Austin Gallagher Receives Sea Hero Honors for Shark Conservation Work
Scuba Diving Magazine, 1 July 2021
Dr. Austin Gallagher has shaped global shark conservation for more than a decade. His novel 2011 study quantified that sharks are worth more to the Bahamian economy alive… Read More
Beneath the Waves Receives Major Funding to Study Deep-Sea Life in the Caribbean
Daily Herald, 1 July, 2021
Two multi-year research projects led by Beneath the Waves (BTW), aimed at increasing understanding of the biodiversity of deep-sea waters in Bermuda and the Cayman Islands… Read More
Reader’s Digest, 1 June 2021
Our world’s oceans are perhaps the most crucial component to life’s survival on Earth. Aside from serving as the primary medium of transportation for international trade, our planet’s… Read More
Beneath the Waves pays courtesy call on Minister of Education
The Bahamas Weekly, 25 May 2021
A team of marine biologists and filmmakers got the undivided attention of Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd during a virtual courtesy call May 21 as the minister vowed to do all… Read More
Beneath the Waves and Southern Tide Are Saving Sharks With One Super Stylish Capsule Collection
Travel & Leisure, 25 May 2021
Dr. Austin Gallagher is a busy guy. Not only does he spend his days working to protect the world’s oceans, but now, he moonlights as a fashion designer as well. As both a marine… Read More
Jauz & HALIENE Deliver New Single “Oceans & Galaxies” via Monstercat
YourEDM, 16 April 2021
Dr. Austin Gallagher, Chief Executive & Lead Scientist at Beneath The Waves), shares, “We are thrilled for the opportunity to work with Jauz and HALIENE on this release. Collaboration… Read More
Protecting sharks will greatly benefit the TCI, says conservation expert
Turks and Caicos Weekly News, 24 February 2021
The conservation of sharks will not only support a healthy marine ecosystem, but boost the hotel, diving and fishing industries and provide huge economic benefits to the TCI… Read More
Nurse shark ‘walks’ using fins, bites with awesome power
USA Today, 10 February 2011
Researchers at Turks and Caicos Islands have captured rare footage showing a nurse shark using its pectoral fins to walk and position itself on the sea floor in an attempt to access… Read More
Sharks benefitting from Marine Protected Areas in Atlantic Ocean, according to new study
Oceanographic Magazine, 30 January 2021
Researchers from the non-profit research institute Beneath the Waves (BTW), who conducted a two-year analysis of the long-term behaviour and movements of sharks within… Read More
Caribbean people urged to rethink consumption of shark meat
Loop News, 27 January 2021
Shark meat is becoming an increasingly popular fish protein throughout the Caribbean as sightings of the apex predator near some islands such as St Kitts, Montserrat and Antigua… Read More
Sharks found with dangerously high levels of heavy metals in The Caribbean
The Nassau Guardian, 8 January 2021
In a new study, researchers from the non-profit research institute Beneath the Waves (BTW) documented and revealed alarmingly high levels of 12 heavy metals, including mercury, in… Read More
Why a COVID-19 vaccine could further imperil deep-sea sharks
National Geographic, 13 November 2020
Shark liver oil can make vaccines more effective, but increased demand could harm critically endangered species. Pfizer and Moderna’s promising vaccine candidates do not contain… Read More
This Non-Profit Wants To Engage Non-Scientists In Ocean Conservation
Forbes, 21 July 2020
Perhaps you are an accountant who loves to go SCUBA diving on vacation, or a high school student who loves fishing but does not excel at science. Is there a place for you in the fight to conserve our oceans? According to the non-profit Beneath the Waves – yes!… Read More
New species of life to be wiped out before they have even been discovered, scientists say
The Independent, 19 February 2021
Various species of marine life in the Caribbean yet to be fully observed by science could be wiped out before humanity gets a chance to see them if governments do not come together… Read More
Larger Marine Protected Areas needed for survival of migratory species in the Caribbean
Oceanographic Magazine, 15 February 2021
A diverse group of marine scientists, led by NGO Beneath the Waves, is calling for larger spatial protections in the Greater Caribbean for threatened, highly migratory species… Read More
Capturing wild animals for study can stress them to death. Is it worth it?
The Washington Post, 13 March 2019
Scientists are capturing and tagging more wild animals than ever, using technologies that allow them to keep tabs on everything from honeybees to great white sharks, and they say… Read More
Beneath The Waves: A Game-Changer To Shark Science In The Caribbean
Forbes, 28 January 2019
While most people in the northern hemisphere are blanketed under snow and actual blankets, Beneath the Waves is outside and on the waters of the Caribbean, helping make… Read More
Scientific American, 18 January 2019
Austin Gallagher, the chief scientist of Beneath the Waves, a nonprofit working to conserve, protect and restore the health of our oceans, slings massive grouper heads around a cooler… Read More
The Greatest Environmental Issue You’ve Never Heard Of
Hive Life, 10 December 2018
It’s not shown on TV, but every day, millions of sharks are killed for their fins. We sat down with renowned shark conservationist Dr Austin Gallagher to dive into the dark side of a… Read More
This map shows where commercial fishing boats and sharks butt heads
Popular Science, 24 July 2018
In the middle of the ocean, sharks’ wanderings are bound to cross paths with commercial fishing boats—after all, we are both looking for the same tasty morsels. And now, you can… Read More
Killing sharks, wolves and other top predators won’t solve conflicts
PBS, 10 June 2018
Predators are among the most charismatic animals on Earth — lions, eagles and sharks adorn many human symbols. On land, in the air and in water, predators fascinate… Read More
Sharks, crocodile spotted feasting on whale in ‘rare’ drone video
Fox News, 27 April 2018
Dr. Austin Gallagher, chief scientist and CEO of Beneath the Waves, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization working to protect the world’s oceans, said he’s been studying… Read More
Sharks and Crocodile Feast on Dead Whale in First-Ever Video
National Geographic, 25 April 2018
In the first footage of its kind, an aerial drone has captured two 10-foot tiger sharks and a 13-foot saltwater crocodile scavenging a dead whale. It’s also the first known record of the… Read More
Getting Caught Can Induce Labor in Sharks and Rays
Hakai Magazine, 23 March 2018
Picture this: you’re on board a fishing boat, extracting a hook from a female Atlantic stingray when a tiny, writhing tail suddenly emerges from her cloacal vent. You press her white belly… Read More
Where one predator meets another: tracking sharks and fishing effort
Mongabay, 25 November 2017
Technology above the clouds is helping scientists study sharks beneath the waves.
A new initiative combines shark movement data with publicly available vessel identification data—both transmitted to researchers via satellite—to identify where sharks and fishing… Read More
The New Technologies That Could Slow the Slaughter of Sharks
NewsDeeply, 20 November 2017
Tens of millions of the top ocean predator are killed every year when they’re caught in fishing lines. Researchers tracked blue sharks to see how close they get to fishing boats whose… Read More
Why Scientists Are Using Kites to Terrify Fish
Popular Mechanics, 6 December 2016
Biologist Austin Gallagher, who also runs an ocean conservation nonprofit Beneath The Waves, has long studied predatory animals, and was interested in the relationships between… Read More
Can Breaking Down Ethnic Barriers in a Tuna Fishery Prevent Accidental Shark Deaths?
NRDC, 3 August 2016
When Hawaiian fishermen pull up their anchors and go to work each morning, they don’t thread a worm onto a hook and cast it into the sea. Instead, they unfurl thousands of… Read More
Are South Africa’s great white sharks really ‘dying out’?
EarthTouch News, 28 July 2016
“The first thing to remember when looking at population studies of large, free-ranging animals is that a population estimate is just that – an estimate,” notes shark biologist Dr Austin… Read More
Mark Healey Is the Greatest Athlete You’ve Never Heard Of
Outside Magazine, 29 February 2016
Between Austin Gallagher, the 30-year-old marine ecologist and founder of the conservation nonprofit Beneath the Waves who assembled the group, and the other scientists, there are… Read More