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  • A giant pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) being readied for release from an aquarium on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210607-500_9856.jpg
  • A giant pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) being readied for release from an aquarium on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210607-500_9811.jpg
  • A scientist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) releases a juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) after tagging the fish off Newfoundland, Canada.
    20190513-501_0962.jpg
  • Researcher Hailey Davies readies a tagged yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) for release by descending the fish back to the deep as part of a study on rockfish barotrauma. Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20211013-501_1330.jpg
  • Researcher Hailey Davies checks a tiger rockfish (Sebastes nigrocinctus) for signs of barotrauma before descending the fish back to the deep as part of a study on rockfish catch and release barotrauma. Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20211011-501_1145.jpg
  • Researcher Hailey Davies readies a tagged yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) for release by descending the fish back to the deep as part of a study on rockfish barotrauma. Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20211006-DSC_9260.jpg
  • Researcher Hailey Davies readies a tagged canary rockfish (Sebastes pinniger) for release by descending the fish back to the deep as part of a study on rockfish barotrauma. Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20211013-501_1452.jpg
  • Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi), two, one with a fishing hook and line and one with a broken jaw from catch and release shark fishing. Image made in The Bahamas.
    2014_10_09TB232.jpg
  • A scientist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) holds a juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) ready for release after tagging the fish off Newfoundland, Canada.
    20190513-501_0709.jpg
  • A Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) dies after likely being caught and released by sport fisherman. The hook was removed by removing much of the shark's face and head. Image made in the Florida Keys, USA.
    20190607-500_0042.jpg
  • A Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) dies after likely being caught and released by sport fisherman. The hook was removed by removing much of the shark's face and head. Image made in the Florida Keys, USA.
    20190607-500_0034.jpg
  • Researcher Hailey Davies uses a downrigger and action camera to monitor the lowering of a tiger rockfish (Sebastes nigrocinctus) for a study on fish barotrauma, whereby the gases in a fish expand as it is brought to the surface. The study took place off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada in 2020.
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  • Researcher Hailey Davies uses a downrigger and action camera to monitor the lowering of a tiger rockfish (Sebastes nigrocinctus) for a study on fish barotrauma, whereby the gases in a fish expand as it is brought to the surface. The study took place off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada in 2020.
    20201031-500_7472.jpg
  • Researcher Hailey Davies readies a yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) showing esophageal aversion for tagging before descending the fish back to the deep as part of a study on rockfish barotrauma. Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20211013-501_1311.jpg
  • Researcher Hailey Davies uses her cell phone to photograph a juvenile yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) before tagging and then descending the fish back to the deep as part of a study on rockfish barotrauma. Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20211006-DSC_9267.jpg
  • Researcher Hailey Davies readies a canary rockfish (Sebastes pinniger) for tagging before descending the fish back to the deep as part of a study on rockfish barotrauma. Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20211013-501_1387.jpg
  • Researcher Hailey Davies readies a yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) for tagging before descending the fish back to the deep as part of a study on rockfish barotrauma. Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20211006-DSC_9289.jpg
  • Esophageal eversion, a symptom of barotrauma, in a yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus).
    20210602-DSC_6084.jpg
  • A school of bonefish (Albula vulpes) hunt for crustaceans among the algae on the seabed. Image made off Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    20180820-500_0338.jpg
  • Esophageal eversion, a symptom of barotrauma, in a yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus). Entrance Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210602-DSC_6126.jpg
  • A tiger rockfish (Sebastes nigrocinctus) showing signs of barotrauma including bulging eyes, ocular emphysema and Esophageal eversion. Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210608-DSC_6349.jpg
  • Esophageal eversion, a symptom of barotrauma, in a yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus). Entrance Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210602-DSC_6119.jpg
  • A school of bonefish (Albula vulpes) hunt for crustaceans among the algae on the seabed. Image made off Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    20180820-500_0480.jpg
  • A school of bonefish (Albula vulpes) hunt for crustaceans among the algae on the seabed. Image made off Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    20180820-500_0749.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado searches for his first spot of the morning off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fishing after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico057.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado catches a Caribbean spiny lobster off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico082.jpg
  • Bio Bay guide Irwin Velez retired from the police force after open heart surgery. The job is far less stressful and he enjoys taking tourists to see his local waters and the amazing bioluminescence near Parguera, Puerto Rico. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico003.jpg
  • Bio Bay guide Irwin Velez retired from the police force after open heart surgery. The job is far less stressful and he enjoys taking tourists to see his local waters and the amazing bioluminescence near Parguera, Puerto Rico. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico005.jpg
  • Dayna Mar Gomez, a marine scientist with the Manatee Conservation Center in Puerto Rico, feeds Moana, the baby Manatee. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico114.jpg
  • Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannoni, VT PhD, the director of the Manatee Conservation Center and Professor of Marine Sciences—Inter American University is photographed in his office at the Manatee Conservation Center. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico096.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado shows off a juvenile queen conch (Lobatus gigas) off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The conch was too small to keep so he set it back on the seabed after the image was made. Andres noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Queen conch, once his main catch, were completely wiped out at depths under 70 feet. In 2020, three years after the storms, he is starting to find the odd juvenile, but he must rely on other species to make a living. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico077.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado catches a Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico075.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado hunts for more lionfish after spearing several of the invasive species off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Lionfish eat native fish and contribute to fish declines, compounding the problem. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico070.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado takes a triggerfish off his spear near Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico068.jpg
  • Heriberto Martir from the University of Puerto Rico's "Vida Marina" inspects his work. Wooden steaks from discarded pallets placed in a matrix change wind patterns to build up sand dunes along the north coast of Puerto Rico. "Vida Marina"  focuses on the management and ecological restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems, endemic plants and marine turtle species. This project aims to restore sand dunes for coastal protection during storms, nesting sea turtles and other benefits. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico045.jpg
  • Bio Bay guide Irwin Velez retired from the police force after open heart surgery. The job is far less stressful and he enjoys taking tourists to see his local waters and the amazing bioluminescence near Parguera, Puerto Rico. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico004.jpg
  • A scientist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) holds a juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) ready for release after tagging the fish off Newfoundland, Canada.
    20190513-501_0685.jpg
  • A female scuba diver with a school of fish in the background. Model release available.
    20131216_HI052.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado goes on the hunt for lobster, conch, and various fish species off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico072.jpg
  • Veterinarian Lesly Cabrias performs surgery on an abandoned manatee calf at the Manatee Conservation Center in Puerto Rico. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico108.jpg
  • Dayna Mar Gomez, a marine scientist with the Manatee Conservation Center in Puerto Rico, feeds Moana, the baby Manatee. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico114.jpg
  • Heriberto Martir from the University of Puerto Rico's "Vida Marina" inspects his work. Wooden steaks from discarded pallets placed in a matrix change wind patterns to build up sand dunes along the north coast of Puerto Rico. "Vida Marina"  focuses on the management and ecological restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems, endemic plants and marine turtle species. This project aims to restore sand dunes for coastal protection during storms, nesting sea turtles and other benefits. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico045.jpg
  • Dayna Mar Gomez, a marine scientist with the Manatee Conservation Center in Puerto Rico, feeds Moana, the baby Manatee. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico113.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado hunts lobsters and fish off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico079.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado goes on the hunt for lobster, conch, and various fish species off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico072.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado rises to the surface with a bag of lionfish after spearing several of the invasive species off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Lionfish eat native fish and contribute to fish declines. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico071.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado surfaces from his first dive of the morning off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico059.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado prepares for his first dive of the morning off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico058.jpg
  • A swimmer excites microscopic dinoflagellates into producing bioluminescence. The Bio Bay near Parguera, Puerto Rico, is one of only five in the world and is a major tourist attraction. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico017.jpg
  • Bio Bay guide Irwin Velez retired from the police force after open heart surgery. The job is far less stressful and he enjoys taking tourists to see his local waters and the amazing bioluminescence near Parguera, Puerto Rico. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico009.jpg
  • Bio Bay guide Irwin Velez retired from the police force after open heart surgery. The job is far less stressful and he enjoys taking tourists to see his local waters and the amazing bioluminescence near Parguera, Puerto Rico. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico005.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado cuts the venomous spines off a lionfish after spearing the invasive species off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Lionfish eat native fish and contribute to fish declines. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico069.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado prepares for his first dive of the morning off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico058.jpg
  • Heriberto Martir (right) and Luis D. Amayo from the University of Puerto Rico's Vida Marina program construct a walkway to help built up the sand dunes for coastal protection and nesting sea turtles. As people walk over the same part of a sand dune it wears away the dune creating weaknesses for large waves to break through. "Vida Marina"  focuses on the management, ecological restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems, endemic plants and marine turtle species. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico046.jpg
  • Even pups are targeted by sport fisherman looking for the thrill of catching a shark. The area surrounding mangrove creeks are usually sand flats home to bone fish. Sharks are often a side attraction to popular catch and release bone fishing. Lemon sharks depend on mangroves for the survival of the first 5-8 years of their lives. Mangroves are disappearing throughout the world and the fate of the lemon shark is left in the balance. We need to get proper protections for the world's mangroves and then enforce them.
    LemonsAndMangroves08.jpg
  • Dayna Mar Gomez, a marine scientist with the Manatee Conservation Center in Puerto Rico, feeds Moana, the baby Manatee. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico112.jpg
  • Researchers Kevin Perez and Laura Soler feed a green sea turtle with cancer at the Manatee Conservation Center in Puerto Rico. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico110.jpg
  • Dayna Mar Gomez, a marine scientist with the Manatee Conservation Center in Puerto Rico, feeds Moana, the baby Manatee. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico111.jpg
  • Veterinarian Lesly Cabrias and scientist Kevin Perez return an abandoned manatee calf to her pool after treatment at the Manatee Conservation Center in Puerto Rico. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico106.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado takes a hogfish off his spear near Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico081.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado rises to the surface with a bag of lobsters and fish after a dive off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico078.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado goes on the hunt for lobster, conch, and various fish species off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico073.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado catches a Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico074.jpg
  • Luis D. Amayo from the University of Puerto Rico's Vida Marina program constructs an elevated walkway to help built up the sand dunes for coastal protection and nesting sea turtles along the north coast of Puerto Rico. As people walk over the same part of a sand dune it wears away the dune creating weaknesses for large waves to break through. "Vida Marina"  focuses on the management, ecological restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems, endemic plants and marine turtle species. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico047.jpg
  • Heriberto Martir (right) and Luis D. Amayo from the University of Puerto Rico's Vida Marina program construct a walkway to help built up the sand dunes for coastal protection and nesting sea turtles. As people walk over the same part of a sand dune it wears away the dune creating weaknesses for large waves to break through. "Vida Marina"  focuses on the management, ecological restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems, endemic plants and marine turtle species. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico046.jpg
  • Heriberto Martir from the University of Puerto Rico's "Vida Marina" inspects his work. Wooden steaks from discarded pallets placed in a matrix change wind patterns to build up sand dunes along the north coast of Puerto Rico. "Vida Marina"  focuses on the management and ecological restoration and conservation of coastal ecosystems, endemic plants and marine turtle species. This project aims to restore sand dunes for coastal protection during storms, nesting sea turtles and other benefits. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico044.jpg
  • Veterinarian Lesly Cabrias and scientist Kevin Perez return an abandoned manatee calf to her pool after treatment at the Manatee Conservation Center in Puerto Rico. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico106.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado catches a Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico075.jpg
  • Veterinarian Lesly Cabrias performs surgery on an abandoned manatee calf at the Manatee Conservation Center in Puerto Rico. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico108.jpg
  • Commercial fisherman Andres Maldonado cuts the venomous spines off a lionfish after spearing the invasive species off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. He noticed drastic and obvious declines in fish numbers and habitat availbale after Hurricane Maria in 2017 which put many other commercial fisherman out of business. Lionfish eat native fish and contribute to fish declines. Image release available.
    Gross_PuertoRico069.jpg
  • Researchers from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada release a cod after tagging the fish to track his or her movements.
    20190513-501_0962sm.jpg
  • Scientists from the Cape Eleuthera Institute catch a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), take samples, tag and release her. The long-term study is to determine best practices for turtle conservation.
    20180619-501_3654.jpg
  • Researcher Ian Bouyoucos of the Cape Eleuthera Institute (CEI) releases a lemon shark pup into his temporary enclosure. One of the leading causes of shark mortality is as bycatch in longline fisheries. The team at the CEI are looking at physiological and behavioural responses to being caught with the hopes of establishing 'best practice' guidelines for releasing sharks from long lines.
    LemonsAndMangroves21.jpg
  • A giant pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) shortly after being released from an aquarium on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210607-500_0585.jpg
  • A giant pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) shortly after being released from an aquarium on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210607-500_0466.jpg
  • A giant pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) shortly after being released from an aquarium on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210607-500_0579.jpg
  • A giant pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) shortly after being released from an aquarium on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210607-500_0483.jpg
  • A giant pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) shortly after being released from an aquarium on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210607-500_0221.jpg
  • A giant pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) shortly after being released from an aquarium on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210607-500_0570.jpg
  • A giant pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) shortly after being released from an aquarium on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210607-500_0378.jpg
  • A scientist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) releases a juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) after tagging the fish off Newfoundland, Canada.
    20190513-501_0669.jpg
  • A fisherman's cage is pulled up by researchers. It is illegal to fish for Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) December - February in the Bahamas when this image was taken. Lack of enforcement is a common issue in Bahamian fisheries. The scientists tagged and released the fish. It is part of an ongoing study to learn about the amazing phenomenon known as the grouper spawning aggregation. During the winter full moons the normally solitary grouper gather en masse to spawn at certain locations throughout the Caribbean and are especially vulnerable to over-fishing. Learning about these aggregations is of major importance to protect and manage the economically and culturally important fishery for these critically endangered fish.
    2016_12_13LongIslandBH590.jpg
  • A cuban dogfish shark, Squalus cubensis, swims back to the depths after being tagged and released by scientists at the Cape Eleuthera Institute.
    2014_04_17_HI042.jpg
  • A small Cuban dogfish shark (Squalus cubensis) is caught during a long-term study of deep water sharks in The Bahamas. The shark was released unharmed.
    2014_04_17_HI032.jpg
  • A lemon shark pup is caught in a mangrove creek in south Eleuthera, Bahamas. At less than 2 feet he is a very young shark. He will be transported to a lab and then to an open-ocean pen for observation before being released as a tagged, wild shark. The shark will become a representative of the species. Lemon sharks depend on mangroves for the survival of the first 5-8 years of their lives. Mangroves are disappearing throughout the world and the fate of the lemon shark is left in the balance. We need to get proper protections for the world's mangroves and then enforce them.
    LemonsAndMangroves10.jpg
  • A biologist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada releases an Atlantic cod after tagging.
    20190513-501_0669.jpg
  • A young woman takes a picture of a lionfish (Pterois volitans) in an aquarium with her cell phone. While no one is certain how lionfish first arrived in the Atlantic, the leading theory is they escaped or were released from aquariums. Lionfish are highly popular in the aquarium trade.
    2016_06_20AtlantisNassau118.jpg
  • A lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in a research tank at the Cape Eleuthera Institute in The Bahamas is used for a study on the social lives of sharks before being released back into the wild. Lemon shark pups spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2015_11_30HI397.jpg
  • A fisherman's cage is pulled up by researchers. It is illegal to fish for Nassau grouper December - February in the Bahamas when this image was taken. Lack of enforcement is a common issue in Bahamian fisheries issues. The scientists tagged and released the fish.
    Illegal Fishing
  • A cuban dogfish shark, Squalus cubensis, swims back to the depths after being tagged and released by scientists at the Cape Eleuthera Institute.
    2014_04_17_HI041.jpg
  • A tiny lemon shark pup is enclosed in a seine net. The shark is captured to be studied, tagged and released back into the wild. Lemon sharks depend on mangroves for the survival of the first 5-8 years of their lives. Mangroves are disappearing throughout the world and the fate of the lemon shark is left in the balance. We need to get proper protections for the world's mangroves and then enforce them.
    LemonsAndMangroves20.jpg
  • A fisherman's cage is pulled up by researchers. It is illegal to fish for Nassau grouper December - February in the Bahamas when this image was taken. Lack of enforcement is a common theme in Bahamian fisheries management. The scientists tagged and released the fish. It is part of an ongoing study to learn about the amazing phenomenon known as the grouper spawning aggregation. During the winter full moons the normally solitary grouper gather en masse to spawn at certain locations throughout the Caribbean and are especially vulnerable to over-fishing. Learning about these aggregations is of major importance to protect and manage the economically and culturally important fishery for these endangered fish.
    2016_12_13LongIslandBH590.jpg
  • Dr. Krista Sherman brings a Nassau grouper to the depth the fish was originally caught at. The fish was implanted with a permanent tag that will transmit the fish's location for the rest of his or her life. Blood and a fin clip were also taken for genetic analysis.
    Release
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