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In June of 2025, Finn & Friend’s Darrell and Andrea went to Andros Bahamas with shark research organization Saving the Blue to catch, tag and release a variety of sharks for data collection and research.
During the 7 days on the island, the small team of 7 citizen research assistants along with the Saving The Blue scientists caught, tagged and released over 20 Nurse and Caribbean Reef Sharks. We used Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) Tags. These are very similar to the “chip” tags used to identify dogs and cats. Once the shark is caught, it is measured, scanned to see if it had been previously tagged and if so, data is collected and documented. If no tag is detected, a PIT tag is implanted at the base of the dorsal fin quickly and then the shark is released as fast as possible.
Photos courtesy of Annie Guttridge – Saving The Blue
While waiting for sharks to take the bait on the lines, we enjoyed snorkeling some of Andros’s amazing blue holes and coral reefs. The undersea life is incredible like rays, sea turtles, sharks and a variety of fish.
Photos courtesy of Annie Guttridge – Saving The Blue
Twice during the trip we had “lunch with the lemons”. At one point we were wading in up to 18” of water and enjoyed over 22 lemon and nurse sharks swimming right up to us. It was such an incredible experience.
This was an amazing experience that we plan to do again with other organizations who are doing the good work of protecting our oceans and its inhabitants.
Special thanks to Annie Guttridge, Emily Spurgeon and Sorntaa Bain and the rest of the Saving the Blue Team for hosting us!
