Craig is temporarily a post-doctoral fellow at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute who is looking for a permanent position. He spends most of his time balancing his overwhelming geekdom with normalcy so he can function in the real world. Luckily his wife likes his geekiness.
Peter Etnoyer is a Graduate Research Associate at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He studies deep corals and ocean fronts, and he loves to be on the water.
Kevin Zelnio is a Graduate Student Researcher at Penn State studying the ecology of hydrothermal vent and methane seep communities. He raises awareness of the plight of the spineless through folk music.
The internet's abuzz about this photo of a surfer in Smyrna Beach, Florida (the sharkbite capitol of the world). Is it real or is it Photoshop? An article from London's Evening Standard has the most extensive coverage found so far. The blacktip apparently leapt from behind the surfer while a camera snapped away. The shark was discovered in the "digital darkroom".
Why is it important to the deep sea? Because we share these oceans with all kinds of thinking, feeling, swimming, and leaping creatures. That's the moral of the story.
Hat tip to Clark Thompson with a shout out to the 2-1-5, and my boyz in Philly. Peace!
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Comments
so wait, is it fake or not?
i dunno what " discovered in the digital darkroom" means...
sorry for being thick
Posted by: Rick MacPherson | July 18, 2008 2:26 PM
Sorry for being obtuse. The photographer says he never noticed the shark until he downloaded and viewed the pictures. What I've read seems to say the image is real, and supported by eyewitness accounts.
Posted by: Peter | July 18, 2008 3:15 PM
then that is VERY cool indeed!
Posted by: Rick MacPherson | July 18, 2008 3:40 PM
Cool picture, but I don't know what anyone would be concerned about. A blacktip reef shark is about as harmless as they come.
Posted by: McKingford | July 18, 2008 8:14 PM
Haha, yes. This picture is very real. It has been the buzz since it came out, and considering I live where it was taken I have seen it.
Posted by: Ashlee | July 26, 2008 10:56 PM