from
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Searching for rats and coral regeneration: Expedition Phoenix Islands
Two posts today: One from Greg Stone and another from Les Kaufman From Greg Stone: “The expedition has been going
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Notes from the Field: Sheep Tagging in South Africa
Although the people of South Africa’s Namaqualand region have raised domestic herds for millennia, herding has recently become a more
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Blog from the Boat: Blue Water Diving
Yesterday, Larry Madin, Kate Madin, Alan Dynner, myself and a Fijian crew member named Koroi drove one of NAI’A’s diving
Expedition Phoenix Islands: Blog from the Boat
An extremely fine and exciting day in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area. On the way out for our first dive,
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Expedition Phoenix Islands: Blog from the Boat
Today, after a spectacular series of dives, PIPA director Tukabu Teroroko, Tuake Tema, Rob Barrel, Alan Dynner, Kate Madin, Larry
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HFLD and REDD
HFLD – High Frequency Laser Disk? REDD – Really Exciting Doughnut Day? Nope. Good guesses, though. CI is an organization
Back at home, reflecting on Monday’s event
CI’s press event launching Team Earth was a tremendous success. Just as the day before, the weather was beautiful, but
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Expedition Phoenix Islands: Blog from the Boat
… We headed to the eastern point of the islands were the water currents whip across it and the windward
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Expedition Phoenix Islands: Blog from the Boat
In the water at last! We reached Nikumaroro at about 10:30 am, and were on our way out to dive
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