Swelling j36: April 2018

Rolex Scholarship - good bye Melinda hello Olivia!

From L2R, with medals: Melinda, Jayne and Olivia, with big Fiji Bull in the background - click for detail!

Behold!

This is the parting vlog of our pal Melinda.

The new OWUSS Australasia Rolex Scholar is Olivia Johnson, and we all very much look forward to hosting her very soon indeed, together with her indefatigable mer-mom and dear friend Jayne!

And there is this.

The changing of

Florida Land-Based Shark Fishing - Progress!

From a presentation to the FWC - those Hammers are obviously moribund, or they could not be handled that way. Click for detail.

Behold!

Finally at their last meeting, the FWC has taken note.

So far, the staff have continued to derelict their duties and failed to adequately protect their vulnerable prohibited Sharks by cozying up to the shore-based fishermen, by never enforcing their very

«Einstein» unter Haien - Teil 2!

And here is part two!

Again, fucking excellent job.
Vinaka Vakalevu - enjoy!

FIRST TIME SHARK DIVING IN FIJI!

Love love love this!

And the FOOTAGE IS 100% REAL! :)

Enjoy!

Fiji Shark Diving 2018!

Behold!

Very nice!

And here is Tom's latest blog post, with plenty of stellar pictures as always - and yes, as long as it doesn't become a gimmicky fad, the new fisheye lens is certainly very impressive!

So far so great!

Enjoy!

Valerie's Books!

Behold!

I love her - always have always will.

Mind you, merely in a strictly platonic way - but she will always be my closest friend and my hero and my inspiration in so many ways.

Anyway, this is about her other side.

She has always been an outstanding artist, and I've seen her produce exquisite animal art on several of our numerous expeditions, and am in fact the proud owner of a

«Einstein» unter Haien - Teil 1!

Behold!

Bravo - I must really say that I like it!

Kudos to producer François Loriol and presenter Tobias Müller for a job very well done!

Enjoy!

Einstein - Blut und BRAT!

And talking about Einstein.
Today is the day - enjoy the teasers!

Bull Shark on Steroids!

Wow.

Never seen such a fast Bull Shark!

Apparently somebody was bottling, and apparently this is from the far South of the Maldives where there is zero evacuation in case of an accident.
H/T Daniel!

Anyway, enjoy!

Für unsere Freunde in der Schweiz: Einstein!

Morgen ist die erste Folge!

Sofern Ihr wirklich nix Besseres zu tun habt. :)

Die zwei Sendungen sind hauptsächlich über die SRMR und die Forschung von Jürg und Kerstin - und obwohl ich noch nichts gesehen habe meinte ich, dass das Fernsehteam da wie üblich super Arbeit geleistet hat.

Viel Spass beim schauen!

Florida Land-Based Shark Fishing - FWC Meeting!

Source.

Remember those last posts?

The slaughter has obviously continued unabated.

But now there is an, albeit tiny, chance for improvement as the FWC is slated to discuss the matter at its next meeting in Ft. Lauderdale on April 25 and 26.

So you Shark loving folks, here's your chance.

First, inform yourselves because just attending to make the usual breathy noise will most

Shark feeding in Bora Bora - Paper!

Oh well.

Eric keeps cranking therm out, and I am irritated.

This time it's about those Lemon Shark feeds in Bora Bora, and several Shark bites that ensued, which is incidentally much like what happened with those Lemons in Moorea.

The description of the events is probably correct and like I said back here, much if not all is a direct consequence of those being multi-user sites with poor

One of the Greatest Experiences You Could have!

Great stuff.

Remember?

Looks like those dives have left an indelible memory, and we are proud, and also thankful for this small endorsement. And before you get all riled up etc etc: the movie is a fictional story about an extinct Shark and has as much bearing on conservation as, say, Jurassic Park - and no we certainly don't want to discuss it!

Thank you Jason!

PS - And how about

Keni - incoming!

And here it comes.

Wish us luck.

Fiji: you know what to do!

Tiger Sharks in Hawaii - Paper!

Click for detail!

And I cite.

Although tiger sharks clearly utilize open-ocean habitats in both Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the majority (78.7%) of satellite location estimates for tiger sharks captured around Maui and Oahu during the present
study were in coastal waters over insular shelf habitat. Tiger shark affinity for coastal waters and shelf habitats
has been documented in previous

Determined!

Juvenile Lemon Shark: super cute - source.

I just love this clip of that little juvenile Lemon.
Source - Enjoy!

Mrs. Jaws - Cameo!

I was wrong - thankfully!

Check this out.

Contrary to my dire prediction, Mrs. Jaws is alive and kicking - and judging from her girth and body shape, she is very capable of feeding herself which is real good news indeed!

To be continued - keep watching this space!