Most of the gear and equipment has been ordered and arrived, just hoping the bait will arrive frozen in Grand Cayman. Our partner, Tim Austin at the DoE, has been preparing from his end in Cayman. Cat Millar, who has been helping with basking shark work here at MCI, will be coming out as an intern on the first phase of the project. With her ice hockey background, the boat work shouldn’t be too hard. Smudge’s (ship’s cat) vets at Westport Veterinary Clinic have been very supportive with shark vet matters. Prof. Almuth Einspanier will hopefully be coming out to le ultrasound the sharks we tag to check their reproductive status. Dr. Cynthia Awruch will be waiting at the University of Tasmania to analyse the blood samples for hormone levels.
Meanwhile, The Cayman Islands International Fishing Tournament is on next week (16-19 April) and we are hoping Guy Harvey, one of our partners on the Cayman project, will be able to tag oceanic whitetip sharks caught during the fishing.
That leaves the problem of how to pack all of this pile of gear into my baggage allowance….? A small black hole might be handy!
Meanwhile, The Cayman Islands International Fishing Tournament is on next week (16-19 April) and we are hoping Guy Harvey, one of our partners on the Cayman project, will be able to tag oceanic whitetip sharks caught during the fishing.
That leaves the problem of how to pack all of this pile of gear into my baggage allowance….? A small black hole might be handy!