Topics: Proteger la vida marina
Projects: Conservación de los océanos del Caribe

The Bajo de Sico Seamount

In search of spawning fish

Article June 4, 2014

Puerto Rico at sunset, as Pew manager Leda Dunmire and a PBS production crew fly in.
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University of Puerto Rico scientists Michael Nemeth (left) and Michelle Schärer explain their planned travel route to “This American Land” producer Gary Strieker and videographer Roger Herr.
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University of Puerto Rico doctoral student Evan Tuohy (left) and scientist Michael Nemeth prepare dive equipment.
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Boquerón, Puerto Rico, serves as our port.
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The author (foreground) and scientist Michael Nemeth suit up for the dive.
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The author adjusts to the water before heading to the bottom.
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A humpback whale surprises the team with a visit.
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The author, elated after a close encounter with a humpback.
Michelle Schärer Michelle Schärer
Fisherman Edwin “Pauco” Fant is interviewed by the author for “This American Land.”
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Puerto Rico at sunset, as Pew manager Leda Dunmire and a PBS production crew fly in.
The Pew Charitable Trusts The Pew Charitable Trusts
University of Puerto Rico scientists Michael Nemeth (left) and Michelle Schärer explain their planned travel route to “This American Land” producer Gary Strieker and videographer Roger Herr.
The Pew Charitable Trusts The Pew Charitable Trusts
University of Puerto Rico doctoral student Evan Tuohy (left) and scientist Michael Nemeth prepare dive equipment.
The Pew Charitable Trusts The Pew Charitable Trusts
Boquerón, Puerto Rico, serves as our port.
Michelle Schärer Michelle Schärer
The author (foreground) and scientist Michael Nemeth suit up for the dive.
The Pew Charitable Trusts The Pew Charitable Trusts
The author adjusts to the water before heading to the bottom.
The Pew Charitable Trusts The Pew Charitable Trusts
A humpback whale surprises the team with a visit.
Michelle Schärer Michelle Schärer
The author, elated after a close encounter with a humpback.
Michelle Schärer Michelle Schärer
Fisherman Edwin “Pauco” Fant is interviewed by the author for “This American Land.”
The Pew Charitable Trusts The Pew Charitable Trusts

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