Fieldwork is one of my favorite things about being a scientist! Pictures never do it justice, but here are some photos of the field anyway!
Mo’orea, French Polynesia 2025
Mo’orea, French Polynesia 2024
Kruger National Park, South Africa
Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve
Coal Oil Point Nature Reserve
My mentee, Auhurra, planting experimental corals on the reef.
A guineafowl puffer (Arothron meleagris) named Meep.
Auhurra and her other mentor, Olivia, outplanting corals.
Olivia outplanting corals.
Another adorable guineafowl puffer.
Yet another guineafowl puffer - can you guess what species I worked on this summer?
A toby taking a snail siesta.
Pink Whiprays at Stingray Flats; both individuals had a five foot wingspan!
Blacktips at Stingray Flats
Mother and newborn humpback; PC: Kathryn Scafidi
Fish surveys via snorkel on a protected reef; PC: Ninah Munk
Hayden and Ninah after a dive on MRB Reef.
Survey of a dying reef. PC: Ninah Munk
Fluorescent encrusting coral. PC: Ninah Munk
A festive-lookin’ Christmas Tree Worm. PC: Ninah Munk
Encrusting coral. PC: Ninah Munk
Leopard hiding after a successful kill
Rosie during an auditory survey
