PEC

Lab

About us

Located in FIU's School of Environment, Arts and Society and led by Drs. Demian Chapman and Yannis Papastamatiou, our lab focuses on the ecology, biology, and behaviour of sharks, rays, and predatory bony fish. Our team produces high quality research that can be translated into meaningful conservation outcomes for threatened species and ecosystems. Using a variety of tools like genetics, new tag technologies, baited remote underwater videos, and stable isotopes, the PEC Lab has the ability to answer diverse and complex biological questions.

Based at FIU, our team of ecologists, geneticists, and conservationists are making a difference for sharks, rays, and reef fish around the world.

emian Chapman is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at FIU and the Director of the Sharks and Rays Conservation Program at Mote Marine Laboratory. A molecular ecologist by training, he leads the Global FinPrint project and studies the Asian shark fin trade. He has published over 90 scientific papers and appeared on BBC and the Discovery Channel. His efforts have contributed to species protection in the form of a shark sanctuary in The Bahamas, improved shark management in Belize, and the listing of multiple shark and ray species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), to name a few.

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annis Papastamatiou is an Assistant Professor at FIU in the Department of Biological Sciences. With over 80 research publications, Yannis is one of the world's leading shark behavioural ecologists. His work has been featured on National Geographic, BBC, and Discovery's Shark Week. Yannis' use of new tag technologies on species ranging from pelagic oceanic whitetips to home-ranging reef sharks has advanced the field of predator ecology and led to evidence-based marine protected area zoning.

Behaviour & Ecology

Population Biology

Conservation

The Pew

Charitable

Trusts

National Geographic

Moore

 Charitable

   Foundation

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Supported by

Paul G. Allen

  Philanthropies

The Roe

Foundation

The Mays Family

              Foundation

Bimini Biological

Field Station

    Earthwatch

Institute

FIU Tropics

Monterey Bay Aquarium

National Science Foundation

Georgia Aquarium

Shark Conservation Fund

Recent Highlights

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Want more information? Contact our team through the form below or reach out directly to one of our lead scientists.

1-305-919-5874

dchapman@fiu.edu

ypapasta@fiu.edu