Marine LifeMarine Life IdentificationRecent ArticlesSharks & Rays The Silky: The Blue Shark of Tropical Seas To my photographer’s eye, silky sharks are beautiful animals that bear strong resemblance to blue sharks. Their skin has a…Marty SnydermanFebruary 22, 2022
Marine LifeMarine Life IdentificationRecent ArticlesSharks & Rays Sleek, Slender and Stunning: Blue Sharks Adjectives such as graceful and gorgeous are not the typically mentioned descriptive terms when sharks are being discussed. But in the case of…Marty SnydermanMarch 13, 2020
Marine LifeSharks & Rays “Baby Shark” Spotting Off Monterey Bay—What It’s Like to Be a Citizen Scientist Baby shark. Doo doo doo doo doodoo. Since its release in November 2015 the original “Baby Shark” video has had…Cathryn CastleDecember 23, 2019
Marine LifeSharks & Rays It’s Not Easy Being A Shark: A Different Look at Shark Attacks A familiar outline materialized before me as I finned along the sea floor. The pattern in the sand left little doubt that…Bruce WatkinsJuly 9, 2018
Marine LifeSharks & Rays Getting to Know Our Neighbors –The Blue Shark and Shortfin Mako Shark Marine researchers estimate that at least 34 species of sharks have been recorded off the Pacific Coast of North America.…Marty SnydermanJuly 11, 2016
FishMarine LifeMarine Life IdentificationSharks & Rays Cleverly Designed: About the Bat Ray, Pacific Electric Ray and Thornback Ray My success at photographing rays has hinged on chance. The ray(s) and I have been surprised to see each other…Bonnie J. CardoneJuly 10, 2016
Marine LifeMarine Life IdentificationSharks & Rays Fear and Fascination: Encountering the Great White Shark There is no fish in the sea more feared — or more fascinating — than the great white shark. In…Bonnie J. CardoneApril 11, 2016
Marine LifeMarine Life IdentificationSharks & Rays Diving With Blue Sharks Blue sharks (Prionace glauca) are among the easiest sharks to identify. With their thin, sleek bodies -- metallic blue on…Bonnie J. CardoneOctober 29, 2015
Marine LifeMarine Life IdentificationSharks & Rays The Horn Sharks, Heterodontus: A “Different” Kind Back in my early days of diving, a couple of men I knew sported necklaces featuring a single horn shark…Bonnie J. CardoneAugust 6, 2015
Environmental IssuesMarine LifeMarine Life IdentificationSharks & Rays SoCal’s Bluewater Sharks: The Blue Shark and Shortfin Mako The first time I saw a blue shark was during the summer of 1975. I am certain of the timing…Marty SnydermanSeptember 23, 2014