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Crazy! It does look like a tunicate to me, but I've never seen anything like it before. Are you sure it isn't photoshopped??? LOL. What a great find. So what is it?

Karibelle, Thank you for the REEF link. I have been working with that database for 2 years now. It is a super database for shark/ray sightings! For this study, I will use it to triangulate the data with the surveys from memory (my survey) and scientific reef fish assemblage data for the...

Howarde, Yes, the survey does ask for the maximum number of each species seen on a dive. You answered that portion of the survey correctly- thank you.

Walter, I am sorry if you think my survey is useless... but I assure you I have measures to account for memory loss and to standardize the data. For example, some people are filling out the survey from memory and then filling it out using a log book (in most cases they send copies of logbooks to...

Although the survey may seem 'odd' I assure you it has been designed to maximize efficiency- minimize the number of questions and maximize the output of data. I am interested in: 1) percent of sites where you see sharks. I get this from "number of sites visited" and "number of sites where you...

DavidPT40- The survey will just be easier for you if you haven't seen any sharks- 0 and 0. The 0's are just as important as presences. Maybe someone will fill out a survey for the same area as you, but in the 1970's they saw lots. That's why I need lots of people to fill in this puzzle of space...

CBulla, I'm mostly in the same boat with shark sightings- with 500 dives logged. For me, most of my diving has been in the Caribbean. Once you get to more remote areas like NW Hawaii, Line Islands, even Fiji and Australia, you'll probably start needing new hands for counting. The good thing...

Walter, I totally understand how long it takes to go through dive logs. Thats why it is designed to be from memory. If you have logged your dives with your sightings, you are a special case- Fantastic. People like you allow me to get an estimate of memory error. It would be great if everyone...

Doc Harry, I am so happy to see that you posted the results of that paper (quite accurately I might add). My PhD supervisor, Dr. Ransom Myers (aka RAM) and my colleagues Julia Baum and Travis Sheppard, are the authors on the paper. Sadly, RAM died 2 weeks ago of brain cancer. It is sooo great...

My advice is to volunteer. As an undergrad in geology, I had a biology prof. that voluteered my services (as an open water scuba diver with lots of interests) to his diving colleagues (via the coral list). I took every opportunity to voluteer to help with underwater science- no matter where...

The soup is kind of like long clear noodles that are squeezed from the fins. There is no scientific (or other) proof that shark cartilage does anything for you. It was once thought that b/c sharks don't get cancer (they do) that it would prevent us from getting it, it is also often used in North...

Thanks so much for distributing this petition. If you want to do/know more please go to my website: www.globalshark.ca/shark_survey.php or just www.globalshark.ca

Divers/Snorkelers: I am trying to prove that YOU are the new fishermen for providing important information about what is going on the ocean. Whether you keep a log book or not, I need you to fill out a survey that will tell us where you DO / DON'T see sharks (any kind) . I am a PhD student, and...

Hello, I am Christine Ward-Paige. I have been diving since the early 90's- when I was 15 years old. I got certified with my dad and brother, which makes for really nice memories except that I had a horrible introduction to diving- my first open water dive test took place on April 1st, the...