Another round of our juvenile hammerhead shark research completed with @robertpriester and @okeanos_uac .
The tag hosts depth and temperature sensors as well as a camera recording up to 10h to document the shark’s regular day at the office.
It stays on the animal for 24h then floats back to the surface and thanks to a vhf beacon we can retrieve it at sea.
The data are dowloaded, the battery is charged and it’s ready for another deployment.
We choose carefully the deployment day to have 48h of good weather ahead to be sure to recover the tag in manageable sea conditions.
The whole procedure is simple on paper but think about all the things that can go wrong when combining electronics and salt water, a wild animal and an unpredictable ocean!
On the same day we could tag another shark and both tags were recovered.
#shark #sharkresearch #sharkscience #hammerhead #hammerheadshark #shark conservation #freediving #freediver #azores #acores #maresjustaddwater #nikon #nikonz
#nikonambassador
Taking photos in the deep blue water with the morning sun peaking over the lush green coast just leaves me in awe! It always makes me want to take a few friends and explore the waves around that next corner.
#surfphotography #surfexploration #midatlantic #azores #surf #sementesurfboards #azoressurf
Shapes and Joy of handcrafting your own wave toys.
#sweatnotmoney
#handshaped #handshape #paulownia #boardporn @boardporn@thesurfingboard #woodensurfboard #woodensurfboards #handplane
5 years ago I shot this little snap. It was one of the first times I used my camera in the water - in a suspiciously thin soft plastic housing. I am still amazed by the luck of getting this over-under shot of a Tasmanian wave unloading in the clear shallow water and stoked to keep shooting more!
#dicapac @dicapac_original_store #tasmania #wavephotography #waterphotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitebarrels #kookfreegem #surfing #surftasmania #surfporn @surf_porn
As colorful and silky-sweet as the oranges in the Algarve - Support your local sunset!
#nosugarjustfruit #sunset #sunsetphotography #slowshutter #lazyshutters #algarveportugal #praiadefaro #supportyourlocalsunset #waterphotography
Style legend #justinadams enjoying one of those beautiful Beliche bombs on his #agavesurfboard a few winters back.
@jack_colemang #sagresportugal #belichesurf #surfphotography #surfpics #greenroom #surfportugal #surfporn #agavesurf #bonzer #backlitphotography
Trips with good friends - what could be better? If you don't get a ride just climb for some coconuts and get stomach cramps from all the stupid jokes.
In #kauai #hawaii with @triggerlust@x_to_the_ieu
#napalicoast #explorehawaii #coconutmonkey
