Ocean First Institute

Check out our new #sharkscience paper led by @NatPacoureau in @PNASNews that shows that recovery of #shark populations is possible with effective management. #sharkconservation @jcu @OceaniaSharks @ElasmoSociety @SharkRayFund @IUCNShark @WhySharksMatter pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Tune in for the next Elevate Series Podcast- Sharks: Fear and Fascination with Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza this Tuesday (April 5) night at 8 pm EST/ 6pm MST. Fin-tastic! link to register is here: elevationbarn.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

This mako shark paid our BRUV (baited remote underwater video) a visit during Expedition Carolinas 2022! Did you know that makos are the fastest known species of shark? 📸: @OceanFirstInst #ExpeditionCarolinas2022 #MakoShark #FactsOverFear

What a jaw-some article on the mako shark Dr. Chris Malinowski photographed using a baited underwater camera off the North Carolina coast! ‘Avalanche of razor blades.’ Shark’s gaping mouth caught in stark photo off NC coast miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo…

Have you heard about our new marine lab? In January of 2022, Ocean First Institute partnered with @marinelabkeylargo by establishing our own research base! In Key Largo, we will be conducting shark and other marine research with students and citizen scientists.

I’m really enjoying watching the ⁦@ICSVVSD⁩ Data Science team present to ⁦@BoulderCountyOS⁩ staff on their work on restoring the Northern Red-Belly Dace. Passion+Authentic +Partners=Success! Thanks ⁦@MacKobza⁩ ⁦@OceanFirstInst⁩ Jayme Sneider. #stvrainstorm

Sharks come in all shapes and sizes, like this beautiful Great Hammerhead!

Juvenile white shark Olympia just checked in off of Charleston, SC! We met this 7ft, 187lb female shark during Expedition New England last year and she's worked her way nearly 1,400 miles south since. Track her movements alongside our science team: ocearch.org/tracker/detail…

Our amazing Executive Director Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza!🦈

To OBX she goes! Sub-adult white shark Andromache measures in at 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m). She's currently enjoying the waters off of OBX, NC! She pinged in this location back in October of 2020 and 2021 and early in May of 2021! Keep on swimming on sweet girl! 😍🦈🙌

Guadalupe white shark Peggy Sue ascends to the surface.

Did you know that nearly 2/3 of the 500 species of sharks in our oceans measure no more than 3.3 ft (1 m) and over one half of them live deeper than 660 ft (200 m)?! Remarkable... aren't we? 😍🦈💥 #SharkSchool #SharkSaturday 📸 @GeorgeProbst

SHARK SENSORY SYSTEMS: SIGHT Sharks have very complex eyes with mobile pupils that allow them to control the amount of light that enters their eyes. Learn more about this important sense with Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza! #ScienceBriefSunday reposting from @ocearch #marinebiology

Maple is in the Gulf of Mexico, pinging again near New Orleans! She's pushing the boundary between the East & West Gulf of Mexico. #NewOrleans #FactsOverFear #OCEARCH

Pics from my 1st 2 sawfish surveys. The best part about running these surveys is getting to fill my crew with up-and-coming marine scientists to get hands-on experience & build an inclusive science community Funded by @WWF. Shout out to my fav captain: @CoastalElasmos

Today at Pella Crossing many celebrated the conservation efforts by students, teachers and staff alongside local community partners for the endangered northern redbelly dace. #StVrainStorm @stvrainnovation @ICSVVSD @LyonsLionsCO

We are proud of our passionate students who have engaged in this community conservation effort for the past two years and are making a lasting impact on their local ecosystem. #StVrainStorm @LyonsLionsCO @ICSVVSD

Celebrating the hard work of so many @ICSVVSD students and @SVVSD partners today. Reintroducing the Northern Red Belly Dace into Webster Pond at Pelle Crossing. redbellydacerecovery.org #StVrainStorm

Join us tomorrow from 10 a.m. - noon at Pella Crossing to celebrate the conservation efforts of our students, teachers, and staff alongside local community partners. #StVrainStorm @stvrainnovation @ICSVVSD @LyonsLionsCO

Celebrate local conservation at the northern redbelly dace fish release event at Pella Crossing. Join us this Saturday from 10-12! longmontleader.com/local-news/pel… via @LongmontLeader @ICSVVSD @LyonsLionsCO @stvrainnovation #StVrainStorm