Hurricane Irene's Impact

Being a water lover and east coast resident, I was in the recent Hurricane Irene.
I was, fortunately, not impacted in any noticeable way.  I know there are millions of people still out of power as of today as well as looking for clean water or ice and I feel very lucky.
As the hurricane system built power I started wondering how it would impact that marine life in its path.  I know that I was not called in to our local stranding center yet, but I wonder what this next week will bring.
I started doing some research online and here is what I have learned so far:
Loggerhead turtles nests

I will continue to see what else I can learn and will post as I find out.

Winter the dolphin

I have meant to post about Winter a while ago.  Here's a bit about her story.  But I couldn't believe it when they have made a movie about her!  See below for movie info
This dolphin lost her tail after getting catch in a crab trap.  She's in a rehab facility and they have fitted her with various prosthetics over the past few years to enhance her life.  Looks like now she will be a celebrity! 


Link to the movie:
http://dolphintalemovie.warnerbros.com/index.html#/home

Super cool!!

Long time, no posts

It's been a while since I have updated the blog, but it has been an interesting summer so far.
In the past several weeks I have continued learning many awesome things at my job, gotten to do some amazing things while volunteering with the stranding team, and completed some summer school courses with success!  So still on track for my goals! 
I also was hoping to be completing an independent research study this summer, but for a few reason (which were completely out of my control) I wasn't able to do that.  That was a bummer, but I did everything that I could to make that happen.  It may still come together for the fall; we will see!
More to come soon...