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I just finished the Summer SharkTakular #shark trivia. I had a lot of fun with it, and it seems like participants had a lot of fun as well. I may make this a more regular thing in the future- stay tuned!
As requested, here is a summary of the questions, answers, and prizes.
Those of you who follow me on Twitter or are friends with me on facebook may have seen that last month, I asked for volunteers to come catch and tag sharks with me here in Charleston. While I was pleased by how excited respondents were for this opportunity, I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge that involving members of the public in scientific research is an old idea. It’s called Citizen Science.
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A confused Charlie does as he is told
At a recent conference, I was engaged in a multiple-day bidding war over an item for sale at the silent auction. The item eventually went for more than three times what my maximum bid was and ended up raising a lot of money for student travel. Still, I was sad to have lost, even though matching the winning bid would have meant not eating for a week or so.
The item was a first edition copy of Eugenie Clark’s classic book ” Lady and the Sharks”, and since Eugenie was there, she volunteered to give a personalized signature to the winner. Close friends know that “the Lady and the Sharks” was very influential in my decision to become a shark biologist, and Eugenie Clark was one of my childhood heroes.
Charlie arrives in Sydney
In the end, Charlie was very glad to have visited the Great Barrier Reef
In my ongoing Philosophy of Activism series, I describe tactics used by various advocacy organizations and solicit feedback from our readers to determine if those tactics are effective or not. For the latest edition, I wanted to pick all of your brains about a tactic that I personally used this week.
A close encounter with an enormous stingray at an Aussie aquarium makes Charlie even more concerned about Australian wildlife
After reading about some of Australia’s deadly marine life, Charlie begins to get second thoughts about swimming at the Great Barrier Reef
Charlie sees a clever ad for the Great Barrier Reef, and after much convincing, WhySharksMatter agrees to go SCUBA diving at the world-famous location.