A sea of unanswered questions about humboldt squid
by Virginia Ansaldi, RJ Dunlap Marine Conservation Program lab manager A year ago, I moved out to California to take a job on Catalina Island as an outdoor educator. I worked through the spring and summer, but then my love affair with the island was brought to an end, as I was to attend graduate […]
When life gives you lemons…
Friday, March 2nd Today was a wonderfully lemon-y day on the water for the RJD team and our friends from Miami Dade College. Captain Curt took us out in the beautiful R/V Endsley to a site in Everglades National Park called the middle grounds. We have often had great luck at this site before, catching […]
Biscayne National Park’s Coral Nursery Club: working to protect Florida’s coral reefs
by Jonathan Dorsey, RJ Dunlap Marine Conservation Program intern Biscayne National Park on the southeastern tip of Florida is 95% underwater. The bay consists of many types of coral species that may be in harm’s way. While these delicate reef structures struggle with warming waters, disease, and physical assaults from boaters, divers, and anglers, volunteers […]
A new RJD record: 11 nurse sharks in one day!
Sunday, February 26th From the looks of the weather, the mast academy and the RJD interns didn’t think we were going to have a shark filled day. There were scattered clouds, choppy waters and the group was set out to go to the edge of Hawks Channels where the waters were a bit calmer. Captain […]