July 2014 ROTM---Zoodiver!!

[JohnniG]

gz!

 

[rEeFnWrX]

It's been years since I dove with sharks, you are one lucky guy!

 

[Nanook]

Awesome pictures!

 

[Texas Paul]

Pretty awesome Matt! Well deserved!

 

[Kona26]

very cool..wish I had your job

 

[Kona26]

Thanks to all!

I was told I needed to post more shark and big exhibit pics. So here you go.... Haha


Male White tip reef shark on display.

Bull shark pup that was getting an antibiotic injection in transport.

Female Epaulette shark feeding on display.

In a display with two black tip reef, three white tip reef, smooth hound, nurse and brown banded bamboo - and filler fish.

My daughter trying to hug a black tip reef shark.

Zebra shark pup that I hatched.

Smooth hound with me.

Sandtiger and I in a 500,000 gallon display.

You guys use a gravel vac sometimes, right?

haha...awsome pic...!!

 

[fishhuman]

Zoo diver, i was wondering if you ever worked woth sawfish they are my favorite shark/ray

 

[Zoodiver]

Zoo diver, i was wondering if you ever worked woth sawfish they are my favorite shark/ray

Yes. I love them! They are such a crazy animal to work with. We had the (unofficial) first male/female pair of Green Sawfish (Pristis zijsron) in the US at the aquarium in Minnesota. I've also done some limited work with the local Smalltooth Sawfish ( Pristis pectinata) down here in FL. I would love to get more involved with the conservation effort down here, but I just don't have the time to dedicate to it right now.

 

[Pife]

Wow thanks for sharing. Your work looks amazing.

 

[lendz]

Great stuff! We have the same job! But Im from the Philippines and we have smaller tanks

 

[s2nhle]

congratulation. thanks for information sharing.

 

[undeadmoto]

Congrats you more then deserve this award. I can defiantly say I am jealous of your work with the sharks and rays

 

[moondoggy4]

Congrats, love reading your bio, very interesting. Thanks for all of the pictures.

 

[hampmp]

The work you have done looks absolutely amazing.

 

[Zoodiver]

Thanks!

 

[glaukos]

Congrats and thanks for all these great pics!:beer:

 

[caribfan]

Very deserved, such an asset to RC.

 

[Reefpilot11]

That's awesome!

 

[Newsmyrna80]

WOW! I am so jealous! You have a great job...can you even call it a job? Congrats and thank you (and your wife) for your contribution to the well being of marine life!

 

[alprazo]

Well deserved. Congrats.
Carmen