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Meet Matt Potenski - Underwater Photographer and Field Researcher : Whale Sharks
- Item Number
- 127
- Estimated Value
- Priceless
- Opening Bid
- 50 USD
Item Description
Matt Potenski, Underwater Photographer and Whale Shark Research
Meet Matt for lunch or dinner New Brunswick, New Jersey
Matt Potenski has worked as a marine biologist and underwater photographer. His research experience includes the study of lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris, in both the Bahamas and Florida for the Bimini Biological Field Station-SharkLab, and southern stingrays, Hypanus americanus, populations in Grand Cayman, BWI, as a principal investigator for the Guy Harvey Research institue/NSU Oceanographic Center.
As a Shark Research Institute field researcher, Matt Studied whale sharks in the Bay Islands (Honduras), Galapagos Islands (Ecuador),Cocos Island (Costa Rica) and Mafia Island (Tanzania). At Mafia Island Matt lead a multi-year project to characterize the whale shark population size and structure and look into their movements via satellite and acoustic telemetry.
Matt has transitioned to primarily to full-time photography. Among the places his underwater images can be found are books by renowned marine authors like Sylvia Earle and Richard Ellis. He also contributes images to several magazines, scientific journals, and has worked doing stills for several video productions including the BBC and NBC.
He has completed assignment work for organizations such as the Indonesia Ministry of Tourism and the Save Our Seas Foundation. He has recently returned from assignment to cover an expedition to find highly endangered smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata, around the remote west side of Andros in the Bahamas.
www.matthewpotenskiphoto.com
Item Special Note
The objective of this auction is to spotlight individuals and organizations working effectively for ocean conservation, and raise funds for field research, education and conservation projects.
Being auctioned is dinner or lunch with one the world’s foremost shark experts or celebrities. This is a unique opportunity to “talk shark” face-to-face, one-on-one, with a real authority on sharks.
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