Reproductive Biology of Nurse Sharks

Dr. Jeff Carrier

Florida Keys

Derek & Amy restrain a large male nurse shark while Kyler Abernathy from the National Geographic Society records the placement of a Crittercam by Wes and Theo Pratt.

RIGHT: Amy & Derek following a deep SCUBA dive to evaluate sites for placement of underwater monitors to track sharks fitted with ultrasonic transmitters.

 TOP: Dr. Carrier (left), Derek Burkholder (' 04) and Amy Hupp (' 06) restrain a 260cm female nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) prior to tagging and attachment of a CritterCam as part of an on-going collaborative project with the National Geographic Society.

LEFT: Carrier, Hupp and Burkholder with CritterCam as they prepare for deployment of the underwater video and data acquisition instrument.

Amy & Derek with recovered CritterCam following deployment of the unit.