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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Blog-cation Shark news roundup

By David Shiffman, on January 6th, 2011

While we were away, a variety of interesting shark news stories were reported. Here are links to some of my favorites.

It’s been an exciting time for shark conservation.

In addition to the Shark Conservation Act passing the Senate,  the Northern Mariana Islands voted to protect sharks in their waters, and the Phillipines will start protecting thresher sharks and manta rays.

The IUCN shark specialist group also came out with a study recommending a complete ban on shark finning in European Union waters.

A Brazilian NGO called the Environmental Justice Institute is suing to stop illegal shark finning in Brazil.

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January 6th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Blogging, marine science, Natural Science, Science, sharks | Comments are closed

Reader mail: Shark Fin propaganda

By David Shiffman, on September 9th, 2010

Last weekend, longtime SFS reader Suzy sent me an interesting question. Suzy is Asian, and though she is a committed conservationist, several members of her family regularly eat shark fin soup. One relative just sent her a copy of a news article entitled “Shark Fin Soup: Eat it without guilt” (available here). Suzy asked me if the information in this article is correct, and how she should respond to her family members.

Though it is a few years old, I had never seen this article, and it’s a little shocking. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a better example of distorting or ignoring science to promote a political agenda outside of Fox News. In short, Suzy, most of the information in here is either false or intentionally misleading.

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September 9th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: biology, Blogging, fisheries, marine science, Natural Science, Ocean of Pseudoscience Week, Science, sharks | One comment - (Comments are closed)

Hawaii shark fin bill signed into law!

By David Shiffman, on May 30th, 2010

A few days ago, Governor Linda Lingle of Hawaii signed the recently passed shark fin bill into law. Starting on July 1 of 2011 it will be illegal to possess or sell shark fins within the state of Hawaii. Though this law, the strongest shark protection law in North America, is a huge success, we all still have a lot of work to do to protect sharks. We hope that other states will follow Hawaii’s example, and I will keep you posted on how you can help with those efforts.

~WhySharksMatter

May 30th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Conservation, ecology, fisheries, marine science, Science, sharks | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)
 
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