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It's Been A Busy Summer!

9/15/2016

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The summer has been busy with sharks - like a late day swim with this bold mako shark. More to come!

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National Geographic Wild - Mission Critical - Sharks

5/22/2016

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I am proud to have been a part of the upcoming National Geographic Wild program “Mission Critical – Sharks Under Attack” featuring award-winning National Geographic Magazine photographer Brian Skerry. I was fortunate to work with Brian last season while conducting my Cape Cod White Shark Predation Study. Tune in for never seen before white shark behavior on the Nat Geo Wild channel this Sunday May 22nd at 9pm. For more information on the Cape Cod White Shark Predation Study, see www.capecodwhiteshark.com

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Big, bold, and beautiful - Oceanic Whitetip sharks at night!

5/22/2016

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Meet Mr. Itchy

5/20/2016

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Meet Mr. Itchy. Named that way because of a parasitic skin condition, he is anything but shy. This mature male sandbar shark had no problem pushing off tiger sharks, big Galapagos sharks, and our feet.

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Oceanic Whitetip In Trouble

5/19/2016

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She may be the fiercest shark specie in the south pacific but this shark needed help. Miles off the Kona coast we found this Oceanic whitetip shark trailing a plastic bottle purposely attached to tire and eventually kill her. While she was nervous and agitated, Paul Okumura and I were eventually able to corral her, and Paul cut her free. With Oceanic whitetip populations down by 99% in many areas, every individual counts,

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Aloha Kona!

5/9/2015

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A pod of friendly Spinner dolphins welcomed us to the Big Island – they seemed as interested in us as we were with them. Everyone - including my daughter Chloe (age 5) - had a long swim with our new friends. I have seen huge pods of Spinner dolphins before, they are often curious but not always interested with divers in the water. This resident pod in south Kona, however, is as welcoming and warm as the Hawaiians themselves.

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Mahalo Oahu!

5/1/2015

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A dozen big Galapagos sharks, with even more Sandbar sharks, made for some exciting moments for us on the north shore of Oahu. I have always wanted to see the Galapagos and Sandbars up close. These were some of the best encounters I have had with these species. Whenever I have a close encounter with a novel specie of shark, I often appreciate something new. In this case, I did not know Sandbar sharks have a silver lining on the caudal (rear margin) aspect of the pectoral fin. Even better, my son Jack had his first pelagic shark dives. Not bad for age ten!

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Back To Bimini!

2/15/2015

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It’s been a long break from the blog – but for good reason. Recently I was lucky enough to travel back to Bimini to once again dive with the iconic great hammerhead shark. There are at least 11 species of hammerheads. The great hammerhead shark is the largest, with a huge characteristic sickle dorsal fin. We were the first to dive with these hammerheads here under the cover of night a few years prior, so I was excited to see how their behavior might have changed. Well they are no longer timid around divers - and on our night dives we had almost more than we could handle – it was awesome!