Category Archives: whales

AES 2012 Aftersharks

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Chuck

Now that I’ve gotten your attention with that cringeworthy pun in the title, I’d like to put up a quick post on my overall thoughts on AES 2012 and the host city.  This took a couple days due to a … Continue reading →

Posted in AES, conference, dorkiness, ecology, sharks, spiny dogfish, whales | 2 Comments

NOAA/NMFS Plans to Reduce “Problem Species” Populations

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Chuck

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is often painted by fishermen as a rabidly pro-conservation agency hell-bent on putting them out of a job by protecting every species they used to fish.  However, leaked internal memos show that the agency … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, cownose rays, dolphins, fisheries management, NOAA, spiny dogfish, whales, wtf | 3 Comments

Great White Sharks Attack Whales. Seriously.

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Chuck

During a literature search for some dissertation-related stuff I stumbled upon quite possibly the most awesome paper ever for a shark fan.  It’s well-known that sharks, especially large, migratory species, supplement their diet of fish and sea mammals by scavenging … Continue reading →

Posted in new england great whites, research blogging, sharks, whales | 3 Comments

Thresher Sharks vs. Whales – Finding Melville’s Shark?

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Chuck

Back in the day (earlier this year) Andrew at Southern Fried Science had a series of posts called “Finding Melville’s Whale,” in which he poetically summarized chapters of the Herman Melville classic (and required reading for anyone serious about the … Continue reading →

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Cape Cod Dogfish Tagging Round 2

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Chuck

Finally managed to get enough time between recuperating from the trip and moving apartments to sit down and give you all a recap of what I and the rest of the Rulifson lab have been up to for the past … Continue reading →

Posted in dolphins, fishing, gill nets, grad school, new england great whites, photography, research, spiny dogfish, striped bass, whales | 4 Comments

‘Tis the Season…

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Chuck

As I get ready to head up to Cape Cod to help out with the latest round of dogfish tagging, some exciting news popped up on Underwater Times.  A great white of impressive proportions was sighted off of Martha’s Vineyard … Continue reading →

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Carcharhinus linkbatus

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Chuck

Apologies for the long lag time between posts this week.  Let’s catch up. From Rick over at Deep Sea News: Holy crap that’s a lot of bull sharks! Remind me to find some way to do my PhD research in … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, diving, dorkiness, fisheries management, humor, linkage, North Carolina, sharks, video, whales | 1 Comment

I Live!

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Chuck

Yeah, it’s been a while.  I’ve finally dug my way out from under the end of the semester mess and after exams tomorrow I’ll be a free man for the summer (at least until I start teaching).  As I take … Continue reading →

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