Category Archives: milestone

Age and Growth

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Chuck

As you may have seen on Southern Fried Science, I and three other more-than-deserving bloggers have been pulled up to the big leagues.  I’m excited about this opportunity and looking forward to contributing to what has been one of my … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to The Blog

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Chuck

Posting may have slowed a bit, but this blog has managed to stay up and swimming for three years as of yesterday.  In that time, I’ve made 290 posts, gotten 57,320 page views (roughly equivalent to a slow week at … Continue reading →

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U.S. Atlantic Spiny Dogfish: MSC Certified

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Chuck

After nearly two years of assessments and public comment, the U.S. Atlantic spiny dogfish fishery has officially been certified as Sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council.  This makes it the second shark or ray fishery ever to get MSC certification, … Continue reading →

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Shark Week 2012 in Review

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Chuck

Before I duck into my annual review of Shark Week, I have a confession to make: I didn’t manage to see all of Shark Week this year.  In my defense, it was because I was participating in an entirely different … Continue reading →

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Shark Week 2012 Preview

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Chuck

It’s getting to be that time of year again.  Shark Week, the seven-day Super Bowl for shark nerds and casual viewers alike, is celebrating its 25th year this summer.  This year it runs a little later than usual (probably to … Continue reading →

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Summer of the Shark: Prologue

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Chuck

As mentioned earlier, this summer I’ll be starting the first of several shark-related projects that should (hopefully) add up to my dissertation.  The first is a summer pilot study that aims to find shark hot spots in Pamlico Sound.  Tomorrow, … Continue reading →

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The Future

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Chuck

Posts have been a little sparse here for the past month or so, and it’s because I’ve been spending a lot of time a.) finishing up my first year of PhD school, and b.) setting up a new batch of … Continue reading →

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My Thesis: The Liner Notes

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Chuck

Whew.  What a semester end that was (I’m still trying to survive the fallout).  The first year of the PhD is down, and with it hopefully most of my class load so I can get to the fun stuff.  This … Continue reading →

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James Cameron Hits Bottom

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Chuck

Way to totally overshadow my post about makos, guys. In case you haven’t been following, filmmaker and ocean enthusiast (seriously, have you seen The Abyss?) James Cameron has made it to the Challenger Deep, also known as the bottom of … Continue reading →

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Sustainability for Atlantic Spiny Dogfish?

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Chuck

This week the U.S. Atlantic spiny dogfish fishery took another step towards becoming the second shark or ray fishery ever to earn a sustainability certification from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).  The first was the Pacific spiny dogfish fishery, which … Continue reading →

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