1. What’s your role in the lab? Though I occasionally have the pleasure of getting out on the water and tagging sharks with the RJD team, as the Conservation Writing Intern my primary work for RJD consists of managing and writing for the lab blog. In the blog we summarize current marine science research in […]
1. What’s your role in the lab? My name is Melissa Soto and my time at RJD has just begun. I am excited to see what the future has in store. At the moment, I assist with Twitter and write for the blog. I normally do about two tweets per day around 10:30 a.m. and […]
1. What’s your role in the lab? I have been an active researcher in the lab since 2010 when I began my PhD program. Since then, I have been involved in several projects – some were central to my doctoral work on the vulnerability of sharks when they are captured in fisheries, while others were […]
1. What is your role in the lab? My main responsibility in the lab is to manage our data. Each time the team goes on the boat for a shark tagging trip, we record important data about the sharks such as body measurements, the sex of the animal, its tag number, even its condition upon […]
1. What’s your role in the lab? I am a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Miami Rosenstiel Marine School (RSMAS) and Abess Center as well as Director of the RJ Dunlap Marine Conservation Program. I oversee all our research, education, and outreach activities.My personal research centers broadly on the behavioral ecology and conservation […]
by Melissa Soto, RJD Intern It was a beautiful Saturday Miami morning and adrenaline was in the air. Just 24 hours before, seven sharks were tagged and I felt it was going to be an exhilarating day. That morning, the RJD team loaded the boat as they always do and the guests for the trip […]
by Laurel Zaima, RJD Intern It was a beautiful Saturday to be on the water! As I drove over the Key Biscayne causeway, you could see the sun shining over the city. I knew it was going to be a great day to go shark tagging. After we loaded the boat with our equipment and […]
by Alison Enchelmaier, RJD student On Thursday morning I drove to Crandon Marina, wide awake thanks to the full travel mug of coffee in the cup holder. No matter how many times I’ve been on the boat I’m excited, as every trip is a new and thrilling experience. That morning the whole team seemed to […]
by Emily Rose Nelson, RJD student After collecting gear from RSMAS I met up with the rest of the team at the dock of divers paradise. We had a great crew on board and everyone was excited to get out there. Our guests for the day, students from the Aventura City of Excellence School, made […]
by Hanover Matz, RJD intern May 13th, 2015. The sea was angry that day, my friends. Well, not quite angry-but the swells were a bit more than we usually bargain for. However, that did not stop the RJD team and the students from Lauderdale Lakes from having a fantastic day of shark tagging. We met […]