After another incredible dive yesterday with Mike and his team from Beqa Adventure Divers watching Fiji`s enormous Bull Sharks, I had the pleasure to sit down with a couple of other shark researchers and conservationists. One of […]
Almost two months have passed since my first post about my project on a shark nursery here on Fiji. Time is literally flying and so much has happened since then. In the last weeks I […]
For the last few weeks I have been busy organizing my project on scalloped hammerhead shark nurseries here in Fiji. Maybe quite normal for field work I‘ve been facing several challenges that were sometimes not easy […]
Among being called the soft coral capital of the world and offering some amazing magazine-like coconut palm tree beaches, Fiji is well known for its sharkfeeding dives in the Beqa Channel just off the main […]
In about four weeks I´ll be landing in Suva, Fiji. As part of my Master Program ISATEC (International Studies in Aquatic Tropical Ecology) I will spent six months here to participate in the Shark Research Program of […]
Sharks have been around for a very long time. They´ve been roaming our oceans for over 400 Million years – an incredible time span and way ahead the first appearance of dinosaurs 230 million years ago. Over time they have evolved to perfectly adapted predators in a very diverse group: the Whale shark may reach up to 16m whereas the dwarflantern shark only reaches about 20cm.
Seit über 400 Millionen Jahren streifen Haie nun durch unsere Meere und kontrollieren das marine Ökosystem wie eine Art Meerespolizei. Sie sind unabdingbar für eine gesunde Balance in den Ozeanen. An der Spitze der Nahrungskette […]
Tom Vierus is an award-winning photographer, filmmaker, and marine biologist based in Suva, Fiji Islands. This blog is dedicated to his assignments and to sharing some behind-the-scenes footage.
