Finally out on the water, Charlie learns about an important marine conservation issue: bycatch. WhySharksMatter and Charlie caught 43 horseshoe crabs in our net while sampling for sharks. All of them were released unharmed after being transported a few miles from the net.
Andrew is a post-doctoral researcher in North Carolina focused on population and conservation genetics in hydrothermal vent communities.
David is a graduate student in Florida. He studies the ecology and conservation of sharks. 
Amy is a graduate student in North Carolina studying local ecological knowledge within small scale fisheries. 
Chuck is a graduate student in North Carolina focusing on apex predators and how they interact with fisheries. 
Lyndell is a graduate student in North Carolina, studying the feeding ecology of cownose rays. 
Iris is a graduate student in Washington studying habitat use and feeding habits of juvenile Pacific salmon and herring in Puget Sound. 
Michael is a graduate student in Maryland investigating the visual systems of mantis shrimp. |
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Charlie looks a bit older…
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I get a few gray hairs and wrinkles every time I hear a new bycatch statistic. I know how he feels.
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