Andrew is a post-doctoral researcher in North Carolina focused on population and conservation genetics in hydrothermal vent communities.



David is a graduate student in Florida. He studies the ecology and conservation of sharks.




Amy is a graduate student in North Carolina studying local ecological knowledge within small scale fisheries.



Chuck is a graduate student in North Carolina focusing on apex predators and how they interact with fisheries.




Lyndell is a graduate student in North Carolina, studying the feeding ecology of cownose rays.




Iris is a graduate student in Washington studying habitat use and feeding habits of juvenile Pacific salmon and herring in Puget Sound.



Michael is a graduate student in Maryland investigating the visual systems of mantis shrimp.



Archives

Charlie and the Adventure: July 29, 2010

Disturbed by some of the booths at the Rocks market, Charlie checks out some living Australian animals at Sydney Wildlife World.

Charlie and the Adventure: July 28, 2010

Charlie also found ground up shark cartilage for sale as a dietary supplement.

Charlie and the Adventure: July 27, 2010

Other items at the Rocks market were more troubling .WhySharksMatter counted jaws from 11 species of shark at this booth.

Charlie and the Adventure: July 26, 2010

After looking both left and right, Charlie arrives at the Rocks artist market in Sydney. He was quite pleased with some of the items for sale.

Charlie and the Adventure: July 25, 2010

Charlie grows tired of this game

Charlie and the Adventure: July 24, 2010

A confused Charlie does as he is told

Charlie and the Adventure: July 23, 2010

Charlie arrives in Sydney

Charlie and the Adventure: July 22, 2010

In the end, Charlie was very glad to have visited the Great Barrier Reef

Charlie and the Adventure: July 21, 2010

A close encounter with an enormous stingray at an Aussie aquarium makes Charlie even more concerned about Australian wildlife

Charlie and the Adventure: July 20, 2010

After reading about some of Australia’s deadly marine life, Charlie begins to get second thoughts about swimming at the Great Barrier Reef