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Images from the Pauley Summer Program - Week 1
(Please click on thumbnails to view full-size images)

Introduction

Dr. Holland welcomes students to Coconut Island Dr. Lowe gives an introduction to Kane'ohe Bay


Hammerhead Tagging Effort: July 23 - July 24, 2000

Students and faculty out on the water Bringing a hammerhead pup on board
ID tags are attached to the dorsal fins for our mark & recapture study All sharks caught are also weighed
Getting a shark pup ready for release An underwater view of release
Underwater release Hammerhead pup after release
Our small ID tag is visible on the dorsal fin Fin clips are also taken for genetic analysis
Handling time is short, and pups swim away in good condition A hammerhead pup as it heads for the bottom

  
View Image Gallery #2 from our pup tagging effort

Summer Program resources:
Other summer program image galleries
Schedule for lectures and fieldwork - Updated 8/4/2000
Pauley Program home page

 

This site was created by Timothy Fitzgerald and is maintained by Nick Whitney
Last updated October 28, 2004 04:37 PM HST