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Encore: Shark Research and Advocacy

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The thawing diplomatic relationship between the United States and Cuba is opening the door to expanded research opportunities including an ongoing study between Mote Marine Laboratory researchers and their Cuban colleagues to track the movement of sharks through satellite tagging.  Mote shark researchers traveled to Cuba last year to place the first satellite transmitter tags on sharks in Cuban waters.  

We’ll explore what information about shark behavior that the tracking study has garnered so far.  We’ll also explore the fundamental connections between marine life on the Gulf coast and the marine environment of waters around Cuba.  Plus, from Wyoming Public Media, we hear the story of a Florida woman who was bitten by a shark and how the experience eventually led her to become a shark conservation advocate.

Guests:

Dr. Robert Hueter, Director of the Center for Shark Research at Mote Marine Laboratory