GetGlue and TOMS Help Support Shark Conservation During Shark Week
To help promote Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, GetGlue is running a contest featuring an exclusive version of “The Shark Shoe” TOMS and the University of Miami’s R.J. Dunlap Marine Conservation...
View ArticleRJD Satellite Tags Sharks at Tiger Beach
Last month, members of the R.J. Dunlap Marine Conservation team joined Jim Abernethy aboard the Shearwater for a week of shark research and diving. The RJD research team included myself, Dr....
View ArticleClap Your Hands for Sharks
How many of you are having Shark Week withdrawal? I know I am. It is true that Shark Week doesn’t always have themes of education or conservation in mind (insert mental image of a hydraulic-powered...
View ArticleSharks: Turning Fear into Fascination
Despite the diversity of shapes and sizes in the animal kingdom, there is truly nothing like the shark. As ocean predators, they command our ultimate attention. The shark is something we learn about at...
View ArticleVote by July 26th for UM scientist Neil Hammerschlag to win this year’s...
If you’ve been on a shark tagging trip with the University of Miami, then you probably know him. He is the intense and charismatic scientist at the helm of UM’s RJ Dunlap Marine Conservation Program...
View ArticleGetting Back into The Swim of Things at the ‘U’
R.J. Dunlap Marine Conservation Program multimedia specialist and University of Miami School of Communication alumus Christine Shepard shows her school spirit during a shark tagging trip. The team is...
View Article2014 Sea Secrets Begins Jan 15!
The 2014 Sea Secrets lectures kick off next Wednesday, Jan. 15 with a talk on the enigmatic tiger shark by R.J. Dunlap Marine Conservation Program Director Neil Hammerschlag. The event will take place...
View ArticleA Bull of a Challenge
RSMAS Researcher Assistant Professor Neil Hammerschlag is one of 10 finalists in the Ocean180 video challenge. His research video, ”Bite Size: Bull Shark Predation of Tarpon,” delves into a recent...
View ArticleA Catch of Another Kind
When Miami fisherman Tim O’Neill went fishing off Key Biscayne one morning in search of swordfish he returned with a much rarer specimen than he had in mind. When he finally reeled in the big chunk of...
View ArticleBite Size Wins Prize in Ocean Video Challenge
Bite Size: Bull shark predation of tarpon from UM Rosenstiel School Research Assistant Professor Neil Hammerschlag and Gareth Burghes of Lagomorph Films claimed third place honors in the Ocean 180...
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