As I finish out my fellowship with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), I am mixed with feelings of sadness and excitement for the future and new opportunities.

Fish are considered a renewable resource due to their ability to reproduce. Fisheries management has a long and vast history worldwide with some areas managing their local fish populations for hundreds of years.

On the close of my internship, I am able to look back over the past 11 weeks and see the progress of my project. My fellow intern, Claire Yager and I were able to complete…

Geography’s root words are “geo-” and “-graphy,” and in an academic and workplace environment that can intimidate me at times, knowing that I’m here “writing the Earth” is something that reminds me that I do…

Sitting in my mundane home office (really a desk in my bedroom), it feels like the days are longer and the weeks are shorter. With only four weeks left of my fellowship, I am beginning…

Growing up on a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean, I’ve been surrounded by people who constantly say “When I get older I’m getting off this rock.” I guess that’s understandable considering for a lot…