Located in the small town of Puerto Villamil on Isabela Island, Galápagos, Reef Revival is a grassroots initiative that aims to restore the coral reefs of the Galápagos islands. Two years ago, biologist Nicolás Dávalos started this project in collaboration with Dr. Margarita Brandt, a researcher and professor at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito […]
Category: 2024 Scholar Journey
Journey with Galápagos Sky
I joined a week-long liveaboard on Galápagos Sky to dive around the Galápagos Islands. We started at Bartolomé Island with a beautiful hike, during which we saw the Galápagos penguin, the only species of penguin found in the Northern Hemisphere. After that, it was time to dive off the island. The biodiversity of these islands […]
Training in New England
I spent a week in New England learning lots of new skills! My visit started with a stop in Marion, Massachusetts, where I stayed with Vin, Dee, and Kim Malkoski. I joined Vin for a few days of fieldwork with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF). On the first day, I helped collect samples […]
Hello, New York!
My week in New York was a whirlwind! It was so exciting to be there for the first time, and it was truly special to be there for the 50th anniversary of the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society. Highlights from the weekend included the first-ever Alumni Symposium, dinner at the New York Yacht Club, returning scholar […]