As a crusading research/activist for our misunderstood cartilaginous brethren, most of my year would be spent on the seas, with only the trusty crew of my research vessel for company. Bone-chilling dives and long days on deck with a spotting scope slowly yield data, which is pored over and run through complex spreadsheets in the quest for clues to shark behavior. Back on land, after attending marine biology conferences where our meticulous research is discussed and debated and hashing out many proposals by would-be documentarians, I would visit the aquarium, marveling again at the wonders of the finny deep and wishing to be back on my boat.
