Shark Research at the New England Aquarium

Shark tagging on the coast of Nantucket
Shark tagging on the coast of Nantucket
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.

President and CEO Vikki Spruill

Vikki N. Spruill

President and CEO

Chief of Conservation and Stewardship Letise LaFeir, Ph.D.

Letise LaFeir, Ph.D.

Chief of Conservation and Stewardship

Barb Bailey

Barbara Bailey

Vice President of Animal Care

Dr. Jessica Redfern

Jessica V. Redfern, PhD

Associate Vice President, Ocean Conservation Science, 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.
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.
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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Researchers on a boat photographing right whales

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