17
12
7
25

McBride

Fischer

Eyre
Ship Engineer – OCEARCH

Ubatuba

Adams

Meite

Lettieri

Hyatt, DVM
Adventure Aquarium

Hueter, PhD
MOTE Marine Laboratory

Gelsleichter, PhD
University of North Florida

Ritchie, PhD
University of South Carolina at Beaufort

Newton, DVM
New York Aquarium/Wildlife Conservation Society

Hoopes, PhD
Georgia Aquarium

Bedore, PhD
Georgia Aquarium

Naylor PhD
College of Charleston

McNaughton DVM
College of Charleston

Hann
Adventure Aquarium

Dixson
University of Delaware

Feroni
Adventure Aquarium

Peterson
Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Kind
Adventure Aquarium
Where is the research expedition taking place?
The expedition will take place in the mid-atlantic region, which includes Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey
When is the research expedition?
The expedition begins on June 23, 2017 and ends on July 13, 2017. The expedition will kick off with education and outreach events from June 23 – 25 in Norfolk, VA and the research will begin on June 26th.
What are your objectives for this expedition?
OCEARCH and its team of collaborating scientists are embarking on their 29th expedition, to tag mature white sharks in the Mid-Atlantic. The team’s goal is to gather data on the ecology, physiology, and behavior of sharks in the Atlantic Ocean, and to increase the sample size of the research started in 2012 in Cape Cod, MA.
What species are you focusing on?
The expedition will focus on multiple species: white, tiger, blue, mako, and hammerhead sharks