I had made my way to my last destination in the Pacific Northwest – Friday Harbor Labs. I had been invited out by Pema, the DSO for the Labs. She was one week into a 5 week Scientific Diving course and wanted any extra help, so I figured it would be a great opportunity for […]

After a restful Sunday evening in Anacortes, I was ready to get to work with Julie Barber (1999 NA Rolex Scholar and regional coordinator for the US PNW). Julie had invited me out to spend a week with her surveying for geoducks at a site that would be considered for commercial harvest by the Swinomish tribe. […]

Monday was my last full day at Bamfield, and man, how quickly did those weeks go by! I felt like I had just started getting to know the people and the place and it was time to pack up and leave! Luckily, I got to spend my last day diving, so I couldn’t ask for […]

Monday started with the usual lab work, but this time with the copper rockfish. We did our morning round of fish feeding and temperature monitoring, and it seems that the experiment was off to a good start! In the afternoon, Katie and Sara had reserved a boat to go out to their collection sites and […]

Holy cow does time fly by! The month of July had just started and I blinked and now it’s over! I got so caught up in the shenanigans at Bamfield that I’m a bit behind on the blogs, but boy do I have a lot to catch up on! Such a fun month, full of […]