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Memories of a blue shark sighting

August 11, 2013 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

Today is the last day of Shark Week and the perfect time to share my favorite shark story. So here goes: I was a guest on Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (CMA)’s Catalina Above and Below trip four years ago. After spending the morning looking at animals brought up in traps from the ocean floor and having… [read more]

Filed Under: Fishes Tagged With: blue shark, shark, shark fin soup, shark finning

Saving sharks one photo at a time

February 1, 2013 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

It’s time to talk sharks! Sharks are very misunderstood creatures. Thanks to the movie Jaws and its haunting theme song, very few people are able to see sharks clearly anymore. Sharks are just really cool fish trying to survive in the big blue ocean and in the process have had some nasty encounters with humans.… [read more]

Filed Under: Do Something, Fishes, Photography Tagged With: blue shark, Caribbean reef shark, nature photography, photography, shark, wildlife photography

A blue shark, Risso’s dolphins and much more

June 15, 2010 by Carolyn Kraft 2 Comments

On Saturday, I went on the coolest ocean adventure. It was the Cabrillo Aquarium‘s annual “Catalina Above and Below” trip. After waking up at 4:15 in the morning, I managed to arrive in San Pedro by 5:30 to board the First String, which left at 6:00. Getting up early and mornings in general are not… [read more]

Filed Under: Dolphins, Fishes, Lobster, shrimp, crab(s), Marine mammals, Whales Tagged With: blue shark, bottlenose dolphin, cetacean, common dolphin, dolphin, risso's dolphin, whale, whale watching

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