Tagging sharks for science

 Shark tagging helps scientists track the movements of these animals, supporting efforts to protect and conserve them. Read what it's like to tag sharks in this piece for Scuba Diving magazine. 

The wild films of Ben Masters

From bighorn sheep to ocelots and the Rio Grande, Austin-based filmmaker Ben Masters uses films to promote conservation. Read my interview with Masters in Texas Highways. 

Ban trophy hunting?

A debate over the future of trophy hunting recently raged in the pages of Science Magazine. Many writers pointed out that effective alternatives to funding and supporting conservation have started to emerge and others made ethical arguments against the practice. Read my piece for The Revelator here.

Tracking and Tagging Wildlife

Tags, collars, and other tracking methods are essential to wildlife research and conservation efforts. Read more about why, and how scientists take great care with the animals, in this PBS Nature Blog post.

Better fishing through technology

"You cannot manage what you cannot measure." Electronic monitoring, essentially video cameras on boats, may provide more accurate, cost-effective and timely fish counts on commercial fishing boats. This makes it possible to hook catch limits more closely to actual populations and improve the effectiveness of conservation restrictions. Read more in this piece for Nature Conservancy Magazine. 

World Heritage Status Protects Dive Sites

A number of stellar scuba diving sites around the planet have been inscribed on the UNESCO
World Heritage Site list. Read what that means and why it matters in my piece for Alert Diver Magazine.

Manta Ray on Australia's Ningaloo Reef, a marine World Heritage Site.

Three Countries Collaborate on Gulf of Mexico Science, Conservation

Three countries bound the Gulf of Mexico - the U.S., Mexico, and Cuba. Scientists from all three have been working together for years to study and protect this important body of water. Read about the Trinational Initiative in my piece for Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine.

Cross-border Conservation in the Big Bend.

Nature knows no borders, and in the Big Bend region, conservation and management don't either. Read more about the 3 million-plus wild acres on both sides of the Rio Grande.