Author

Shane Gross

Shane Gross is a freelance marine conservation photojournalist originally from the prairies of central Canada. He relocated to the Bahamas in 2012 with the goal of documenting the conservation successes and the threats facing the incredible marine ecosystems found throughout the islands. Gross is most at home among sharks and rays and hopes that his work can play even a small role in helping to protect marine fauna and their habitats.

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Newly hatched plainfin midshipman develop in a nest hidden under a rock in the intertidal zone of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Photograph by Shane Gross

The Curious Life of a Singing Fish

By Sarah Gilman & Shane Gross

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April 23, 2024

Plainfin midshipmen migrate from the deep sea to the intertidal zone to spawn, and that’s when things really get loud.

A Mediterranean rainbow wrasse shelters in Neptune seagrass, which is likely the oldest living organism on Earth. A single patch of seagrass found in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain is estimated to be between 80,000 and 200,000 years old.

From Weed to Wonder

By Joshua Sokol & Shane Gross

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March 11, 2023

Once dismissed as an underwater nuisance, scientists are beginning to see seagrass meadows as vital to marine and coastal health.

lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris)

Shark Haven

By Shane Gross

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August 2, 2016

A lemon shark cruises through the submerged branches of a mangrove forest, oblivious to the many threats this critical habitat faces.