The annual “Drag ’n Tag” expedition takes place amid a wave of antitransgender legislation.
It starts like any other day on the water for the Field School, a marine research and education organization based in Miami. Scientists and volunteers cram into the main cabin of the RV Garvin, a 55-foot converted yacht that bears an unsettling resemblance to the boat in Jaws. A Field School scientist holds a pink plush shark and gestures to its fins and tail, explaining the data that we will be collecting. Read more in Scientific American.