What 19th century stories can tell us about modern fish stocks
By Stephen Cain, RJD Intern Shifting baselines, a term introduced by Daniel Pauly in 1995, occur when successive generations view contemporary environmental conditions as the baseline to measure future change against. The problem with this sort of bounded rationality is that it fails to account for long-term historic trends, and risks myopic decision-making in the […]
Rising Ocean CO2 Levels are Hurting Cephalopods
by Jessica Wingar, RJD intern In the last decade, the concerns of how global climate change is going to affect our planet have grown. One of the main components of what is causing this climate change is the increase in carbon dioxide in our environment. There was a major increase in carbon dioxide in the […]
Shark tagging with the Virginia Aquarium
by Hannah Armstrong, RJD intern On Friday, February 27th the RJ Dunlap team set out for what we all anticipated to be a great day of shark research. I was eager to head out into Biscayne Bay, as this was my first trip of the New Year. I had the pleasure of being on a […]
Offshore Windmill’s Impact on the Marine Environment
by James Keegan, RJD intern Global demand for renewable energy is increasing as nations strive to decrease their carbon emissions, pollution, and dependence on non-renewable resources like coal or oil. Because of its energy output and potential to compete in energy markets, wind energy may be the most promising renewable energy (IEA 2013). Consequently, wind […]
Shark Tagging with Citizen Scientists
by Alison Enchelmeier, RJD student This past Thursday and Friday, the RJD crew spent two days tagging with a group of citizen scientists. Our guests met us at the boat at 9:00 am and we set off for one of our usual spots, Safety Valve. I’d been on a trip there the previous week and […]
Shark tagging with citizen scientists
by Hanover Matz, RJD Intern On Saturday, February 21st, the RJD team set out with a group of citizen scientists for a fantastic day of research. The morning was cool and windy, with some rough waves offshore. For everyone’s comfort, Captain Eric decided to stay closer to shore that day, taking us to the Safety […]