Pictures

Here is Katie during shark feeding time. In order to keep track of how much each shark eats, we hand feed them and record the data on to the computer.

 This is an example of what the bait roper does. As the shark swims by, the bait roper must trail the bait in front of the shark in order to allow the photographer to get a good picture of the dorsal fin. The bait roper must always be alert though because the sharks are clever and can appear at any time.

 Here is a Great White exploring the cage.

 Oh no big deal; just a 4 meter Great White Shark

 The sharks would frequently bite the cage to test it out. It would be the same as us touching something with our hands to see what it feels like.

 Couple more pictures...

 Here is Brom, one of the field specialists here in South Africa. Last night we went shark fishing. In his hand is a .5 meter smooth hound shark. They only get to about 1.5 meters or so but can live 25 years long. They were the only thing we caught last night.

 Here is Cassie and Jasmine getting some measurements of one of the smooth hound sharks. We ended up tagging this individual and releasing him.