Illegal Shark Finning in Peru at the Lima Fish Market
Peru’s nutrient rich waters provided by the Humboldt Current that runs up the coastline from Antartica has created a channel following the Peruvian coast with a historical abundance and high diversity of sharks granting it the name, Shark Alley. Over 68 species of sharks inhabit the Peruvian waters, many of which are considered near threatened, endangered, or in most cases, data deficient. Despite this high diversity of shark species in Peru, many locals are unaware of the fa
When the ocean is my home, thank you Sun
I work out at-sea and live on a ship for an extended period of time, usually for about 2 months, and the ocean is my backyard and home...
Crossing through a short-beaked common dolphin feeding area in the northwest Atlantic Ocean
It was a cloudy summer day on the Atlantic Ocean with little wind able to pass through the fog, creating perfect conditions for calm, mirror-like seas. A dense layer of fog encompassed the horizon, surrounding our ship like a thick, circular curtain floating above, almost as if merging, with the surface of the sea and extending to the sky around us. While doing yoga with a coworker on the back of the ship, overlooking the ocean, another coworker yelled down to us that there w
