Category Archives: research

Cape Hatteras Doggin’

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Chuck

After most of a semester in the office, I finally managed to get out on the water this past weekend.  I traveled down to Hatteras with Andrea to help out with the latest piece of his project tracking different life … Continue reading →

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In Which the Author Reveals What’s Kept Him So Busy Lately

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Chuck

In exactly one week, this is happening.  It’s had a lot to do with the scarcity of posts here lately. If you’re in the ECU area and want to come show your support, feel free.  Keep in mind that it … Continue reading →

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AFS 2011 – Big Ol’ Recap

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Chuck

I’ve spent the last week at the 141st Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, where nearly 4,000 fish nerds from the worlds of academia, management, and even art descended on Seattle for four days of talks, socials, interesting conversation … Continue reading →

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Hunting Bull Sharks in the Neuse

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Chuck

Yesterday I got the chance to wake up before dawn and head down to Morehead City to help out Duke PhD student Meagan Dunphy-Daly in her research on bull sharks and their habits in the Neuse River.  She has a … Continue reading →

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AES 2011 Day 4

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Chuck

Today marked the last official day of shark talks at JMIH/AES, though there will still be plenty of bony fish a reptile talks tomorrow.  Most likely I’ll be exploring Minneapolis, and then it’s time for the long trip back and … Continue reading →

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AES 2011 Day 3

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Chuck

Time for the recap of day 3 of JMIH/AES 2011.  Read on below the jump…

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AES 2011 Day 2

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Chuck

It’s day 2 of JMIH/AES, and, as usual, there were too many great talks for me to go through them all.  Make sure to check WhySharksMatter and labroides on Twitter to fill in some of the gaps, and if anyone … Continue reading →

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AES 2011 Day 1

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Chuck

I’ll have to be fairly brief with this recap of day 1 of JMIH/AES 2011 so I can make the shuttle to the first “official” social of the conference, so hear goes:

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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 →

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Back to New England

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Chuck

Tomorrow I get up bright and early and head back to Massachusetts with the Rulifson lab to see if we can finish the job we started in May before being thwarted by the weather.  It should be warmer and hopefully … Continue reading →

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