Science in Action!- March 29, 2008 Juerg is about to wrap up his first batch of experiments and I've asked him whether he could post a short summary of his endeavors. Here we go: "The Fiji Bull Shark Tagging Program is in its fifth season. What started with a few pop-up satellite tags in 2004 is now a much broader research project aiming at understanding Bull Shark Behavior and Ecology. To summarize the first 2008 field seasonhttp://fijisharkdiving.blogspot.com/2008/03/science-in-action.html Pundits- March 26, 2008 When it comes to opinions, theres controversial and then theres just plain asinine. Take for instance this, and many other articles and posts dealing with the Bahamas Shark Incident and Adventure Travel in general. They all portray us as as a death-seeking, reckless and lunatic bunch of complete idiots and desperadoes that need to be stopped for their own, and the sake of mankind at large.http://fijisharkdiving.blogspot.com/2008/03/pundits.html BAD Footage- March 23, 2008 No, you got me completely wrong: it is us who is BAD! This is just a short post to alert our US friends to the airing of "Shark God", a documentary that David Ireland, the Wildlife Man, has filmed with us in 2007. It will be shown on Discovery's High Definition Channel (hence not the "normal" Discovery Channel) on 17408 at 8pm and at 11pm, on the 18408 at 3am and 4pm and again on 19408 athttp://fijisharkdiving.blogspot.com/2008/03/bad-footage.html Ta da !!!- March 7, 2008 Great News! It has taken weeks of cajoling and subservient supplication - but the Hawaii Dream Team have finally agreed to roll out the Results of last month's Fish Count. They however ask me to include the caveat that this is work in progress that may remain in a state of change. I cite: "But does one ever complete such a project It is already ramifying into realms of possible new specieshttp://fijisharkdiving.blogspot.com/2008/03/ta-da.html Bravo!- March 6, 2008 Our friend Michael Patrick O'Neill has just won the ScienceNatural History section of the 65th Pictures of the Year International contest. The stunning winning picture depicts a Goliath Grouper (Epinephelus itajara). Formerly known as Jewfish , it is recognized as a critically endangered species by the World Conservation Union owing to its relentless pursuit by fishermen and trophy hunters.http://fijisharkdiving.blogspot.com/2008/03/bravo.html New Kid on the Block!- March 2, 2008 To the discerning Sharkaholics, male Silvertip Sharks are somewhat of a Holy Grail. Having dived many of the iconic Silvertip spots from the Burma Banks to Valeries' Reef to Avatoru Pass, I've only ever seen one, a tiny sub-adult hovering above Silverado Rock in Cocos Island. People in the know tell me that whereas the big females are resident, the males are transient and also prefer much deeperhttp://fijisharkdiving.blogspot.com/2008/03/new-kid-on-block.html |