Monthly Archives: July 2012

New England Great Whites to be Wrangled

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Chuck

I haven’t written about New England great whites here in a while, though I do chime in about new sightings and info on Twitter.  However, it looks like the sharks of the East Coast are attracting attention from more than … 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: Warts And All, Mostly Warts

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Chuck

Some field days just don’t go well.  This past Thursday I went out with Evan and Jeff to do a little opportunistic shark sampling in the Pamlico River while they were out collecting water samples for a striped bass project.  … Continue reading →

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Summer of the Shark: Hatteras Blues

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Chuck

Field work season has officially begun.  On Wednesday and Thursday I set out for Hatteras and Ocracoke with labmate Evan and his brother Austin to test the gear, get an idea of how much sampling can happen in a day, … 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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Notes on Some of Those 79 “New” Shark Species

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Chuck

By now it’s somewhat old news that a recent study by Gavin Naylor and other researchers from all over (freely available here) has revealed that there may be up to 79 previously undiscovered shark and ray species, which complicates conservation … Continue reading →

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Dogfish on Tour: Oh, Canada

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Chuck

After getting most of the financial issues under control, I can finally formally announce that I’ll be joining in on the annual meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society (AES), which this year is part of the World Congress of Herpetology … Continue reading →

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