Photo (video) of the week: Swimming with a tiger shark
This week’s “Photo of the Week” is a video taken by RJD Ph.D. student Austin Gallagher. Last weekend, after the RJD team worked up and released a tiger shark, Austin swam after it with his GoPro camera. This video is the result. Enjoy! Swimming with a Tiger from Triakis Films on Vimeo.
Harmful algal blooms
by James Komisarjevsky, RJD intern Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) are something that affects almost every coastal region in the world. Many people know of the these HABs as red tides (Figure 1). These HABs not only affect coastal regions but have also been found to affect open ocean, brackish ecosystems, and freshwater ecosystems. Most of […]
Shark Tagging with South Broward High School
10/28/12 By Jon Dorsey, RJD Intern Today the RJD crew met at the dock nice and early to welcome our shipmates from South Broward High School and special guest Steve Cooke. Despite the long bus ride and early arrival time, the Reef Dogs were in high spirits once they arrived on the dock and boarded […]
Assessing Management Efforts for Large Whales
by Fiona Graham, RJD Intern Sometimes imposing a regulatory action alone is not enough. Implementing a new policy aimed at reducing the mortality of a species or group of species requires scientific studies to gather the information necessary to enact that policy. Some important questions to be asked are which species need protecting? Where are […]
The Effects of Climate Change on Top Predator Distribution
by Jon Dorsey, RJD Intern Climate change is a major concern that has been facing humankind for quite some time. Sea surface temperatures are predicted to rise between 1 – 6 degrees Celsius by 2100 and the consequences of this world-wide climate alteration include a loss of species richness, habitat shifts, and certain species endangerment. […]
No shoes, no service: Shark tagging with the MAST Academy
by Stacy Assael, RJD Intern October 14th, 2012 Today the RJD team and I had the pleasure of fishing with Miami’s own MAST Academy, and the one and only Greg Markham. Expectations were high as we set out to the same spot from the day before where we caught 5 sharks. We were heavily staffed […]