Shark Research at the New England Aquarium

Thank you for joining us at this special event. Please explore this page to learn more about the research and conservation work you have heard about tonight.

About Our Team

Learn more about the team sharing our work with you.

Vikki N. Spruill

President and CEO

Letise LaFeir, Ph.D.

Chief of Conservation and Stewardship

John Mandelman, Ph.D.

Vice President and Chief Scientist, Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium

Nick Whitney, Ph.D.

Senior Scientist and Chair, Fisheries Science and Emerging Technologies Program, Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life

Effects on Sharks Caught and Released from Fishing Gear

Many sharks are caught as bycatch in commercial and recreational fishing and are discarded back into the ocean. Anderson Cabot Center scientists monitor the mortality rate among fish that are discarded, and use that data to inform best practices in order to improve the sharks’ survival rates.

WATCH SCIENTISTS WORK TO TAG SHARKS

Scientists work to tag a thresher shark.

Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life

The Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium is composed of more than 40 world-class marine scientists, public policy professionals, and technical specialists who have devoted their careers to improving ocean health.

Explore The Center's Work

For the first time the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium conducts boat research on the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales 40 miles south and west of Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard during the winter months. First year of boat surveys in Southern New England, conducted by the right whale research team.

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