How to Save Sharks off Cuba’s Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico [Slide Show]
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11 Cuban biologists examine drying shark fins caught in the Cuban shark fishery off the island's northwestern coast. ROBERT HUETER, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY
10 A spotted eagle ray caught by Cuban fishermen who target this species during certain times of the year. Researchers hope to determine exactly when eagle rays are targeted and how many are typically caught... ROBERT HUETER, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY
9 University of Havana biologist Eloisa Rojas examines the results of a plankton tow taken during the shark research expedition around Isla de la Juventud. ROBERT HUETER, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY
8 University of Havana researchers interview fishermen on their return to port to gather catch data. ROBERT HUETER, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY
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7 A Cuban fishing vessel returning to Cojimar port. ROBERT HUETER, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY
6 A typical Cuban fishing boat that targets sharks in the country's coastal waters. ROBERT HUETER, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY
5 University of Havana biologist Eloisa Rojas takes samples from two juvenile oceanic whitetip sharks at the fishing port of Cojimar, east of Havana. ROBERT HUETER, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY
4 A Cuban shark fisherman preparing a great hammerhead shark for market. ROBERT HUETER, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY
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3 Setting a "drum line" off the Felipe Poey to catch sharks for tagging near Isla de la Juventud. ROBERT HUETER, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY
2 Scientific and deck crews of the Felipe Poey for the expedition to the southwestern coast of Isla de la Juventud. ROBERT HUETER, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY
1 For its research cruises, the Trinational Research Initiative has used the RV Felipe Poey of the University of Havana's Center for Marine Studies. The boat is named after the 19th-century Cuban zoologist Felipe Poey y Aloy, who described many fish species in Cuba, including the lemon shark... ROBERT HUETER, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY
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