The Importance of Education in Shark Science by Baylie Fadool
Importance of Education in Shark Science
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- Feb 7
- 4 min
A Hope For The Future - by Taylor MacDonald, Doc Gruber Scholarship recipient
Dr. Gruber was truly a revolutionary, his hard work and dedication are the main reasons the Lab exists today. All fields of science rely...
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- Jan 2
- 2 min
Connecting The Dots - An exciting discovery thanks to Photography and Social Media - By Chelle Blais
Social media certainly has its positives and its negatives, but one amazing thing about it is the ability to create connections and...
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- Nov 4, 2023
- 4 min
I Found Home - By Baylie Fadool
There were a lot of thoughts racing through my head that day on January 14th, 2021, before I boarded the plane into completely unfamiliar...
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- Sep 14, 2023
- 4 min
The Missing Great Hammerheads of Bimini - By Dr. Matt Smukall
Diving with the charismatic and iconic great hammerhead shark is special anywhere. However, combine these large sharks with the white...
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- Sep 12, 2023
- 2 min
Opportunity of a Lifetime - By Former Intern Shae Schreckengost
I can’t tell you the exact moment I fell in love with sharks…I think it just happened. I think it happened in the same kind of way we all...
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- Aug 5, 2023
- 6 min
Bimini Blog - Journey of a Thousand Miles by Nicholas Starosta
As a recipient of the Doc Gruber Memorial Scholarship, I have been given an exceptional opportunity to be a role model for many kids in...
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- Jul 3, 2023
- 3 min
Elasmobranch Parthenogenesis: A Conceptualization on the Immaculate Conception By Shae Schreckengost
So, what is parthenogenesis? Parthenogenesis is defined as the asexual reproduction of a female organism. This process is initiated,...
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- Jun 2, 2023
- 6 min
Getting to the Shark Lab - A Personal Story by Doc Gruber Memorial Scholar Sophia Pelletier
My Bimini Shark Lab Story The story of how I got to the Bimini Shark Lab starts years ago. As a freshman at a large research university,...
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- May 6, 2023
- 3 min
Bimini’s Best-Kept Stories by Baylie Fadool
Nature seems to know things before we do, even appearing to laugh in our faces sometimes at the things we disregard or fail to notice. It...
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- Apr 24, 2023
- 4 min
It all started with an ultrasound of Jell-O…
By: Jasmine Nyce, M.S. Student & Station Administrator As scientists, we use many tools and techniques to answer research questions....
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- Apr 12, 2023
- 5 min
A Bit About Mangroves by Intern Sophia Pelletier
The term mangrove spans about 55 species in 20 genera belonging to 16 families. Mangroves are terrestrial plants that inhabit coastal...
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- Dec 5, 2022
- 3 min
Sharky Isotopes! What is a stable isotope? What do they have to do with sharks? - By Alina Hussey
When a shark workup takes place, a team of scientists will gather all sorts of data and samples. This might include the sex of the shark,...
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- Jun 8, 2022
- 4 min
Finding Healing and Purpose Through a Nurse Shark - By Baylie Fadool
It is important to respect wildlife for what they are. Wild, free beings. I don’t necessarily believe that we are placed in their lives...
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- Apr 15, 2022
- 4 min
Eyes in the Ocean: Measuring Post-Release Behaviour of Pelagic Predators by Alina Hussey
What is post release behaviour? Post release behaviour is just as it sounds… the behaviour of the animal after it has been captured,...
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- Dec 1, 2021
- 4 min
The Christmas Trees of Bimini: NAUGHTY or NICE? by Intern Sophia Gunther
Tis the season for trees: Christmas trees that is! Christmas trees may not be the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of the...
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- Nov 23, 2021
- 4 min
Are Seagrasses Developing Ways to Combat Anthropogenic Change? by Baylie Fadool
Seagrass meadows can be found all over the seafloor, from temperate to tropical climates. They are one of the most productive marine...
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- Oct 14, 2021
- 7 min
Making Sense of Senses: How Pelagic Sharks Find Prey - by former intern Shane White
Shark Senses Blog
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- Sep 22, 2021
- 4 min
Big Bad Bulls - Sharing Space with Bull Sharks - by Former Intern Candace Narvaez
The engine roars as our boat glides through the waves, jumping over every swell before us. I look out on the horizon, taking in the...
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- Aug 4, 2021
- 3 min
How your everyday life could be making sharks less hydrodynamic - by Former Intern Kylie Bostick
Ocean Acidification’s Effect on Dermal Denticles Picture a normal morning: you wake up, turn on your lights, brew a cup of coffee, make...
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- Jun 3, 2021
- 4 min
Birds Of Bimini by Intern Cameron Smith
A flash of movement in the sunlit leaves, and the tiny bird fluttered up to snatch a bug from the underside of a leaf before flicking...
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- May 20, 2021
- 4 min
Sharks of Sedimental Value: Shark Fossils and Why They’re Hard to Solve - by Intern Shane White
If you’re a shark enthusiast, you probably know all sharks and rays are chondrichthyans, meaning their skeleton is composed of a soft...
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- May 2, 2021
- 3 min
A World with Sharks is Better Than a World Without Them: Why Sharks Matter by Intern Baylie Fadool
Sharks have long been equated as these fearsome predators that have a taste for blood. The image of their fin appearing above water has...
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Bimini Shark Stalkers
- Feb 24, 2021
- 3 min
SHARKS, RAYS, and… PELICANS?! Oh, My! - By Volunteer Elise Hayden
When I first came to Bimini to study Southern Stingrays (Hypanus americanus) as a Project Student, I was most excited to see the sharks...
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