Sarah Dier-McComb – The pebbles of Pebble Island
My research takes place on a remote subantarctic island in the Falkland Islands. It’s so windy there that trees can’t grow, only tall grasses. While researching the winter foraging ecology of Gentoo penguins, I am also able to get to know many of the other species that call Pebble Island home. The Islands are […]
Sarah Dier-McComb – Knights fo the Round Table
My research takes place on a remote subantarctic island in the Falkland Islands. It’s so windy there that trees can’t grow, only tall grasses. While researching the winter foraging ecology of Gentoo penguins, I am also able to get to know many of the other species that call Pebble Island home. The Islands are […]
Sarah Dier-McComb – A visiting king
My research takes place on a remote subantarctic island in the Falkland Islands. It’s so windy there that trees can’t grow, only tall grasses. While researching the winter foraging ecology of Gentoo penguins, I am also able to get to know many of the other species that call Pebble Island home. The Islands are beautiful […]
Sahir Advani – Galathea Beach
Sunset on Galathea Beach, Great Nicobar Island, India. Galathea beach was once a major leatherback turtle nesting site and home to several Nicobari settlements. The Boxing Day tsunami of 2004 leveled the entire coastline of Galathea Bay, washing away entire villages and roads. Currently, Galathea Beach is slowly recovering and some species of turtles […]
Sahir Advani – Kanaya
Kanaya near an indigenous Nicobari settlement on Kamorta Island, India. Nicobari Indigenous fisheries management systems close areas of the reef to fishing for parts of the year and denote the closed off area with structures like the Kanaya. Lessons learnt from Indigenous fishing customs and practices can inform modern fisheries management by providing examples […]
Sahir Advani – Chowra Island Motorized Fishing Fleet
The motorized fishing fleet and clear blue waters of Chowra Island, India. Chowra is a 5 km2 square island that is part of the remote Nicobar Islands in India. The Indigenous inhabitants mostly fish from outrigger canoes, but in the aftermath of the December 2004 tsunami, several inhabitants have switched to fishing from motorized […]
Natalie Mahara – Sunrise Quadra Island
5:30am sunrise from Quadra Island.
