Monthly Archives: June 2011

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

European Dogfish Updates

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Chuck

Still up in Massachusetts doing a little dogfish tagging, but we’ve taken a couple days off to recuperate and let the weather finish clearing up.  It’s already been much better weather and far more productive than the last time we … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, fisheries management, spiny dogfish | 2 Comments

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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101 Uses for Shark Puke

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Chuck

Earlier today WhySharksMatter and I had a little light-hearted smack talk about new-school (stable isotopes) vs. old-school (gastric lavage or straight-up dissection) methods of measuring the diet of sharks.  These are the things you could be privy to if you … Continue reading →

Posted in cephalopods, ecology, gut contents, methods, research blogging, sharks, spiny dogfish | 5 Comments

Dogfish on Tour: Minneapolis then Seattle

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Chuck

A little advance notice on a couple public appearances I’ll be making in the near future.  Of course all the shark/fish/reptile nerds know about the upcoming Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists in Minneapolis, where I’ll be giving a talk … Continue reading →

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Playing With Sharks in Charleston

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Chuck

As mentioned in my previous post, I’ve spent the weekend in Charleston hanging out with David “WhySharksMatter” Shiffman and taking part in the coastal shark survey run out of the Charleston SCDNR lab.  Since most of my work has been … Continue reading →

Posted in cownose rays, fishing, gill nets, methods, research, sharks, tagging | 5 Comments

Sharkin’!

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Chuck

Tomorrow I head down to Charleston to do a little shark fishing with Dave “WhySharksMatter” Shiffman.  This should be an interesting change of pace from spiny dogfish, though I’ve played with larger sharks (some larger than me) before.  I’m looking … Continue reading →

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New England Great Whites and More on Shark Week

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Chuck

That special time of year is fast approaching.  That’s right, Shark Week is only a month and a half away.  There’s been some debate over the continued educational benefit of Shark Week, especially after the terrible 2009 season where the … Continue reading →

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New Pier on the Block

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Chuck

  I just got back from a nice, much-needed weekend in the Outer Banks, and had an opportunity to check out the latest addition to the Nags Head coastline.  Jennette’s Pier has a long history among Outer Banks fishing piers, … Continue reading →

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Mini-Vacation

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Chuck

Hey all.  Posting will be sparse for the next few days due to a mini-vacation I’m on with family.  In the meantime, check any of the blogs and sites linked on the sidebar, particularly Dave’s post debunking the “18 foot … Continue reading →

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