Blog 30 “Make A Wish” I turned 8 years old and I had a shark/bowling party. My mom surprised me with a hammerhead cake… it was so cool! My friends loved it! ——————- Now eight year old Sophi Bromenshenkel is on a crusade to save sharks and the oceans. Follow her blog with us as […]
Sunday, February 27th 2011 As students and interns all took their seats on the boat and we prepared to leave the dock, Captain Curt explained to everyone, “Today’s goal is nurse shark blood.” Our site in Florida Bay is packed with nurse sharks, so predictably we headed out there with today’s goal in mind: to […]
Saturday, February 26th 2011 It was Saturday morning, the sun was shining and the weather was warm. No school was assigned to go out with RJD today so it was a good time for us interns to collect data, discuss the track of the research up to date, and do a little bonding. The […]
Friday, February 25th 2011 Preparation for the trip this morning was carried out with efficiency and enthusiasm. Interns and students alike were itching to get out on the water and start bringing in the sharks for a yet another season of research. There was an unmistakable excitement in the fresh early morning air that built […]
Our Bahamas expedition was a great success—truly an experience that reaffirms why we do what we do as researchers. The 5-day trip was a productive research trip, but also a really powerful and moving experience, thus I have named this entry after the Foo Fighters’ “My Hero.” Off the west end of Freeport, Grand Bahama […]
Blog 29 – “Thank You” Thank you to the RJ Dunlap Marine Conservation team for my birthday present. I built my shark puzzle and I love it!! ——————- Now eight year old Sophi Bromenshenkel is on a crusade to save sharks and the oceans. Follow her blog with us as she finds creative ways to help save […]
Blog 28 – “Sharks From Grandpa Larry”My Grandpa Larry made me a super cool Birthday gift. He gave me a walking stick (I left the stick at his house last time I was there). He burned a hammerhead shark that looks like my drawing on it and Save Sharks With Sophi too. He even put […]
Blog 27 – Saving Sharks with Sophi – “RREA Speech” I gave a speech to the Retired Richfield Educators Association (RREA) at their Christmas party. After I told them all about what I was doing to help sharks, they had A LOT of questions for me. I brought lots of pictures and “Sharkie” and […]
“Great Snow Hammerhead” My Dad and I made a new “Snow Hammerhead” in our yard. It is 30 feet long and his mouth is 8 feet wide and his dorsal fin is 8 feet tall !!! I named him “Patches”. It took us 1 week to make. We might try to paint it too! Now […]
Sunday, January 30th 2011 The weather today was perfect. A balmy 73 degrees and clear blue skies gave the RJ Dunlap crew hope of another great day out on the water. Joined by MAST Academy, we set off towards Hawks Channel (which should really be renamed ‘Nurse Shark City’). Out of the eight sharks we […]