Shark Research

Following shark researchers from Cape Canaveral to the Gulf of Mexico, I captured moments I could have only dreamed about. The rush you feel when someone screams “fish on the line” is hard to describe.

Shark researchers bring up a shark to tag and study its diet in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Shark researcher wearing a cap and sunglasses standing on a boat over sunlit water in the Gulf of Mexico, Crystal River, Florida.
Researchers wearing blue shirts and face coverings aboard a sunny research boat in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Blue-dipped work gloves arranged on the textured deck of a boat in the Gulf of Mexico, Crystal River, Florida.
Pile of small silver bait fish packed in plastic bags in the Gulf of Mexico, Crystal River, Florida.
Shark researcher in safety gear and blue gloves handling a coiled rope on a boat over the water in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Woman in sunglasses and gloves throwing water on a boat from a red bucket under a sunny sky in the Gulf of Mexico, Crystal River, Florida.
Woman in protective gloves handling a tethered orange buoy from a boat in the Gulf of Mexico, Crystal River, Florida.
Close-up underwater view of a hammerhead shark being pulled through sparkling ocean water in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Shark researchers in protective gear haul a large shark aboard a boat in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Shark researcher in blue gloves holding a large shark by its open mouth beside a fishing boat in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Gloved marine researchers examine a shark aboard a boat over ocean water in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Marine researchers examine a shark beside a boat in tropical ocean waters in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Close-up of a person wearing blue and gray work gloves while handling a shark on a boat deck in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Fisherman holding a large shark aboard a boat over turquoise ocean water in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Laughing woman in a baseball cap and gray sweatshirt adjusting her buff outdoors in the Gulf of Mexico, Crystal River, Florida.
Woman wearing pink sunglasses, a blue neck gaiter, and a white long-sleeve shirt outdoors against a bright sky in the Gulf of Mexico, Crystal River, Florida.
Underwater view of a hammerhead shark swimming beneath a sunlit ocean surface in Cape Canaveral, Florida.