Chain mail gloves are
a neccessity when measuring the bite force of a bull shark.
To measue internal suction
pressure, we've implanted a catheter through the gill septum into the
buccopharyngeal
cavity. We can also measure external suction pressure using the same
device used on the wild nurse sharks. Both suction
pressures and EMGs can be measured simultaneously. To learn more about this experiment, click here.
Pressure catheter being inserted to measure intra-ovarian pressure in spawning redfish
Angela filming Goliath groupers for her research
Visiting Dr. Gordon Hubbell's shark jaw and tooth collection in Gainsville, FL
Amber assisting in experiments on bite force of elasmobranchs
Phil explaining shark anatomy to locals during our research trip to mexico. The shark is from the local fisheries
Laura at the Honolulu Fish Market during a research trip to collect shortbilll spearfish specimens
A cookiecutter shark bite on a tuna at the Honolulu Fish Market. Taken during a research trip to collect shortbill spearfish in Hawaii.
Our tank setup at Mote Marine Laboratory allows us to study feeding in large sharks. The shark in the photo is a great hammerhead.
Phil manually erecting single scales on the shark
Laura using a catheter to pressurize the skin, then erecting the scales
Phil examining the scales of a hammerhead shark
Laura measuing mako shark scales for the study on drag reduction
Laura claiming her blue marlin head!
The 800lb tuna
The crew measuring and tagging
The catch of the day
Dr. Motta demonstrates the power of the remora
The
Mote tank with filming window
Phil and Kyle with the National Geographic crew
Laura
and Phil digitizing a barracuda head
Phil recording data points on the laptop
Laura digitally mapping 3D coordinates on a barracuda
head
Phil & Sam try to catch up with a whale shark
Sam & Phil getting ready for filming whale shark feeding
Kyle & Phil using lasers to get accurate length measurements of whale sharks
Phil and Laura in Isla Mujeres conducting whale shark research
Isla Contoy of the Yucatan Peninsula- near the whale shark study area
Examining artisinal shark fisheries catch in Mexico during out whale shark research trip
Laura & Sam take a break from shark wrangling during a Mote Marine Lab tagging trip.
Sam, Laura, and John bring in a shark to be measured
Dan helps
bring in a sandbar shark during a Mote Marine Lab tagging trip.
Grey snapper over a Tortuga's
reef.
The 2005 ichthyology class examines their trawl
Seining in the Hillsborough River
Drs. Ralph Turringan, Steve Kajiura, and Phil Motta belt out "Day-O" for a study on vocalization patterns of ichthyologists.
Student participants of the 2007 FISH meeting at University of Tampa
FISH 2012 meeting at Florida Institute of Technology