I recently spent a day at the Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) filming Dr. Kim Holland and his graduate student team tagging a 14 ft. tiger shark with a satellite tag. Dr. Holland and his team head up a subgroup within HIMB known as the Shark Lab. Their work expands our knowledge of ... Continue Reading...
The Oceans/Planet
A walk in Bali
Last September I spent a few weeks in Bali. What a wonderful, magical place with incredible landscapes and even more incredible people. I dedicated weeks to doing yoga and walking through the monkey forest each morning as the monkeys stalked tourists, to tease them by stealing sunglasses or waited ... Continue Reading...
Ahhhh, the ocean . . .
Sometimes I feel stranded on land. When I am out of the water, I feel like I am empty, wasting away, drying up so to speak. A quart low on ocean is my mantra. I pine for my return and explaining to people always seems empty and short of meaning. I flounder, no pun intended, wriggling around and ... Continue Reading...
There is a way to stop illegal fishing
I woke early this morning and over coffee came across an article by the Pew Charitable Trust regarding the FISH-I AFRICA program between several countries in Africa aimed at stopping illegal fishing. The article talks about the government of the Seychelles turning away the South Korean fishing ... Continue Reading...