#sharks

PEC Lab

Nov 6, 20181 min read

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...

PEC Lab

Oct 1, 20181 min read

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...

PEC Lab

Sep 6, 20181 min read

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...

PEC Lab

Jul 13, 20181 min read

Diving in with 700 sharks

Dr. Yannis Papastamatiou joined an international team of researchers to understand the sharks of Fakarava in French Polynesia. Their...

PEC Lab

Jan 18, 20181 min read

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,...

PEC Lab

Oct 31, 20171 min read

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...

PEC Lab

Jul 31, 20171 min read

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...

PEC Lab

Jul 14, 20171 min read

Featured on BBC Earth

Dr. Papastamatiou is using new technology to change perceptions about sharks and their role in #OurBluePlanet. #sharks