Coastal Marine Education and Research Academy
C.M.E.R.A.
Sponsor a Shark Today
You or your group/organization will have the opportunity to name your shark. GPS location data will also be sent to you allowing you to see where your shark has been traveling.
To sponsor a shark please email us today at info@coastalmera.com.
Our Satellite Tagged Sharks
Shark species we have tagged in this area are; bull sharks, tiger sharks, nurse sharks, great hammerheads, bonnet heads, atlantic sharpnose, blacktip, and blacknose sharks. Ray species tagged have included spotted eagle rays, bluntnose, southern, atlantic, butterfly, roughtail and cownose rays.
Meet “Weeble”
Weeble is a ten foot mature male Tiger Shark that was caught by CMERA students on June 12, 2021. Weeble was caught on a longline in the Gulf of Mexico approximately five miles offshore from Anclote Key in Pinellas County Florida. Caught in only 28 feet of water using mullet for bait we are anxious to see where Weeble travels over the next 12-18 months. This data will be very helpful in determining movement patterns of tiger sharks in the Gulf of Mexico. Special thanks to Tom and Lisa Carlysle from Tucker, GA for donating the satellite tag placed on Weeble.
Meet “Bama”
Bama is a eight foot tiger shark that was caught by CMERA students on a longline on the intracoastal side of Anclote Key in Pinellas County Florida. Caught in only 12 feet of water using mullet for bait. Special thanks to The Moore Center for Marine Conservation donating the satellite tag placed on BAMA.
Meet “Joe”
Joe is a six and a half foot great hammerhead female that was caught by CMERA students on July 10, 2018. Joe was caught on a longline on the intracoastal side of Anclote Key in Pinellas County Florida. Caught in only 12 feet of water using mullet for bait we are anxious to see where Joe travels over the next 12-18 months. This data will be very helpful in determining movement patterns of great hammerhead sharks in the Gulf of Mexico. Special thanks to Marybeth and Alex Morris (CMERA student) for donating the satellite tag placed on Joe. Joe is named after and in memory of Alex's father.
Meet “Slam”
SLAM is a seven foot tiger shark that was caught by CMERA students on July 9, 2018 on a longline on the intracoastal side of Anclote Key in Pinellas County Florida. Caught in only 12 feet of water using mullet for bait, right where Joe was caught, we are also anxious to see where SLAM travels over the next 12-18 months. This data will be very helpful in determining movement patterns of tiger sharks in the Gulf of Mexico. Special thanks to Sabrina, Lysla, Anjelica and Matt Robertson for donating the satellite tag placed on SLAM.
