Ben and His Entourage

Thursday, October 20th 2011 Greetings friends, family, fans, and extended network of the RJD shark team!  Today was a day of cameras, more cameras, bloody bait, patience, and oh yeah, a totally awesome bull shark. Along with a very skilled and decorated group of journalists, the shark team took to the beautiful blue waters of […]

Sharks, S’mores, and Sleepovers

Friday, October 14th 2011 – Saturday, October 15th 2011 With the sun shining and calm seas the group from Our Lady of Lourdes Academy (OLLA) and the RJD team set out from Key Largo. Everyone enjoyed a peaceful ride, and some even a nap on the way out to University of Miami’s new station at […]

But Wait! There’s More…

Hello there! My name is Michelle Brown, and I am 13 years old. I attend Country Club Middle School. I’m writing this blog to clear the slandered name of sharks. Perhaps you have seen Jaws, and believe that sharks are vicious man-eating predators of the sea…? Well in my opinion, that is completely absurd! I […]

A World of Knowledge from a Day’s Presentation

Hi! My name is Daniel Saiz. I am 13 (yeah, 13!) years old and go to Country Club Middle School. Some reasons I am writing this blog is because one, I found out how sharks are being killed and abused worldwide and I felt disgusted that this was happening. Two, I love writing! And three, […]

RJD Twitter teach-ins start Monday at 1 with overfishing

We will be hosting a series of Twitter teach-ins on marine biology and conservation topics. Each teach-in will cover a topic in a series of Tweets, including links to photos and videos, as well as NGO reports, blog posts, and scientific papers which people can read to find more information. These will take place on our […]

Wide Spread Support

Sunday, Sept. 28th 2011 I arrived back to school from summer break with new and past students inquiring when we would be having a shark-tagging trip.  Sunday marked the first trip of the season for Palmer Trinity School.  I had an overwhelming response and was yet again reminded how much impact the program is has […]