The Mako and Me
Posted November 12th, 2007 by JaneStevens"I have been in the water (no cage) many times with makos, and they generally make very bold and fast approaches to the photographer," notes nature photographer Richard Herrmann. "This one was no different."
Interview with a Mako
Posted November 6th, 2007 by JaneStevens"Great Whites are a bunch of punks," he said, spitting chum as he spoke. "Ever since that movie by that Steven Spielberg fellow, they all swim around like their fins don't stink. We all have notochords of cartilage, you know. Not just the big bad Great White." Those fightin' words were uttered by Quint, a macho mako shark who hangs out off Long Island.
Monty
Posted September 5th, 2007 by JacobSinghLocation(s)
I'm swimming at %speed_mph mph right now. I've gone %odometer_miles miles since I've been tagged!
The Curiously Human Face of Conservation
Posted August 1st, 2007 by RussVetterRuss Vetter, Leg III SHARK CRUISE. Although humans are supposed to be rational, humans decide who lives and who dies based on the curious calculus of cuddly.
Birds, Boats and Longlines
Posted July 30th, 2007 by RussVetterRuss Vetter, Leg III SHARK CRUISE. The surface waters of the open ocean are referred to as the “pelagic zone”, and it is hard for people who have never been out at sea
Nothing Subtle about Shark Research
Posted July 28th, 2007 by RussVetterRuss Vetter, Leg III SHARK CRUISE. Sharks are tough animals and nothing about the gear that is used to catch and study them can be small or delicate.
A Hectic Day
Posted July 27th, 2007 by RussVetterRuss Vetter, Leg III SHARK CRUISE. Tanner Bank has been good to us, producing a variety of sharks and reasonably high catch rates.
Big and Small
Posted July 26th, 2007 by RussVetterRuss Vetter, Leg III SHARK CRUISE. Fishing has been slow inshore so we decided to change our luck.
One in a Million
Posted July 25th, 2007 by RussVetterRuss Vetter, Leg III SHARK CRUISE. It is a big ocean and mako and blue sharks live in a big neighborhood.
