Category: News

  • Antigua and Barbuda bans plastic bags

    On July 1st, the nation of Antigua and Barbuda started its ban of single use plastic grocery bags. See my Abaco Scientist blog post here.

  • One month into hawksbill nesting season

    From my post on the Abaco Scientist blog: The start of July was the one month mark of our hawksbill monitoring season in Antigua. While over 29 years of monitoring (1987-2015) there has been a significant long-term increase…

  • Highlights from the 2016 International Sea Turtle Symposium

    I attended the International Sea Turtle Symposium in Lima, Peru in March. See more details here in my Abaco Scientist blog post.

  • End of Season Highlights

    The 2015 Jumby Bay Hawksbill Project monitoring season is coming to a close on November 15 after 5.5 months of hourly monitoring every night! It will be bittersweet, as it will be nice to get a break from…

  • Sargassum Article

    Huge amounts of sargassum seaweed have been piling up on the coasts and in nearshore waters throughout the Caribbean, resulting in various ecological and economic consequences. We discuss this issue further, with focus given to the impacts on…

  • Strange hawksbill eating habits

    While hawksbill adults are famous for eating mostly sponges, it seems juveniles are a bit more opportunistic. This video, originally posted in 2014, was really unexpected though!