Sharks and Rays Archives

Expedition 17: Photogrammetry & Sea Turtle Tagging

07/22/2020
Angela Rosenberg

Scientists aboard R/V ANGARI spent 9 days in the Western Bahamas studying, tagging, and photo-capturing sea turtles for an ongoing study of fibropapillomatosis, as well as gathering new high-speed biting data from nurse, lemon, and bull sharks in order to help better understand shark morphology, biting, and feeding behaviors.

Expedition 12: Discovery Channel Shark Week

07/22/2020
Angela Rosenberg

R/V ANGARI served as a support vessel for the filming of Discovery Channel’s Shark Week special, Sharkwrecked. In this TV special, shark attack survivor Paul de Gelder teamed up with fellow serviceman and marine survival expert, James Glancy to record what happens when a shipwreck occurs in shark-infested waters.

Expedition 8: Shark Research & Conservation

07/22/2020
Angela Rosenberg

Researchers from the University of Miami's Shark Research and Conservation Program and citizen scientists aboard R/V ANGARI caught and tagged several different species of sharks.

Expedition 7: Shark Research & Conservation

07/22/2020
Angela Rosenberg

The University of Miami Shark Research and Conservation team and citizen scientists from Youth Making Ripples had a productive day onboard R/V ANGARI, tagging 9 sharks total and collecting a wealth of valuable data for the shark science community.

Expedition 5: Science-At-Sea and Shark Migration

07/22/2020
Angela Rosenberg

Students and teachers from Conniston Middle School and Wellington Landings Middle participated in a variety of marine science field experiences aboard R/V ANGARI, ranging from conducting plankton tows to learning methods used to study the annual black tip shark migration.

Expedition 4: Shark Research & Conservation

07/22/2020
Angela Rosenberg

University of Miami's Shark Research and Conservation Program researchers came aboard R/V ANGARI and tagged a wide-range of sharks, and collected valuable data to greatly benefit the shark science community.

Expedition 2: Shark Research & Conservation

07/22/2020
Angela Rosenberg

A successful day trip onboard R/V ANGARI tagging sharks off West Palm Beach with the University of Miami Shark Research and Conservation Program, OceanLED and YACHTSIGN.

Scientists Perform A Quick Workup On A Tiger Shark For Research And Conservation

Expedition 1: Shark Research & Conservation

07/22/2020
Angela Rosenberg

Researchers from the University of Miami Shark Research and Conservation Program came aboard R/V ANGARI and tagged a wide-range of sharks, collecting valuable data to greatly benefit the shark science community.

ANGARI Foundation makes front page of The Palm Beach Post

We are thrilled to be featured on the front page of today's The Palm Beach Post newspaper and would like to thank Kim Miller and Greg Lovett for helping to share our story. You can read the entire article online…

Studying Sea Turtles & Sharks In The Bahamas Aboard Ocean Research Vessel ANGARI

UMass Amherst Scientists and Colleagues Collaborate with ANGARI Foundation to Study Sea Turtles and Sharks in The Bahamas

09/21/2018
Angela Rosenberg
News

The Bahamas (September 21, 2018) - Scientists from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and University of Exeter, England teamed up with ANGARI Foundation on an expedition to study sea turtles and sharks in the Western Bahamas. Dr. Duncan Irschick,…