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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 25, 20191 min read
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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 17, 20191 min read
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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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Jul 14, 20191 min read
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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 5, 20191 min read
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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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Feb 1, 20191 min read
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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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Nov 6, 20181 min read
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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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Oct 1, 20181 min read
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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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Sep 6, 20181 min read
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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 19, 20181 min read
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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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Jul 13, 20181 min read
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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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Jan 18, 20181 min read
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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 31, 20171 min read
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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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Oct 4, 20171 min read
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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 31, 20171 min read
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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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Jul 14, 20171 min read
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