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Dr. Papastamatiou and Sarah Luongo to appear on Shark Week
Our very own Dr. Yannis Papastamatiou and Ph.D. student Sarah Luongo embarked on a mission to Guadalupe Island in Mexico to document...
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Jul 17, 20191 min read
Demian Chapman wins Species Visionary Award
We are thrilled to announce that one of our lead scientists, Dr. Demian Chapman, has been awarded the Alan Rabinowitz Species Visionary...
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Jul 14, 20191 min read
Cannibal sharks
This may be old news, but sand tiger shark embryos eat each other in the womb and cookiecutter sharks prey on chunks of larger sharks -...
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Feb 5, 20191 min read
A faster way to find illicit fins
Two of our Ph.D. students, led by Dr. Chapman, have developed a rapid DNA technique to determine if a fin has came from a protected shark...
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Feb 1, 20191 min read
A snapshot of shark diversity from water samples
Our postdoctoral researcher Dr. Judith Bakker discusses her work with environmental DNA, #eDNA, a new technique that is helping us...
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Nov 6, 20181 min read
New portable DNA tool rapidly identifies CITES listed shark species
A team including our lead scientist Dr. Demian Chapman and Ph.D. students Diego Cardenosa and Jess Quinlan developed a tool funded by...
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Oct 1, 20181 min read
Love sharks during Shark Week? There are 51 other weeks they need your help.
Dr. Chapman's op-ed to the Hill discusses how the United States and the Bahamas are setting new world standards for shark conservation...
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Sep 6, 20181 min read
Bonnethead sharks can digest seagrass
Previous work showed that bonnethead sharks had seagrass in their stomachs, and a recent experiment conducted by a team including our...
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Jul 19, 20181 min read
Deep reefs threatened by climate change
Dr. Papastamatiou is part of a team working to understand mesophotic reefs, those located between 100 to 500 feet below the surface....
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Jul 13, 20181 min read
Diving in with 700 sharks
Dr. Yannis Papastamatiou joined an international team of researchers to understand the sharks of Fakarava in French Polynesia. Their...
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Jan 18, 20181 min read
Where in the world are sharks feeding?
Dr. Yannis Papastamatiou was part of a team of 73 scientists who collaborated to uncover the answer. 5,394 sharks and 114 species later,...
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Oct 31, 20171 min read
Species in the global shark fin trade identified
Thanks to Dr. Chapman and his team, 1/3 of the sharks found in trade have been identified as threatened with extinction on the IUCN Red...
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Oct 4, 20171 min read
Belize to establish world's first ray sanctuary
The Belize Fisheries Department recently announced their plan to become the first nation to protect all ray species in their waters,...
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Jul 31, 20171 min read
Two new shark species
Our lead scientists contributed to the discovery of two new shark species. Open this post, then click on the images to learn more about...
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Jul 14, 20171 min read
Featured on BBC Earth
Dr. Papastamatiou is using new technology to change perceptions about sharks and their role in #OurBluePlanet. #sharks
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