Research consortium studies local shark population

By Thomas Fudge / Science and Technology Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published July 30, 2006 at 9:00 PM PDT

This story was published more than 18 years ago.

Host Tom Fudge speaks to researchers about how a new consortium will help local scientist learn more about the local shark population.

Host Tom Fudge speaks to researchers about how a new consortium will help local scientist learn more about the local shark population. He also speaks to graduate students about their research on local Thresher sharks, the most targeted shark species on the West Coast.

If you're interested in learning more about this topic, Dr. Graham and his two graduate students will be presenting a public lecture on Southern California sharks tonight, July 31, at 6:30 p.m. at the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography . For more info, go to aquarium.ucsd.edu .

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Guests:

Dr. Jeffrey Graham is a research physiologist and marine biologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Dan Cartamil is a graduate student at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Nick Wegner is a graduate student at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.