Category Archives: fishing

Spiny Dogfish Devour Pelican!

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Chuck

Killer whales aren’t the only hungry predators off of North Carolina right now. A former student of mine just e-mailed me these pictures from a fishing trip off of Cape Lookout.  He was looking for stripers and saw commotion in … Continue reading →

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Orcas Spotted off Oregon Inlet

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Chuck

And you thought dogfish stealing your catch was bad…  Recently a group of fishermen looking for bluefin tuna off of Oregon Inlet here in North Carolina’s very own Outer Banks had quite the show as a pod of orcas appeared … Continue reading →

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Galinkocerdo cuvieri

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Chuck

I had grand designs of getting caught back up with the blog, but those were thwarted by thesis writing, teaching, grading… plus St. Patrick’s Day and March Madness.  Turns out I do have a tiny sliver of a life outside … Continue reading →

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Striped Bass Eat Too Much

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Chuck

Ah, the majestic striped bass. It’s been called the “perfect fish” by enthusiastic anglers, and represents one of the greatest successes of fisheries management in North America. It fights like a demon when hooked and is delicious when baked. Anglers … Continue reading →

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Sharks > Marlin

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Chuck

Tip o’ the hat to Underwater Thrills for linking to this amazing set of photographs.  Underwater photographer Alistair McGlashan was in the water taking shots of fishermen releasing a marlin when a shortfin mako whipped past him and proceeded to … Continue reading →

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First New England Great White of 2010

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Chuck

I’m headed back up to my motherland of Rhode Island next week for the Joint Meeting of Icthyologists and Herpetologists (mainly because of the heavy AES presence there), and it seems the great whites are going to be there to … Continue reading →

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The Great Memorial Day Dogfish Hunt

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Chuck

Earlier I posted on a population of spiny dogfish that seem to be hanging out south of Cape Hatteras long after they are supposed to have migrated north.  As of this past weekend stories of spiny dogfish stealing bait and … Continue reading →

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Spiny Dogfish Where They’re Not Supposed to Be

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Chuck

It’s been brought to the attention of myself and others in my lab that spiny dogfish have been turning up in North Carolina waters south of Cape Hatteras in the past couple weeks.  According to the conventional wisdom they should … Continue reading →

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Sharks from Home

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Chuck

Short but sweet post today on some shark news from my old stomping grounds in New England, courtesy of Underwater Thrills. First off, a short and breezy documentary on blue sharks off the coast of my home state of Rhode … Continue reading →

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Outreach!

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Chuck

And “Ya Like Dags?” is born. I’m Chuck, a grad student in North Carolina working on a study of spiny dogfish feeding habits and community interactions. I figured that since I’m doing some work that some might find interesting, and … Continue reading →

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