Tag: Palmyra expedition
Expedition to Palmyra Atoll: Farewell…and What’s Next?
Written by Alison Green | March 13th, 2009
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(Editor’s note: Alison Green, senior marine biologist at The Nature Conservancy, has just finished two weeks diving and exploring Palmyra Atoll as part of the first marine assessment of the atoll. Read all her posts from Palmyra on Cool Green Science…and learn more about the expedition.)
Our excellent adventure at Palmyra Atoll is now over, and [...]
Expedition to Palmyra Atoll, Day 9: Shark!
Written by Alison Green | March 9th, 2009
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(Editor’s note: Alison Green, senior marine biologist at The Nature Conservancy, is spending the next two weeks diving and exploring Palmyra Atoll as part of the first marine assessment of the atoll. Follow her posts from Palmyra on Cool Green Science…and learn more about the expedition.)
Shark: Just the word seems to strike fear in the [...]
Expedition to Palmyra Atoll, Day 8: Fluff Balls and Crazy Birds
Written by Alison Green | March 7th, 2009
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(Editor’s note: Alison Green, senior marine biologist at The Nature Conservancy, is spending the next two weeks diving and exploring Palmyra Atoll as part of the first marine assessment of the atoll. Follow her posts from Palmyra on Cool Green Science…and learn more about the expedition.)
One of the most endearing aspects of Palmyra is the [...]
Expedition to Palmyra Atoll, Day 7: A Fish Geek’s Dream
Written by Alison Green | March 5th, 2009
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(Editor’s note: Alison Green, senior marine biologist at The Nature Conservancy, is spending the next two weeks diving and exploring Palmyra Atoll as part of the first marine assessment of the atoll. Follow her posts from Palmyra on Cool Green Science…and learn more about the expedition.)
The tropical oceans of the world comprise four major biogeographic [...]
Expedition to Palmyra Atoll, Day 6: Should We Help Mother Nature?
Written by Alison Green | March 4th, 2009
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(Editor’s note: Alison Green, senior marine biologist at The Nature Conservancy, is spending the next two weeks diving and exploring Palmyra Atoll as part of the first marine assessment of the atoll. Follow her posts from Palmyra on Cool Green Science…and learn more about the expedition.)
During World War II, Palmyra was one of many atolls [...]
Expedition to Palmyra Atoll, Day 5: Corals and Climate Change
Written by Alison Green | March 2nd, 2009
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(Editor’s note: Alison Green, senior marine biologist at The Nature Conservancy, is spending the next two weeks diving and exploring Palmyra Atoll as part of the first marine assessment of the atoll. Follow her posts from Palmyra on Cool Green Science…and learn more about the expedition.)
Climate change presents a huge threat to coral reefs, particularly [...]
Expedition to Palmyra Atoll, Day 4: Fearless Groupers
Written by Alison Green | March 1st, 2009
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(Editor’s Note: Alison Green, senior marine biologist at The Nature Conservancy, is spending the next two weeks diving and exploring Palmyra Atoll as part of the first marine assessment of the atoll. Follow her posts from Palmyra on Cool Green Science…and learn more about the expedition.)
Large groupers (like the one above) are very susceptible to [...]
Expedition to Palmyra Atoll, Day 3: Frigates, Sooties and Boobies Galore
Written by Alison Green | February 28th, 2009
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(Editor’s Note: Alison Green, senior marine biologist at The Nature Conservancy, is spending the next two weeks diving and exploring Palmyra Atoll as part of the first marine assessment of the atoll. Follow her posts from Palmyra on Cool Green Science…and learn more about the expedition.)
When you land at Palmyra Atoll, one of the first [...]
Expedition to Palmyra Atoll: Manta Ray Alley
Written by Alison Green | February 26th, 2009
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(Editor’s Note: Alison Green, senior marine biologist at The Nature Conservancy, is spending the next two weeks diving and exploring Palmyra Atoll as part of the first marine assessment of the atoll. Follow her posts from Palmyra on Cool Green Science…and learn more about the expedition.)
Have you ever seen a giant manta ray (Manta birostris)?
They’re [...]
Expedition to Palmyra Atoll: Day 1
Written by Alison Green | February 25th, 2009
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I’ve wanted to go to Palmyra Atoll ever since I first heard about it many years ago.
Palmyra is a remote atoll in the Central Pacific, and a Conservancy preserve. Recently, Palmyra and Kingman Reef were linked as part of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, encompassing a staggering 195,000 square miles of ocean.
The outer [...]
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