Saving Sharks with Sophi – Blog 20 – “Tagging My Shark”

Blog 20 Tagging my Shark I went out on the ocean today to tag my shark “Captain Curt”.  I was very excited when I left the dock on Captain Curt’s boat.  My uncle, Captain Curt, was super excited too!  My Auntie Kelli, my Dad, my friend Chad, Dr. Neil and the Fox National News came […]

3 Sharks Are Better Than None

Sunday, October 24th 2010   On Sunday the RJ Dunlap program took out the South Broward High School to tag and conduct research on sharks. The water was very choppy, but the sun was shining and the temperature was warm. First the team and the high school students set out ten drumlines. When we went […]

St. Thomas Aquinas First Day on the Water!

Saturday, October 23, 2010 Today was another beautiful day out on the water, and I was glad to be out.  It was my first day back in a few months thanks to paper writing.  We had St. Thomas Aquinas with us today, fifteen students and two very dedicated teachers.  We also had a guest researcher […]

A Steady Day with Miami AMI

  October 22, 2010 We set out on Friday with high hopes for our day of research. Because we had been coming up shy, we decided we were going to put out 30 drumlines along our site this time.  We knew we were in for a long day, but with the beautiful weather and calm […]

Saving Sharks with Sophi – Blog 19 – Dinner with Jim Abernethy

Saving Sharks with Sophi – Blog 19 – Dinner with Jim Abernethy I got to have dinner with my new shark friend Jim in Florida when I was there.  He brought me a book, from my Grandma too, that he wrote.  He took all of the pictures of sharks in it too.  He even wrote […]

Blue Skies and Bliss

[Sunday, October 10, 2010] Today was another beautiful day in Islamorada. The sky was nearly cloudless and the water was crystal clear. We had a great group on board, a truly collaborative mix of individuals ranging from RJD interns to students. One of the most exciting aspects of the day was having our two new […]