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Swimming with Sharks for Science

[2015]

This article and recorded audo highlights the research conducted by Living Oceans Foundation science team member Dr. William Robbins as part of making the documentary Mysteries of the Coral Canyon.

This article and recorded audio highlights the research conducted by Living Oceans Foundation science team member Dr. William Robbins as part of making the documentary Mysteries of the Coral Canyon.

Swimming with Sharks for Science

RN Afternoons
November 13, 2015
By Michael Mackenzie

There are not many scenarios scarier than swimming with hundreds of extremely hungry sharks, but this is a situation Dr. William Robbins throws himself into quite willingly in the name of science.

Dr. Robbins’ latest research is the first to document the natural predatory behavior of grey reef sharks, and it is the subject of a new award-winning American documentary Mysteries of the Coral Canyon…

From Students to Stewards: A Full-Circle Moment for J.A.M.I.N.

There are certain faces you never forget.

Over the years, hundreds of students have stepped into mangrove forests with us through the Jamaica Awareness of Mangroves in Nature (J.A.M.I.N.) program. I may not always remember every name, but I remember the expressions — the hesitation before stepping into thick mud, the laughter when someone loses a shoe, the look of surprise when they catch that unmistakable sulfur smell rising from the mangrove soil…

World Oceans Day: Protecting the Ecosystems That Protect Us

This World Oceans Day, the global community is being challenged to think differently about the ocean.

The 2026 World Oceans Day theme, “Reimagine: Beyond the World We Know, A New Relationship With Our Ocean,” invites us to recognize that the ocean is not something distant or separate from our lives. It regulates our climate, supports our economies, provides food for billions of people, and sustains the natural systems that make life on Earth possible.

Few places illustrate this connection more clearly than the coastal ecosystems that protect our shores and support marine life. While coral reefs, mangrove forests, and seagrass meadows are often…

Swimming with Sharks for Science

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