You searched for Sharks | Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium https://mote.org/ Today's Research for Tomorrow's Oceans Sun, 11 Jan 2026 04:45:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Sharks & Rays Awareness Day https://mote.org/event/sharks-rays-awareness-day/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0000 https://mote.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=23546 Sharks and rays are vital to ocean health, but 75 percent of shark species are now threatened with extinction. Discover how Mote’s decades of research, from Dr. Eugenie Clark’s pioneering …

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]]> Mixed stock analysis of major markets and trade records reveals illegal trade of oceanic whitetip shark fins from the Atlantic ocean https://mote.org/research/publication/mixed-stock-analysis-of-major-markets-and-trade-records-reveals-illegal-trade-of-oceanic-whitetip-shark-fins-from-the-atlantic-ocean-2/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 07:07:09 +0000 https://mote.org/research/publication/mixed-stock-analysis-of-major-markets-and-trade-records-reveals-illegal-trade-of-oceanic-whitetip-shark-fins-from-the-atlantic-ocean-2/ Once abundant across all tropical and subtropical ocean basins, oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) have experienced major population declines, resulting in the species now being listed as “Critically Endangered” throughout …

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]]> Electronic pulse device deters and delays shark feeding in a depredation context https://mote.org/research/publication/electronic-pulse-device-deters-and-delays-shark-feeding-in-a-depredation-context/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 07:07:09 +0000 https://mote.org/research/publication/electronic-pulse-device-deters-and-delays-shark-feeding-in-a-depredation-context/ Fishers losing their catch or gear to marine predators (‘depredation’), including sharks, is a growing problem around the world. Several types of devices have been tested to deter sharks from …

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]]> Searching day and night: diel hierarchical search patterns in a large marine predator that never stops swimming https://mote.org/research/publication/searching-day-and-night-diel-hierarchical-search-patterns-in-a-large-marine-predator-that-never-stops-swimming-2/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 07:07:09 +0000 https://mote.org/research/publication/searching-day-and-night-diel-hierarchical-search-patterns-in-a-large-marine-predator-that-never-stops-swimming-2/ Animals may demonstrate area-restricted search (ARS) behaviour when encountering prey, where they turn frequently to remain in an area where the probability of finding additional prey is relatively high. We …

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]]> New Global Study Reveals Widespread Illegal Shark Fin Trade Nearly a Decade After International Protections https://mote.org/news/new-global-study-reveals-widespread-illegal-shark-fin-trade-nearly-a-decade-after-international-protections/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 21:54:34 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=23035 Despite more than a decade of international efforts to curb the trade of threatened shark species, new research led by scientists from Florida International University and Dr. Demian Chapman, project …

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]]> Mote-ivational science lectures in Venice: Dr. Demian Chapman https://mote.org/event/mote-ivational-science-lectures-in-venice-dr-demian-chapman/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 22:00:00 +0000 https://mote.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=22986 Join us as Mote brings its popular lecture series to Venice, Florida. Hear Mote scientists share their latest findings, innovations and fieldwork. Dr. Demian Chapman is a Mote Senior Scientist …

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]]> Mote-ivational Science Lectures: Kim Bassos-Hull https://mote.org/event/mote-ivational-mondays-kim-bassos-hull/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000 https://mote.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=22978 Mote’s popular lecture series offers the opportunity to listen to Mote scientists as they share their latest findings, innovations and fieldwork — from coral reef research and marine animal health …

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]]> A float-release package for recovering data-loggers from wild sharks https://mote.org/research/publication/a-float-release-package-for-recovering-data-loggers-from-wild-sharks/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:47:23 +0000 https://mote.org/research/publication/a-float-release-package-for-recovering-data-loggers-from-wild-sharks/ The rapidly expanding use of high-resolution data-loggers to study marine vertebrates presents a wealth of new opportunities for understanding the behavior, physiology, and ecology of these animals in situ. It …

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]]> The effects of temperature and swimming speed on the metabolic rate of the nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum, Bonaterre) https://mote.org/research/publication/the-effects-of-temperature-and-swimming-speed-on-the-metabolic-rate-of-the-nurse-shark-ginglymostoma-cirratum-bonaterre/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:47:23 +0000 https://mote.org/research/publication/the-effects-of-temperature-and-swimming-speed-on-the-metabolic-rate-of-the-nurse-shark-ginglymostoma-cirratum-bonaterre/ Sharks and other top predators have a substantial impact on their ecosystems through trophically mediated effects, and understanding the scope of this impact is essential to forming an accurate picture …

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]]> A novel method for determining post-release mortality, behavior, and recovery period using acceleration data loggers https://mote.org/research/publication/a-novel-method-for-determining-post-release-mortality-behavior-and-recovery-period-using-acceleration-data-loggers/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:47:23 +0000 https://mote.org/research/publication/a-novel-method-for-determining-post-release-mortality-behavior-and-recovery-period-using-acceleration-data-loggers/ Recent declines in global fish stocks have raised questions regarding the sustainability of both extractive and catch-and-release fishing activities, and prompted efforts to quantify the total impact of fishing pressure. …

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