Center For Shark Research

THE CENTER FOR SHARK RESEARCH

THE WORLD'S LARGEST RESEARCH CENTER DEDICATED TO THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF SHARKS

AND THEIR RELATIVES, THE SKATES AND RAYS

Resident Scientists and Staff: Dr. Carl Luer, Dr. Robert Hueter, Dr. Catherine Walsh, Dr. Jose Castro, Dr. Colin Simpfendorfer, Dr. James Gelsleichter, Dr. Michelle Heupel, Dr. Michael Heithaus, Mr. John Tyminski, Mr. David Noyes, Ms. Tonya Wiley, Mr. Jack Morris, Ms. Linda Heithaus, Ms. April Cook, Ms. Michelle Amato

Dr. Eugenie Clark, Eminent Scientist & MML Director Emerita

Dr. Perry Gilbert, Eminent Scientist & MML Director Emeritus (1912-2000)

**MORE INFORMATION ON THE CSR AND SHARKS CAN BE FOUND AT: About Sharks **

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Mote Marine Laboratory (MML) is an independent, nonprofit marine research institution with a nearly 50-year history of shark research. The Center for Shark Research (CSR) is an international center for laboratory and field research, scientific collaboration, consulting, education, and public information on sharks and their relatives, the skates and rays. The CSR research mission includes basic and applied studies of all aspects of shark biology, from anatomy and physiology to ecology and fisheries science. CSR scientists investigate the various biological adaptations of sharks to their marine environment, with an emphasis on the role of sharks as an important marine resource. Included within the CSR is the MML Biomedical Research Program, which concentrates on sharks and skates as laboratory models for studies of disease-resistance. Designated by the U.S. Congress in 1991 as a national research center, the CSR conducts cooperative research with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and other organizations.

CSR research activities include the following activities in the Shark Biology Program:

- Field studies of shark nursery areas and shark fisheries in the U.S. and Mexican Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of California, and other regions, including tagging studies of shark migration, ageing and growth

- Advanced studies of shark behavioral ecology and population biology using acoustic telemetry, satellite remote sensing and laboratory molecular biology

- Conservation biology of depleted species of sharks and rays, including the sawfish

- Studies of the population dynamics, stock structure and abundance of shark species

- Surveys of commercial and recreational shark fisheries

- Field and laboratory studies of shark food habits and feeding mechanisms

- Investigations of the reproduction and endocrinology of sharks in the field and laboratory

- Laboratory studies of shark vision

- Analyses of mercury content and other pollutants in shark tissues

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