To end my scholarship year I had the opportunity to present my year in to the Scholarship Society, sponsors, family and friends in New York City. The past year has been an eye opening experience; I have gained a wealth of knowledge in a huge range of areas, met some very inspiring people and seen […]

Leaving the South Island behind, I headed to Wellington to visit the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa. The museum’s fish collection dates back to 1869 and contains around half a million specimens. The collection consists of many ‘type species’ from which new specimens can be identified with. I met with Andrew Stewart, the fishes […]

Returning home to New Zealand with a couple of months left on the scholarship provided an opportunity to travel around my own country and meet people to learn about current research and our facilities. In Dunedin I met with people at the University of Otago, where I will be returning to study after the scholarship […]

[vimeo 36805646 550 309] Olive Ridley and Leatherback Turtle hatchlings at the Pretoma hatchery, Caletas, Costa Rica. The turtles hatch at night in the hatchery. Volunteers transfer them to the beach where the hatchlings then walk into the water. During the day the old nests are exhumed and any surviving hatchlings are taken to the […]

I have talked to a lot of people who have said that Hawaii is one of the most beautiful spots they have seen. I wanted to experience it for myself after hearing Christian’s stories of shark tagging adventures. I visited Oahu for two weeks to gain some experience at the Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology, […]