This story has two sharks involved, a real one, an oceanic whitetip (Carcharinus longimanus), sometimes called the shipwreck shark, and which are quite large, and somethi ..
Bob Iversen is a retired Hawaii fishery biologist who spent 40 years studying tuna and other fish in the tropical Pacific Ocean. He is a former officer in the US Navy, and initiated the “mental health of seafarers” movement that has now taken off worldwide.
Written by Bob Iversen on . Posted in Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Fishing & Aquaculture, Commercial Mariner – Vessel Reviews, Fishing Boat World Features, Fishing Boat World Vessel Reviews, Marine Research and Training, Regulation & Enforcement, Work Boat World Features.
This story has two sharks involved, a real one, an oceanic whitetip (Carcharinus longimanus), sometimes called the shipwreck shark, and which are quite large, and somethi ..
Written by Bob Iversen on . Posted in Catching, Commercial Mariner - Fishing & Aquaculture, Fishing Boat World Features, Trawling World, Work Boat World Features.
It all started when I received a new job that took me to Tokyo. In 1979, I was selected to be the new Fisheries Attaché at the American Embassy in Tokyo, Japan. I had be ..
Written by Bob Iversen on . Posted in Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Fishing & Aquaculture, Fishing Boat World Features, Marine Research and Training, Regulation & Enforcement, Work Boat World Features.
On Wednesday, February 14, 1979, I was a listless underworked fisheries bureaucrat at the US National Marine Fisheries Service waiting for something interesting to happen ..
Written by Bob Iversen on . Posted in Commercial Mariner - Fishing & Aquaculture, Fishing Boat World Features, Marine Research and Training, Other Fishing Methods, Work Boat World Features.
This is the story of a great fisherman and seafarer, now a Hawaiian “kapuna” or elder, who in 1971 demonstrated remarkable seamanship and the ability to make a very d ..
Written by Bob Iversen on . Posted in Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Fishing & Aquaculture, Fishing Boat World Features, Marine Research and Training, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Regulation & Enforcement, Work Boat World Features.
This episode started On April 20, 1978 during a US Coast Guard fishery patrol near Midway Islands and did not end until mid-1983 during a confrontation I had with two Jap ..
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