Shark Lab CV

BIMINI BIOLOGICAL FIELD STATION
FOUNDATION
501(C)(3) NONPROFIT SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION
Science, Education, Media, Outreach & Conservation
2019
Matthew Smukall, President & CEO Designed and Edited by Chelle Blais


Our Mission
Established in 1990 by Dr. Samuel Gruber, today the Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation (BBFSF) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization located on the island of South Bimini, Bahamas. The mission of the BBFS Foundation is to advance our knowledge of the biology of marine animals especially the heavily impacted elasmobranch fish fauna (sharks and rays); to educate future scientists at undergraduate and graduate levels; and to disseminate our research results to advance the field of marine science and conservation biology, as well as raise public perception and awareness of sharks and other marine species.
BBFSF has three main objectives:
1. Understanding the biology of sharks and rays and the role that they play in the marine ecosystem through cutting edge field and laboratory research spanning multiple disciplines such as molecular and behavioral ecology, physiology, conservation and sensory biology.
2. Educating future scientists through providing opportunities for students, to design and conduct research projects at the undergraduate and graduate level, to complete advanced university degrees in the marine sciences; and through voluntary training as interns, thus advancing their field experience and skills.
3. Enhancing conservation and awareness through disseminating our results to both the public (tours of our facility, talks, TV documentaries, social media, posters and blogs) and scientists (peer-reviewed journals, conference presentations and posters, fishery reports and books).
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Table Of Contents
I Scientific Output........................................................................... 4 – 22
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Part II Conservation Achievements.............................................................. 23 – 24
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Part VI Contacts........................................................................................................ 41
III Education and Outreach Activities............................................ 25 – 30 IV Media - TV, Press and Social Media...................................... 31 – 39 V Current Collaborators............................................................................. 40
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I. Scientific Output
Independent Research Projects
Since 1990 the Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation has hosted and supported PhD, MSc and undergraduate students from around the globe in projects investigating various aspects of elasmobranch biology. Our main research focuses on the lemon shark, and we have accumulated a large amount of information about this species including diet, behavior, prey and predator community dynamics, life history, mating system and genetics (see below). The lemon shark is now recognized as a ‘model’ for requiem sharks and serves as an important tool for advancing our knowledge of general shark biology.
The longevity of our research in Bimini, coupled with the experience of our crew and dedicated volunteers provides a unique and exciting platform from which to develop novel scientific questions. In summary BBFSF has hosted 20 PhD, 37 MSc and 13 BSc research projects and currently has three PhD Candidates completing their field research at the station. Over the years our research has produced a variety of high impact publications on topics ranging from conservation to behavior.
Below we list these as well as the PhD, MSc and BSc theses that were conducted at BBFSF:
Peer-reviewed Publications:
2019
Dhellemmes, F., Finger, JS., Smukall, M., Gruber, S., Guttridge, T., Laskowski, K., Krause, J. (in review). A conditional link between personality and life-history trade-offs in juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris): Fast explorers grow faster and have lower survival in predator-poor environments. Journal of Animal Ecology.
Zinnicq Bergmann, M., Papastamatiou, Y., Guttridge, T., Smukall, M., Huvenneers, C., Gruber, S. (in prep). Multispecies acoustic telemetry and stakeholder engagement to improve Marine Protected Area design in Bimini, Bahamas.
Heim, V, D’hellemes, F, Carlson, J., Smukall, M, Gruber, S, Guttridge, T (in prep). Dive tourism impacts and the contribution of provisioning towards the daily ration of great hammerhead sharks, Sphyrna mokarran, at a dive site in Bimini, the Bahamas
Heim, V, Bergman, M, Smukall, M, Gruber, S, Guttridge, T (in prep) Local pace use of great hammerhead sharks, Sphyrna mokarran, in relation to prey movements and the impacts of the dive industry in Bimini, the Bahamas
White, C., Van Zinnicq Bergmann, M., Guttridge, T., Franks, B., Stump, K., Gruber, S. (in prep). Using biotelemetry to infer ontogenetic shift and assess the impact of anthropogenic development on the lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris.
MyIniczenko, N., Sumigama, S., Wyffels, J., Wheaton, C., Guttridge, T., DiRocco, S., Penfold, L. (2019). Ultrasonographic and hormonal characterization of reproductive health and disease in wild, semiwild, and aquarium-housed southern-stingrays (Hypanus americanus). Amer. Jour. Vet. Sci. 80:10. 931-942.
Grimmel, H., Bullock R., Deadman, S., Guttridge, T., Bond, M., Gruber, S (in prep). Assessment of faunal communities and ecosystem interactions within a shallow water system using non-invasive BRUVs methodology
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2018
2017
Brooks JL, Chapman JM, Barkley AN, Kessel ST, Hussey NE, Hinsch SG, Patterson DA, Hedges KJ, Cooke SJ, Fisk AT, Gruber SH, Nguyen VM. 2018. Biotelemetry informing management: case studies exploring successful integration of biotelemetry data into fisheries and habitat management. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2017-0530
Fuentes, M., Gillis, A., Ceriani, S., Guttridge, T., Bergman, M., Smukall, M., Gruber, S, Wildermann, N. (2018). Informing marine protected areas in Bimini, Bahamas by considering hotspots for green turtles (Chelonia mydas). Biodiversity and Conservation.
Hansell AC, Kessel ST, Brewster LR, Gruber SH, Cadrin SX, Skomal G, Guttridge TL. 2018. Local indicators of abundance trends and demographics for the coastal shark assemblage of Bimini, The Bahamas. Fisheries Research DOI:10.1016/J.FishRes.2017.09.016
Brewster L, Dale J, Guttridge TL, Gruber SH, Hansell A, Elliott M, Cowx I, Whitney N, Gleiss A. 2018. Development and Application of a Machine Learning Algorithm for Classification of Elasmobranch Behaviour from Accelerometry Data. Marine Biology. In press
Finger JS, Guttridge TL, Wilson A, Gruber SH, Krause J. 2018. Are some sharks more social than others? Short- and long-term consistencies in the social behavior of juvenile lemon sharks. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology. 72:17.
Smukall M, Kessel ST, Franks B, Feldheim K, Guttridge TL, Gruber SH. 2018. No apparent negative tagging effects after 13-years at liberty for shark implanted with acoustic transmitter. Journal of Fish Biology. In press
Kessel ST, Fraser J, Van Bonn B, Brooks JL, Guttridge TL, Hussey NE, Gruber SH. 2017. Transcoelomic expulsion of an ingested foreign object by a carcharhinid shark. Marine and
Freshwater Research DOI: 10.1071/MF17022
Stump K, Crooks CJ, Fitchett MD, Gruber SH, Guttridge TL. 2017. Hunted hunters: an experimental test of the effects of predation risk on juvenile lemon shark habitat use. Marine Ecology Progress Series DOI: 10.3354/ meps12187
Hussey N, DiBattista JD, Moore JW, Ward EJ, Fisk AT, Kessel ST, Guttridge TL, Feldheim KA, Franks BR, Gruber SH, Weideli OC, Chapman DD. 2017. Risky business for a juvenile marine predator? An indirect test of the influence of foraging strategies and natural selection on size and growth rate in the wild. Proceedings of Royal Society 284: 20170166 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.0166
Guttridge TL, Van Zinnicq-Bergmann M, Bolte C, Howey-Jordan L, Kessel ST, Brooks J, Bond ME, Winram W, Jordan LK, Cashman R, Tolentino E, Grubbs RD, Gruber SH. 2017. Philopatry and regional connectivity in the great hammerhead shark, Sphyrna mokarran in the U.S. and Bahamas. Frontiers in Marine Science DOI: 10.3389/ fmars.2017.00003
Keller B, Finger JS, Abel D, Gruber SH, Guttridge TL. 2017. The effects of familiarity on the social interactions of juvenile lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology 489: 24–31.
Finger JS, Dhellemmes F, Guttridge TL. 2017. Personality in elasmobranch fishes with a special focus on sharks: early evidence, challenges and future directions. Springer Volume. Personality in Non-Humans. Springer Nature DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-59300-5_7
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2016
2014
Finger JS, Dhellemmes F, Guttridge TL, Kurvers RMV, Gruber SH, Krause J. 2016. Rate of movement of juvenile lemon sharks in a novel open field; are we measuring activity or reaction to novelty? Animal Behaviour 116: 75–82.
Brooks JL, Guttridge TL, Franks BR, Grubbs RD, Chapman DD, Gruber SH, Dibattista JD, Feldheim KA. 2016. Using genetic inference to re-evaluate the minimum longevity of the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris. Journal of Fish Biology 88(5): 2067–2074.
Kessel ST, Hansell A, Gruber SH, Guttridge TL., Hussey N, Perkins R. 2016. Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) catch per unit effort (CPUE) trends, Bimini, Bahamas, derived from a
fishery independent, 32-year shallow water longline survey. Journal of Fish Biology 88: 2144–2156.
2015
Ashe J, Feldheim KA, Fields A, Reyier EA, Brooks EJ, O’ Connell MT, Skomal G, Gruber SH, Chapman DD. 2015. Local population structure and context-dependent isolation by distance in a large coastal shark. Marine Ecology Progress Series 520: 203–216.
Gallagher A, Vianna G, Papastamatiou Y, MacDonald CM, Guttridge TL, Hammerschlag N. 2015. Shark diving tourism: biological impacts, conservation benefit, and future research. Wildlife Research 184: 365–379.
Guttridge TL, Gulak S, Franks BR, Carlson J, Gruber SH, Gledhill KS, Bond ME, Johnson G, Grubbs RD. 2015. Occurrences and habitat use of the Critically Endangered smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in the Bahamas. Journal of Fish Biology 87: 1322–1341.
Bullock R, Guttridge TL, Cowx IG, Elliott J, Gruber SH. 2015. Evaluating and controlling for effects of external tag attachment in sharks: Behavioural responses and recovery. Journal of Fish Biology 87: 1342–1354.
Gledhill KS, Kessel ST, Feldheim KA, Gruber SH, Guttridge TL, Hansell A, Chapman DD. 2015. Genetic structure and population dynamics of blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) (Müller & Henle, 1839) from Bimini, Bahamas. Journal of Fish Biology 87: 1371–1388.
O’Connell CP, Guttridge TL, Gruber SH, Brooks J, Finger JS, He P. 2014. Behavioral modification of visually deprived lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) towards magnetic fields. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 453: 131–137.
Reyier EA, Franks BR, Chapman DD, Scheidt DM, Stolen ED, Gruber SH. 2014. Regional-Scale Migrations and Habitat Use of Juvenile Lemon Sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) in the US South Atlantic. PLoS ONE 9(2):e88470
Feldheim KA, Gruber SH, DiBattista JD, Babcock EA, Kessel ST, Hendry AP, ... Chapman DD. 2014. Two decades of genetic profiling yields first evidence of natal philopatry and long‐term fidelity to parturition sites in sharks. Molecular ecology 23(1): 110–117.
White RW, Nagy JD, Gruber SH. 2014. Modeling the population dynamics of lemons sharks. Biology Direct 9:23 https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6150-9-23
Kessel ST, Chapman DD, Franks BR, Gedamke T, Gruber SH, Newman JM, White ER, Perkins RG. 2014. Predictable temperature-regulated residency, movement and migration in a large, highly mobile marine predator (Negaprion brevirostris). Marine Ecology Progress Series 514: 175–190.
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2013
2011
Melillo-Sweeting K, Turnbull SD, Guttridge TL. 2013. Evidence of shark attacks on Atlantic
spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) off Bimini, The Bahamas. Marine Mammal Science DOI: 10.1111/ mms.12082
Worm B, Davis B, Kettemer L, Ward-Paige CA, Chapman DD, Heithaus MR, ... Gruber
SH. 2013. Global catches, exploitation rates, and rebuilding options for sharks. Marine Policy 40: 194–204.
Chapman DD, Frisk MJ, Abercrombie DL, Safina C, Gruber SH, Babcock EA, ... Worm, B. 2013. Give Shark Sanctuaries a Chance. Science 339(6121): 757–757.
Guttridge TL, van Dijk S, Stamhuis EJ, Krause J, Gruber SH, Brown C. 2013. Social learning in juvenile lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris. Animal Cognition 16: 55–64.
Kessel ST, Gruber SH, Gledhill KS, Bond ME, Perkins RG. 2013. Aerial Survey as
a Tool to Estimate Abundance and Describe Distribution of a Carcharhinid Species, the Lemon Shark, Negaprion brevirostris. Journal of Marine Biology DOI: 10.1155/2013/597383
Young JM, Frasca S Jr, Gruber SH, Benz GW. 2013. Monogenoid infection of neonatal and older juvenile lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris (Carcharhinidae), in a shark nursery. Journal of Parasitology 99(6): 1151–1154.
2012
DiGiorlamo AL, Gruber SH, Pomory C, Bennett WA. 2012. Temperature patterns of
juvenile lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris, in a shallow nursery. Journal of Fish Biology 80: 1436–1448.
Guttridge TL, Gruber SH, Franks B, Kessel ST, Uphill J, Gledhill KS, Krause J, Sims DW. 2012. Deep danger: Intra-specific predation risk influences habitat use and aggregation formation of juvenile lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris. Marine Ecology Progress Series 445: 279–291.
Jennings DE, DiBattista JD, Stump K, Hussey NE, Franks BR, Grubbs RD, Gruber SH. 2012. Assessment of the aquatic biodiversity of a threatened coastal lagoon at Bimini, Bahamas. Journal of Coastal Conservation 16(3): 405–428.
Newman SP, Handy RD, Gruber SH. 2012. Ontogenetic diet shifts and prey selection in
nursery bound lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris, indicate a flexible foraging tactic. Environmental Biology of Fishes 95(1): 115–126.
DiBattista JD, Feldheim KA, Garant D, Gruber SH, Hendry AP. 2011. Anthropogenic disturbance and evolutionary parameters: a lemon shark population experiencing habitat loss. Evolutionary Applications 4: 1–17.
Guttridge TL, Gruber SH, DiBattista JD, Feldheim KA, Croft DP, Krause S & Krause J. 2011. Assortative interactions and leadership in a free-ranging population of juvenile lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris). Marine Ecology Progress Series 423: 235–245.
Pettitt-Wade H, Newman SH, Parsons KT, Gruber SH, Handy RD. 2011. Dietary metal and
macro-nutrient intakes of juvenile lemon sharks determined from the nutritional composition of prey items. Marine Ecology Progress Series 433: 245–260.
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2010
2008
Guttridge TL, Gruber SH, Krause J & Sims DW. 2010. Novel acoustic technology for studying free-ranging shark social behavior by recording individuals’ interactions. PLoS ONE 5(2): e9324. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009324
Newman SP, Handy RD, Gruber SH. 2010. Diet and prey preference of juvenile lemon sharks. Marine Ecology Progress Series 398: 221–234.
O’Connell PO, Abel DC, Gruber SH, Stroud EM, Rice PH. 2010. Response of juvenile lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris, to a magnetic barrier simulating a beach net. Ocean and Coastal Management 54(3): 225–230.
Spaet JLY, Kessel ST, Gruber SH. 2010. Learned hook avoidance of lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) based on electroreception and shock treatment. Marine Biology Research 6: 399 –407.
2009
Chapman D, Gruber SH, DiBattista JD, Franks B, Kessel ST, Guttridge TL, Babcock EK, Pikitch EK, Feldheim KA. 2009. Long-term natal site-fidelity by immature lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) at a subtropical island. Molecular Ecology 18: 3500–3507.
DiBattista JD, Feldheim KA, Garant D, Gruber SH, Hendry AP. 2009. Evolutionary potential of a large marine vertebrate: quantitative genetic parameters in a wild population. Evolution 63: 1051–1067.
Gleiss AC, Gruber SH, Perkins RP. 2009. Multi-Channel Data-Logging: Towards Determination of Behavior and Metabolic Rate in Free-Swimming Sharks. In: J.L. Nielsen et al. (Eds.), Tagging and Tracking of Marine Animals with Electronic Devices, Reviews: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries 9 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9640-2 13.
Guttridge TL, Gruber SH, Gledhill KS, Croft DP, Sims DW, Krause J. 2009. Social preferences in juvenile lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris. Animal Behavior 78: 543–548.
Guttridge TL, Myrberg AA, Porcher I, Sims DW, Krause J. 2009. Role of learning in shark behavior. Fish and Fisheries 10: 450–469.
Krause S, Mattner L, James R, Guttridge TL, Corcoran MJ, Gruber SH, Krause J. 2009. Social network analysis and valid markov chain monte carlo tests of null models. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 63: 1089–1096.
Reeve A, Handy RD, Gruber SH. 2009. Prey selection and functional response of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris. Journal of Fish Biology 75: 276–281.
DiBattista JD, Feldheim KA, Thibert-Plante X, Gruber SH, Hendry AP. 2008. A genetic assessment of polyandry and breeding site fidelity in lemon sharks. Molecular Ecology 17: 3337–3351.
DiBattista JD, Feldheim KA, Gruber AH, Hendry AP. 2008. Are indirect genetic benefits associated with polyandry? A test in a natural population of lemon sharks. Molecular Ecology 17: 783–795.
Jennings DE, Gruber SH, Franks BR, Kessel ST, Robertson AL. 2008. Effects of large-scale
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anthropogenic development on juvenile lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) populations of Bimini, Bahamas. Environmental Biology of Fishes 83: 369377.
Schultz JK, Feldheim KA, Gruber SH, Ashley MV, McGovern TM, Bowen BW. 2008. Global phylogeography and seascape genetics of the lemon shark (genus Negaprion). Molecular Ecology 17(24): 5336–5348.
2007
2006
2005
2004
2002
Afonso AS, Gruber SH. 2007. Pueruli settlement in the Caribbean spiny lobster, Panulirus argus, at Bimini, Bahamas. Crustaceana 80(11): 1355–1371.
DiBattista JD, Feldheim KA, Gruber SH, Hendry AP. 2007. When bigger is not better: selection against large size, high condition, and fast growth in juvenile lemon sharks. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 20: 201–212.
Gedamke T, Hoenig JM, Musick JA, Dupaul WD, Gruber SH. 2007. Using Demographic
Models to Determine Intrinsic Rate of Increase and Sustainable Fishing for Elasmobranchs:
Pitfalls, Advances and Applications. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 27: 605–618.
Newman SP, Handy RD, Gruber SH. 2007. Spatial and temporal variations in mangrove and seagrass faunal communities at Bimini, Bahamas. Bulletin Marine Science 80: 529–553.
Wetherbee BM, Gruber SH, Rosa RS. 2007. Movement patterns of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris within Atol das Rocas, Brazil: a nursery characterized by tidal extremes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 343: 283–293.
Freitas RHA, Rosa RS, Gruber SH, Wetherbee BM. 2006. Early growth and juvenile population structure of lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris in the Atol das Rocas Biological Reserve, off north-east Brazil. Journal of Fish Biology 68: 1319–1332.
Barker MJ, Gruber SH, Newman SP, Schluessel V. 2005. Spatial and ontogenetic variation in growth of nursery bound juvenile lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris: a comparison of two age-assigning techniques. Environmental Biology of Fishes 72: 343–355.
Edren SMC, Gruber SH. 2005. Homing ability of young lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris. Environmental Biology of Fishes 72(3): 267–281.
Feldheim KA, Gruber SH, Ashley MV, Orti G. 2004. Reconstruction of parental microsatellite genotypes reveals female polyandry and philopatry in the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris. Evolution 58: 2332–2342.
Newman SP, Gruber SH, Handy RD. 2004. The scarecrow toadfish: habitat, abundance and size at maturity at Bimini, Bahamas. Journal of Fish Biology 64(1): 248–252.
Chapman DD, Gruber SH. 2002. A further observation of batoid prey handling by the Great hammerhead shark, Sphyrna mokarran, upon a Spotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari. Bulletin of Marine Science 70: 947–952.
Feldheim KA, Edren SMC. 2002. Impacts of Dredging on Marine Communities - The Bimini
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Lemon Shark. Bahamas Journal of Science 9: 28–35.
Feldheim KA, Gruber SH, Ashley MV. 2002a. The breeding biology of lemon sharks at a tropical nursery lagoon. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 269: 1655–1661.
Feldheim KA, Gruber SH, De Marignac JRC, Ashley MV. 2002b. Genetic tagging to determine passive integrated transponder tag loss in lemon sharks. Journal of Fish Biology 61: 1309–1313.
Gruber SH, Parks W. 2002. Mega-Resort Development on Bimini: Sound Economics or Environmental Disaster? Bahamas Journal of Science 9(2): 2–18.
Gruber SH, Grant AT, Newman SP. 2002. Effects of Large Scale Seafloor Excavation in Bimini. Bahamas Journal of Science 9(2): 36–40.
Newman SP, Gruber SH. 2002. Mangrove and seagrass fish and macroinvertebrate communities in Bimini, Bahamas. Bahamas Journal of Science 9(2): 19–27.
Sundstrom LF, Gruber SH. 2002. Effects of capture and transmitter attachment on the swimming
speed of large juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris, Poey) in the field. Journal of Fish Biology 61: 834–838.
2001
1999
Feldheim KA, Gruber SH, Ashley MV. 2001. Population genetic structure of the lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) in the western Atlantic: DNA microsatellite variation. Molecular Ecology 10: 295–303.
Feldheim KA, Gruber SH, Ashley MV, McEachran JD. 2001. Multiple Paternity of a Lemon Shark Litter (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhinidae). Copeia 781–786.
Gruber SH, De Marignac JRC, Hoenig JM. 2001. Survival of juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) at Bimini, Bahamas, estimated by mark-depletion experiments. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 130: 376–384.
Sundström LF, Gruber SH, Clermont SM, Correia JPS, De Marignac JRC, Morrissey JF, Lowrance CR, Thomassen L, Oliveira MT. 2001. Review of Elasmobranch Behavioral Studies Using Ultrasonic Telemetry with Special Reference to the Lemon Shark, Negaprion brevirostris, Around Bimini Islands, Bahamas. Environmental Biology of Fishes 60: 225–250.
Corcoran MJ, Gruber SH. 1999. The use of photoidentification to study social organization of the spotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen 1790), at Bimini, Bahamas: a preliminary report. Bahamas Journal of Science 7(1): 21–27.
Silliman WR, Gruber SH. 1999. Behavioral ecology of the spotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790), in Bimini, Bahamas: an interim report. Bahamas Journal of Science 7(1): 13–20.
1998
Sundstrom LF, Gruber SH. 1998. Using speed sensing transmitters to model the bioenergetics of subadult lemon
sharks (Negaprion brevirostris (Poey)) in the field. Hydrobiology 217/272: 241–247.
Sundstrom LF, Sterk J, Gruber SH. 1998. Effects of a speed-sensing transmitter on the swimming speed of lemon
sharks. Bahamas Journal of Science 6(1): 12–22.
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1995
1994
1993
Cortes E, Gruber SH. 1994. Effect of ration size and gross conversion efficiency of young lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris (Poey). Journal of Fish Biology 44: 331–341.
Correia JP, de Marignac JRC, Gruber SH. 1995. Young lemon shark behavior in Bimini Lagoon. Bahamas Journal of Science 3(1): 2–8.
Manire CA, Gruber SH. 1993. A preliminary report on the rate of natural mortality of juvenile lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris. NOAA Technical Report NMFS 115: 65–71.
Morrissey JF, Gruber SH. 1993. Home range of juvenile lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris. Copeia 2: 425– 434.
Morrissey JF, Gruber SH. 1993. Habitat selection by juvenile lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris. Environmental Biology of Fishes 38(4): 311–319.
Rasmussen LE, Gruber SH. 1993. Serum concentrations of reproductively-related circulating steroid hormones in the free-ranging lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris. Environmental Biology of Fishes 38: 167–164.
Wetherbee BM, Gruber SH. 1993. Absorption efficiency of the juvenile lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris at varying levels of energy intake. Copeia (2): 417–425.
1992
Manire CA, Gruber SH. 1992. Anatomy of a shark attack. Journal of Wilderness Medicine 3: 4–8. 1991
Cortes E, Gruber SH. 1991. Gastric evacuation in the young lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris, under field conditions. Environmental Biology of Fishes 35: 205–212.
Manire CA, Gruber SH. 1991. Effect of M. type dart tags on field growth of juvenile lemon shark. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 120: 776–780.
Scharrold JV, Gruber SH. 1991. Telemetered heartrate as a measure of metabolic rate in the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris. Copeia (4): 942–953.
1990
Cortes E, Gruber SH. 1990. Diet, feeding habits and estimates of daily ration of young lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris (Poey). Copeia (1): 522–560.
Snelson FF, Gruber SH, Murru FL, Schmid TN. 1990. Southern stingray, Dasyatis americana: Host for a symbiotic cleaner wrasse. Copeia (4): 961–965.
Hoenig JM, Gruber SH. 1990. Life history patterns in the elasmobranchs: Implications for fisheries management. NOAA Tech. Rpt. NMFS 90: 1–16.
Manire CA, Gruber SH. 1990. Many sharks may be headed toward extinction. Conservation Biology 4(1): 10–11.
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Rasmussen LE, Gruber SH. 1990. Serum levels of circulating steroid hormones in free ranging carcharhinid sharks. NOAA Tech. Rpt. NMFS 90: 76–84.
Strong W, Snelson F, Gruber SH. 1990. Hammerhead predation on stingrays: An observation of handling by Sphyrna mokarran. Copeia (3): 836–840.
Watsky M, Gruber SH. 1990. Induction and duration of tonic immobility in the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 8(3): 207–210.
Wetherbee B, Gruber SH. 1990. The effect of ration level on food retention time in juvenile lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris. Environmental Biology of Fishes 29: 59–65.
Wetherbee B, Gruber SH, Cortes E. 1990. Diet, feeding habits, consumption and digestion of sharks with special reference to the lemon shark. NOAA Tech. Rpt. NMFS 90: 29–48.
1989
1988
43(1): 61–76.
Doctoral Dissertations:
Current
Heim, V. 2018-2021. Fishery interactions of marine apex predators and potential ecosystem implications. PhD Dissertation. University of Basel, Switzerland.
White, C. 2018-2021. Sensory and spatial implications of anthropogenic noise on the lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris). PhD Dissertation. University of Exeter, UK.
Byrnes, E. 2019. Home range scaling in lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) through ontogeny: tests of bioenergetics mechanisms. Murdoch University, Australia.
Bushnell P, Lutz P, Gruber SH. 1989. Metabolic rate of an active tropical elasmobranch, the lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris. Experimental Biology 48(5): 279–284.
Schurdak M, Gruber SH. 1989. Gastric Evacuation of the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris (Poey) under controlled conditions. Experimental Biology 48: 77–82.
Gruber SH. 1988. Why do sharks attack humans? Naval Research Review 40(1): 2–19.
Brown C, Gruber SH. 1988. Age assessment of the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris using tetracycline validated vertebral centra. Copeia (3): 747–753.
Nixon A, Gruber SH. 1988. Diel metabolic and activity patterns of the lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris). Journal of Experimental Zoology 248(1): 1–6.
Tachibana K, Gruber SH. 1988. Shark repellent lipophilic constituents in the defense secretion of the moses sole (Pardachirus marmoratus). Toxicon 26(9): 839–853.
Gruber SH, Nelson D, Morrissey J. 1988. Patterns of activity and space utilization of lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris in a shallow Bahamian lagoon. Bulletin Marine Science
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Mickle, M. 2019. Noise influence on southern stingrays. University of Windsor, Canada.
Driscoll, S. 2019. Influence of spatial patterning of seagrass meadows and mangroves on mobile marine vertebrates. Antioch University, USA.
Akerman, M. 2019. How lemon sharks respond to antipredator shapes. Stockholm University, Sweden.
Beal, A. 2019. Epigenetics as a new frontier to improve shark nursery conservation in Bimini. Florida International University, USA.
2018
2015
2013
2010
2009
Brewster L. 2012-2015. The use of accelerometry to determine the daily energy budget of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris. PhD Dissertation. University of Hull, UK.
Bullock R. 2012-2015. Derivation of spatio-temporal activity patterns of free-ranging lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris using novel accelerometer technology. PhD Dissertation. University of Hull, UK.
Finger JS. 2012-2015. Causes and consequences of personality in lemon sharks. PhD Dissertation. Humboldt University, Germany.
Dhellemmes F. 2015-2018. Ecological and evolutionary consequences of personality in the juvenile lemon shark. PhD Dissertation. Humboldt University, Germany.
Smukall M. 2015-2018. Ecology of tiger sharks Galeocerdo cuvier in Bimini, Bahamas. PhD Dissertation. Alaska University, USA.
Van Zinnicq Bergmann M. 2015-2018. Multi-species movement ecology in Bimini, Bahamas. PhD Dissertation. Florida International University, USA.
Heinrich D. 2017-2018. Shark cognition. PhD Dissertation. Flinders University, Australia.
Stump K. 2013. The effects of nursery habitat loss on juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris). PhD Dissertation. University of Miami, USA.
Kessel ST. 2010. An investigation into the behavior and population dynamics of the lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris). PhD Dissertation. Cardiff University, UK.
Guttridge TL. 2010. Social behavior and organization of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris. PhD Dissertation. University of Leeds, UK.
DiBattista JD. 2009. Evolutionary potential of a large marine vertebrate, the lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris). PhD Dissertation. McGill University, Canada.
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2007
Franks BR. 2007. The spatial ecology and resource selection of juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) in their primary nursery areas. PhD Dissertation. Drexel University, USA.
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Masters Theses:
2018
2017
2016
Newman SP. 2003. Spatial and temporal variation in diet and prey preference of nursery-bound juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) at Bimini, Bahamas. PhD Dissertation. University of Plymouth, UK.
Feldheim KA. 2002. Genetic analysis of the mating system and population structure of the lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris. PhD Dissertation. University of Illinois, USA.
Morrissey JF. 1991. Activity space parameters, home range, diel activity rhythms, and habitat selection of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris. PhD Dissertation. University of Miami, USA.
Cortes E. 1990. Feeding of the lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris: Diet, feeding habitat, digestion and consumption rate. PhD Dissertation. University of Barcelona, Spain.
Jacobsen T. 1987. An ecosystem-level study of a shallow Bahamian lagoon: biomass estimation of the lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris), a top consumer. PhD Dissertation. University of Georgia, USA.
Heim V. 2018. Impacts of provisioning on the movement ecology of the great hammerhead shark Sphyrna mokarran in Bimini, Bahamas. MSc Thesis. Basel University, Switzerland.
White C. 2018. Long-term study of ontogenetic shift and habitat use by Negaprion brevirostris in Bimini, Bahamas. MSc Thesis. University of York, UK.
Brancart K. 2018. Risk effect predator-prey interaction of communities in Bimini, Bahamas. MSc Thesis. Nova Southeastern University, USA.
Műller L. 2017. Thermal and vertical habitat use of the great hammerhead shark. MSc Thesis. Wageningen University, Germany.
Burke P. 2016. Use of baited remote underwater video surveys to assess the diversity and distribution of elasmobranchs and their communities in Bimini, Bahamas. MSc Thesis. University of Ghent, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, EMBC+, Belgium.
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2015
2012
2011
2010
2009
Sommer N. 2012. Submersible Ultrasonic receiver testing in Bimini, Bahamas. MSc Thesis. University of La Reunion, Spain.
Dickson L. 2015. Do captive exploratory personality traits in the juvenile lemon shark reflect wild movement patterns? MSc Thesis. Erasmus Mundus MER Consortium
Keller B. 2015. Social Network Analysis of Partner Preference in Lemon Sharks, Negaprion
brevirostris, During the Introduction of Unfamiliars to Familiar Groups. MSc Thesis. Coastal Carolina University, USA.
2014
2013
Grimmel H. 2014. Measuring spatial and temporal variation in subtropical faunal communities through the use of baited remote underwater video systems. University of Ghent, Belgium.
Van Zinnicq Bergmann M. 2013. Testing the acoustic detection range of submersible ultrasonic receivers in relation to environmental factors in two shallow water environments in Bimini, Bahamas. MSc Thesis. University of Groningen, Netherlands.
Dhellemmes F. 2013. How does experience influence exploration of a novel environment in the juvenile lemon shark. MSc Thesis. Isara-Lille, France.
Chazot C. 2013. Ecological influences on the expression of personality in juvenile lemon sharks. MSc Thesis. Isara-Lyon, School of Engineering and Agriculture, France.
Ashe J. 2011. Testing Predictions of the “Natal Homing Hypothesis” for Sharks, Using Lemon Sharks in the Western Atlantic as a Model Species. MSc Thesis. Stony Brook University, USA.
Trave C. 2011. Preparation of a Habitat Map of the North Sound, Bimini, Bahamas. MSc Thesis.
Weideli C. 2011. Has coastal development-related large scale mangrove habitat destruction resulted in a dietary shift of nursery bound juvenile lemon sharks? MSc Thesis.
Salim, E. 2010. Efectos de la accion turista en la distribucion especial de juveniles del Tiburon limon (Negaprion brevirostris) en Bimini Sur, Bahamas. MSc Thesis. Universidad de Simon Bolivar, Venezuela.
Huhn M. 2009. The influence of mangrove removal on the growth of juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) in a nursery habitat at Bimini, Bahamas. MS Thesis. Universitat Wurzburg, Germany.
Van Dijk S. 2009. Social learning of an operant conditioning task by juvenile lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris). MSc Thesis. University of Groningen, Netherlands.
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2008
2006
2005
2004
2003
Jackson K. 2006. Spatial and temporal variation in fish and crustacean assemblages in nearshore environments around Bimini, Bahamas. MSc Thesis. Murdoch University, Australia.
Batsleer J. 2006. Temperature preference of juvenile Lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris, in the south bimini nursery. MSc Thesis.
Caviezel S. 2008. Movement pattern and space utilization by sub-adult lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) in Bimini, Bahamas. MSc Thesis. University of Basel, Switzerland.
Spaet JLY. 2008. Learned hook avoidance of lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) based on electroreception and shock treatment. MSc Thesis.
Uphill J. 2008. Juvenile lemon shark, (Negaprion brevirostris) utilization of a nursery area in Bimini Bahamas. MSc Thesis. Flinders University. Australia.
2007
Dedman S. 2007. Preferenda and thermal event response in the juvenile lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris in Bimini, Bahamas. MSc Thesis. University of Aberdeen. UK.
Bakker J. 2007. Effects of the loss of mangrove nursery area on the home ranges of juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris). MSc Thesis. University of Amsterdam, Holland.
DiGirolamo T. 2007. Thermal ecology and activity patterns of juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) in a shallow water nursery at Bimini, Bahamas. MSc Thesis. University of West Florida, USA.
Imhoff J. 2007. Evaluation of ultrasonic accelerometry as a technique for studying foraging behavior in juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris). MSc Thesis. University of North Carolina, USA.
Fieret. 2007. Swimming Performance in Juvenile and Sub-Adult Lemon Sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) at the Bimini Islands, Bahamas. MSc Thesis. University of Groningen, Netherlands.
Jennings DE. 2005. The ecological effects of the Bimini Bay Resort development on the juvenile lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris, Poey 1868) population of Bimini, Bahamas. MSc
Thesis. University of Surrey, UK.
Harry A. 2005. Tracking of sub-adult lemon sharks around Bimini Islands, Bahamas; spatial ecology and nursery usage. MSc Thesis. Flinders University, Australia.
Parsons KT. 2004. Trace metal accumulation and distribution in juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris), their prey, and sediments at Bimini, Bahamas. MRes Thesis. University of Plymouth, UK.
Hussey NR. 2003. An evaluation of Landsat 7 ETM+ satellite imagery for quantitative biotope
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mapping of the Bimini islands, Bahamas including two known lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) nursery grounds. MSc Thesis. University of Wales, UK.
Reeve A. 2003. Prey preference experiments using juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) in a sub- tropical lagoon, Bimini, Bahamas. MSc Thesis. University of Plymouth, UK.
Brown L. 2003. Social behavior and activity patterns of juvenile lemon sharks. MSc Thesis. Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
2002
2000
Undergraduate Theses:
2000-2018
Gray H. 2017. Does wild lemon shark space use reflect captive personality traits? Undergraduate Thesis. Cardiff University, UK.
Davis G. 2013. Examining spatio-temporal changes of juvenile lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris prey communities in a sub-tropical marine ecosystem, Bimini, Bahamas. Undergraduate Thesis. Cardiff University, UK.
Kroeger L. 2011. Variation in juvenile Negaprion brevirostris diet and prey community structure of an impacted nursery in North Bimini, Bahamas. BSc Thesis. Cardiff University, Wales,
UK.
Cardenosa D. 2010. Efectos de la perdida de habitat en tasa de mortalidad y crecimiento del tiburon limon (Negaprion brevirostris) en Bimini, Bahamas. BSc thesis. Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
Crook CJ. 2010. Non-consumptive predator effects on nursery habitat use in juvenile lemon sharks. BSc Thesis. University of Manchester
Bond ME. 2009. Interspecies bait-manipulation video study, Bimini, Bahamas. Undergraduate Thesis. Cardiff University, UK.
Collins SB. 2005. A comparison of fish assemblages in two nursery grounds, a semi-enclosed lagoon and an open stretch of coastline, with emphasis on juvenile
Lemon Shark (Negaprion brevirostris) prey communities in Bimini, Bahamas. BSc thesis
Kessel ST. 2004. Spatial Variations in Nursery Bound Juvenile Lemon Shark (Negaprion brevoristris) Prey Items,
Metcalfe L. 2002. Diurnal activity patterns of juvenile lemon sharks. MSc Thesis. Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
Paid N. 2002. Analysis of yearly juvenile lemon shark capture census. MSc Thesis. University of Corte, Corsica.
de Marignac JRC. 2000. Home range and diel movement patterns of sub-adult lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris, in a shallow tropical lagoon, Bimini, Bahamas. MS Thesis. San Jose State University, USA.
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Bimini, Bahamas. BSc Thesis. Cardiff University, UK.
Campos N. 2002. Osteology of lemon shark prey. BSc Thesis. University of Porto.
Hoffman C. 2002. Ontogenetic dietary shifts in juvenile lemon sharks. BSc Thesis. University of Washington, USA.
Randall J. 2002. Diet of the juvenile lemon shark. BSc Thesis. University of New Brunswick, Canada.
Stocking B. 2002. Diel feeding rhythms in juvenile lemon sharks, contrasting two nursery areas. BSc Thesis. University of Plymouth, UK.
Santos R. 2000. Diet of juvenile lemon sharks. BSc Thesis. University of Portugal. Portugal
Conference Presentations & Posters:
2019
2018
Smukall, M., MyIniczenko, N., Seitz, A., Gruber, S., Guttridge, T. (2019). Body Condition and Energy Stores in Juvenile Tiger Sharks Galeocerdo cuvier. Oral presentation. American Elasmobranch Society. Snowbird Utah.
McClain, M., Drymon, M., Frazier, B., Gallagher, A., Grubbs, RD., Guttridge, T., Hammerschlag, N., Smukall, M., Daly-Engel, T. (2019). Ohana means Family: Kinship analysis of tiger sharks reveals natal philopatry and age-dependent structure in the Western North Atlantic. American Elasmobranch Society. Snowbird, Utah.
Deadman, S., Grimmel, H., Bullock, R., Guttridge, T., Bond, M., Gruber, S (2019). Assessment of faunal communities and ecosystem interactions within a shallow water system using non-invasive BRUVs methodology. American Elasmobranch Society. Snowbird, Utah.
White, C., Van Zinnicq Bergmann, M., Guttridge, T., Franks, B., Stump, K., Gruber, S. (2019). Using biotelemetry to infer ontogenetic shift and assess the impact of anthropogenic development on the lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris. American Elasmobranch Society. Snowbird, Utah.
Hansell, A., Curtis, T., Carlson, J., Cortes, E., Fay, G., Cadrin, S. (2019) Stock assessment of the lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) in U.S. waters of the Northwest Atlantic. American Elasmobranch Society. Snowbird, Utah.
MyIniczenko, N., Smukall, M., Wheaton, C. (2019). Measurement of serum 1α-hydroxycorticosterone (1αOH-B), the Elasmobranch Stress Hormone, in Select Shark Species. Oral Presentation. International Association of Aquatic Animal Medicine.
Wheaton, C. J., Burns, C., Smukall, M. J. and Mylniczenko, N. D. (2019). Measurement and preliminary validation of the 1α-hydroxycorticosterone (1αOH-B) stress hormone in elasmobranchs. 7th International Society of Wildlife Endocrinologists Conference. Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Smukall M, Kessel ST, Guttridge TL, Franks BR, Feldheim KA, Gruber SH. Non-lethal recovery of internal acoustic transmitter from a large-bodied carcharhinid shark, Negaprion brevirostris, after 13 years at liberty. Sharks International Conference, American Elasmobranch Society. João Pessoa, Brazil.
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Heim V, van Zinnicq Bergmann M, Gruber SH, Guttridge TL. Effects of provisioning on the behavior and space- use of great hammerhead sharks, Sphyrna mokarran. Sharks International Conference, American Elasmobranch Society. João Pessoa, Brazil.
White C, Gruber SH, Guttridge TL, van Zinnicq Bergmann M, Franks BR, Stump K. 25 years of tracking: Using long term datasets to infer ontogenetic shift in the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris, and conservation implications. European Elasmobranch Society. Peniche, Portugal.
2017
2016
Bakker J, Wangensteen O, Chapman DD, Boussarie G, Buddo D, Guttridge TL, Hertler H, Mouillot D, Vigliola L, Mariani S. Environmental DNA Reveals Tropical Shark Diversity and Abundance in Contrasting levels of Anthropogenic Impact. American Elasmobranch Society. Austin, USA.
Dhellemmes F, Guttridge TL, Finger J, Krause J. Does captive personality reflect wild habitat and space use in the juvenile lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris? Behaviour Conference. Lisbon, Portugal.
Fuentes M, Gillis A, Guttridge TL, Ceriani S, Seminoff J, Smukall M, Van-Zinnicq Bergmann M, Jacoby DMP. Inferring shark-turtle interactions with acoustic telemetry and network analysis. International sea turtle symposium. Las Vegas, USA.
Guttridge TL, Gruber SH, Jacoby DMP. Validating Animal Social Structure Inference Methods: Acoustic Tracking vs. Direct Observations of Lemon Sharks, Negaprion brevirostris. American Elasmobranch Society. Austin, USA.
Heim V, Ebert D, Gruber SH, Guttridge TL. Behaviour at a provisioning site and the effects on
the habitat and space use of the great hammerhead shark, Sphyrna mokarran, in Bimini, Bahamas. American Elasmobranch Society. Austin, USA.
Kessel ST, Fraser J, Van Bonn W, Brooks J, Guttridge TL, Hussey N, Gruber SH. Transcoelomic expulsion of an ingested foreign object by a carcharhinid shark. American Elasmobranch Society. Austin, USA.
McClain M, Gallagher A, Hammerschlag N, Drymon M, Grubbs RD, Guttridge TL, Daly-Engel T. Connectivity and relatedness in tiger sharks, Galeocerdo cuvier between the Gulf of
Mexico and Western Atlantic. American Elasmobranch Society. Austin, USA.
Smukall M, Gruber SH, Guttridge TL. Seasonal and Ontogenetic Shifts in Movement and
Trophic Position of Tiger Sharks Galeocerdo cuvier near Bimini, Bahamas. American Elasmobranch Society. Austin, USA.
Stump KS, Die D, McManus J, Guttridge TL, Gruber SH. Using a Long-Term Mark-Recapture Dataset to Investigate Effects of Habitat Loss on Survival Probability of Juvenile Lemon Sharks. American Elasmobranch Society. Austin, USA.
McClain M, Gallagher A, Hammerschlag N, Drymon M, Grubbs RD, Guttridge TL, Daly-Engel T. Connectivity and relatedness in tiger sharks, Galeocerdo cuvier between the Gulf of
Mexico and Western Atlantic. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology. New Orleans, USA.
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Williams SM, Ardente AJ, Mylniczenko ND, Guttridge TL, Sullivan KE, Livingston S, Valdes EV. Impact Of Removing Dietary Supplementation On Serum Nutrient Concentrations In A Managed Population Of Southern Stingray (Dasyatis americana). International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine Conference.
Hansell A, Kessel ST, Cadrin S, Skomal G, Brewster L. Gruber SH, Guttridge TL. Demographics and Local Abundance Trends for the Coastal Shark Assemblage of Bimini, Bahamas. American Elasmobranch Society. New Orleans, USA.
Guttridge TL, Howey-Jordan L, Van Zinnicq Bergmann M, Bolte C, Finger JS, Kessel ST, Brooks J, Winram W, Bond ME, Jordan L, Cashman RC, Tolentino ER, Grubbs RD, Gruber SH. Philopatry and regional connectivity of the great hammerhead shark, Sphyrna mokarran in the U.S.A and The Bahamas. American Elasmobranch Society. New Orleans, USA.
Brewster L, Whitney N, Gruber SH, Guttridge TL, Elliott M, Cowx I, Lear K, Gleiss A. Accelerating Understanding of Field Metabolic Rates in Elasmobranchs. American Elasmobranch Society. New Orleans, USA.
Van Zinnicq Bergmann M, Guttridge TL, Bond ME, Gruber SH, Papastamatiou Y. Movement Networks and Habitat Preferences of a Multi-Species Elasmobranch Assemblage in Bimini, Bahamas. American Elasmobranch Society. New Orleans, USA.
Burke P, van Zinnicq Bergmann M, Bond ME, Gruber SH, Dedman S, Papastamatiou Y, Guttridge
TL. Use of Baited Remote Underwater Video Surveys to Assess the Diversity and Distribution
of Elasmobranchs and their Prey Species in Bimini, Bahamas. American Elasmobranch Society. New Orleans, USA.
Dhellemmes F, Guttridge TL, Finger J, Krause J. Does captive personality reflect wild habitat and space use in the juvenile lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris? European Elasmobranch Association. Bristol, UK.
Wood F, Van Zinnicq-Bergmann M, Baeyert J, Gruber SH, Guttridge TL. Home range size of southern stingrays (Dasyatis americana) in a sub-tropical island system in Bimini, Bahamas. European Elasmobranch Association. Bristol, UK.
2015
Gruber SH. A life’s work and perspective on sharks. Invited Keynote Speaker. European Elasmobranch Society. Peniche, Portugal.
Dickson L. Finger JS, Gruber SH, Guttridge TL. 2015. Do captive exploratory personality traits
in the juvenile lemon shark reflect wild movement patterns? European Elasmobranch Association. Peniche, Portugal.
Kessel ST, Perkins R, Guttridge TL, Hussey N, Hansell A, Gruber SH. 30 year longline survey
of lemon shark population in Bimini, Bahamas. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference. Panama City, Panama.
Hansell A, Kessel ST, Cadrin S, Skomal G, Brewster L. Gruber SH, Guttridge TL. Coastal Shark Assemblage: 11 yr fishery independent shallow water longline survey, Bimini, Bahamas. American Elasmobranch Society. Reno, USA.
Hansell A, Kessel ST, Cadrin S, Skomal G, Brewster L. Gruber SH, Guttridge TL. Coastal Shark Assemblage: 11 yr fishery independent shallow water longline survey, Bimini, Bahamas. Fisheries Society of the British Isles, Symposium on Elasmobranch Ecology, Conservation and Behaviour. Plymouth, UK.
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Kessel ST, Perkins R, Guttridge TL, Hussey N, Hansell A, Gruber SH. 30 yr longline survey of lemon shark population in Bimini, Bahamas. American Elasmobranch Society. Reno, USA.
Keller B, Finger JS, Abel D, Gruber SH, Guttridge TL. Swimming speed and partner preference in juvenile lemon sharks. American Elasmobranch Society. Reno, USA.
Hearn M, Kessel ST, Dudgeon C, Perkins R, Brooks J, Gruber SH. Using acoustic telemetry to
estimate lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris, mortality rates in south eastern Florida. Fisheries Society of the British Isles, Symposium on Elasmobranch Ecology, Conservation and Behaviour. Plymouth, UK.
Guttridge TL, Gulak S, Franks BR, Carlson J, Gruber SH, Gledhill KS, Bond ME, Johnson G, Grubbs RD. 2015. Occurrences and preliminary movement tracks of the critically endangered
smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) Latham, 1794 in the Bahamas. Fisheries Society of the British Isles, Symposium on Elasmobranch Ecology, Conservation and Behaviour. Plymouth, UK.
Bullock R, Guttridge TL, Cowx IG, Elliott J. Gruber SH. 2015. Evaluating and controlling for
effects of external tag attachment in sharks: Behavioural responses and recovery. Fisheries Society of the British Isles, Symposium on Elasmobranch Ecology, Conservation and Behaviour. Plymouth, UK.
Brewster L, Gleiss A, Cowx I, Gruber SH, Whitney N. Reconciling lab based metabolic rate
and field metabolic rate with special reference to the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris.
Fisheries Society of the British Isles, Symposium on Elasmobranch Ecology, Conservation and Behaviour. Plymouth, UK.
Gledhill KS, Kessel ST, Feldheim KA, Guttridge TL, Gruber SH, Hansell A, Chapman DD.
2015. Genetic structure and population dynamics of blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus)
(Müller & Henle, 1839) from Bimini, Bahamas. Fisheries Society of the British Isles, Symposium on Elasmobranch Ecology, Conservation and Behaviour. Plymouth, UK.
Bakker J, Chapman DD, Mariani S. Sharkwaters: A novel environmental DNA approach for
biodiversity assessment and monitoring. Fisheries Society of the British Isles, Symposium on Elasmobranch Ecology, Conservation and Behaviour. Plymouth, UK.
Bass N, Day J, Guttridge TL, Knott N, Brown C. 2015. Where are my PJs? Movement of Port Jackson sharks at breeding aggregation sites. Behaviour Conference. Cairns, Australia.
Dhellemmes F, Finger, JS, Guttridge TL, Gruber SH, Krause J. 2015. Habituation as a tool to
interpret an open field test adapted for juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris). Behaviour Conference. Cairns, Australia.
2014
Guttridge TL, Chapman DD, Kessel ST, Howey-Jordan L, Bond ME, Grubbs RD, Brooks J, Bullock R, Finger JS, Cashman R, Flanagan D, Ostendorf TJ, Tolentino E, Gruber SH. Movement patterns and habitat use of the Great Hammerhead shark in Bimini, Bahamas and Florida, USA. Sharks International. Durban, South Africa.
Guttridge TL, Chapman DD, Kessel ST, Howey-Jordan L, Bond ME, Grubbs RD, Brooks J, Bullock R, Finger JS, Cashman R, Flanagan D, Ostendorf TJ, Tolentino E, Gruber SH. Movement patterns and habitat use of the Great Hammerhead shark in Bimini, Bahamas and Florida, USA. American Elasmobranch Society. Chattanooga, USA.
Keller B, Finger JS, Gruber SH, Abel D, Guttridge TL. Partner preference and mechanisms for group formation in lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris. Sharks International.
Durban, South Africa.
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Keller B, Finger JS, Gruber SH, Abel D, Guttridge TL. Partner preference and mechanisms for group formation in lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris. American Elasmobranch Society. Chattanooga, USA.
Wueringer B, Rault V, Guttridge TL. Sensory specializations of sawsharks (F. Pristiophoridae). Poster. Sharks International. Durban, South Africa.
Bullock RW, Guttridge TL, Brewster LR, Bond M, Gruber SH. Assessing the Effects of Prey interactions on habitat use patterns and foraging effort in lemon sharks. American Elasmobranch Society. Chattanooga, USA.
Brewster LR, Guttridge TL, Bullock RW, Gleiss AC, Gruber SH, Whitney NM. Accelerometery to determine the field metabolic rate of marine predators. Presentation. American Elasmobranch Society. Chattanooga, USA.
2013
Guttridge TL, Feldheim K, Chapman DD, Newman ST, Kessel ST, Franks B, Dibattista JD, Gruber SH. 20 yrs of research on the lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris in Bimini, Bahamas. Bahamas National Natural History Conference. Nassau, Bahamas.
Guttridge TL, Gruber SH, Bass CL, Wiszniewski J, Brown C. Novel Acoustic Technology for
Studying the Social Behaviour of Free-Ranging Sharks by Recording Individual Interactions. American Elasmobranch Society. New Mexico, US.
Finger JS, Guttridge TL, Dochtermann N, Gruber SH, Krause J. Causes and consequences
of personality in a large marine vertebrate the lemon shark. Bahamas National Natural History Conference. Nassau, Bahamas.
Finger JS, Guttridge TL, Dochtermann N, Gruber SH, Krause J. Causes and consequences of personality in a large marine vertebrate the lemon shark. American Elasmobranch Society. New Mexico, USA.
Bullock RW, Brewster LR, Whitney NM, Gleiss AC, Guttridge TL, Gruber SH. A Day in the Life of a Shark: Understanding the fine-scale behaviour of free-ranging juvenile and sub-adult lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris), using novel accelerometer technology. Poster. American
Elasmobranch Society. New Mexico, USA.
Brewster LR, Guttridge TL, Whitney NM, Gleiss AC, Bullock RW, Gruber SH. The influence of temperature on activity level and behaviour for a juvenile elasmobranch species. Poster. American Elasmobranch Society. New Mexico, USA.
Brewster LR, Guttridge TL, Whitney NM, Gleiss AC, Bullock RW, Gruber SH. The influence of temperature on activity level and behaviour for a juvenile elasmobranch species. Presentation. European Elasmobranch Association. Plymouth, UK.
Chazot C, Finger JS, Gruber SH, Guttridge TL. Ecological influences on the expression of personality in juvenile lemon sharks. Presentation. European Elasmobranch Association. Plymouth, UK.
Great Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna mokarran) at Bimini’s provisioning site.
Photo © Chelle Blais, Bimini Biological Field Station
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II. Conservation Achievements
One of the Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation’s major priorities is to contribute to the conservation and management of marine ecosystems. Below we describe some of our key achievements:
North Bimini Marine Reserve, NBMR (Designated in 2009)
Phillip Weech of the BEST Commission announces during a January 16th, 2009 Bimini town meeting that the long anticipated North Bimini Marine Reserve has been official since December of 2008. As one of BBFSF’s primary study sites for more than two decades, the NBMR serves as critical habitat for Bimini’s lemon shark population. Furthermore, BBFSF research identified 370 different animal species within the boundaries of the NBMR, including 11 that are listed Threatened or Endangered. Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata), the Bimini Boa (Epicrates striatus fosteri), and three species of sea turtle (Loggerhead, Hawksbill, & Green) all face threats to their survival, yet now can find safe refuge within the Bimini Reserve. Data collected by BBFSF researchers was a key factor in determining the importance and value of protecting this area, and our studies continue to monitor the ecological health of this pristine marine environment.
Florida State Waters: Lemon Shark Protection (2009)
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved a rule that prohibits both commercial and recreational harvesting of lemon sharks in Florida waters. In 2009, BBFSF along with many concerned citizens and groups took a stand to protect the lemon sharks, which are known to aggregate off the Florida coast. These groups approached the FWC to request a ban on the harvest of these sharks. General life history of this species such as low fecundity, high juvenile mortality, slow growth and age needed to reach sexual maturity all exacerbate its vulnerability to over harvesting. Any commercial or recreational harvesting of the aggregations could lead to a total depletion of the stocks in a short time. For these reasons the FWC ruled in favor of protecting the lemon shark in Florida Waters, for which it has jurisdiction.
Data collected by BBFSF researchers was a key factor in identifying the formation of adult lemon shark aggregations off the coast of Florida, and our long-term studies continue to determine the importance of this area to local and regional lemon shark populations.
Bahamas Shark Sanctuary (2011)
In 2011 the Bahamas Government declared nearly a quarter million square miles of their waters as a shark sanctuary, prohibiting any commercial fishing of the animals as well as banning the possession, sale, and trade of shark products. Data collected by BBFSF researchers was a key factor in determining the importance and value of sharks to the Bahamian economy, and our studies continue to advance our understanding of these apical predators.
Awards
In January of 2013 the Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation was awarded the prestigious Cacique Award for Sustainable Ecotourism. This award reflects the contribution BBFSF has made to Bahamian ecotourism and it was an honour to accept this on behalf of all the scientists, students, volunteers and members of public who have contributed to our foundation.
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Organizations
Bahamas National Trust (BNT)
The Bahamas National Trust is a unique legislated non-government organization. Charged with developing and managing the Bahamas National Park System, the Trust is the only non-governmental organization in the world with such a mandate.
Dr. Gruber served as a Scientific Council Member for the Bahamas National Trust from 1989-2005.
American Elasmobranch Society (AES)
The American Elasmobranch Society is a non-profit organization that seeks to advance the scientific study of living and fossil sharks, skates, rays, and chimaeras, and the promotion of education, conservation, and well-informed utilization of natural resources. The Society holds annual meetings and presents research reports of interest to professionals and students of elasmobranch biology. Those meetings are held in conjunction with annual meetings of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists each year at rotating North American venues.
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Shark Specialist Group (SSG)
The IUCN SSG is a group of 171 experts from 55 countries distributed among 12 regional groups (roughly reflecting FAO fishing areas) in the fields of shark biology, conservation, management, fisheries and taxonomy connected by their joint goal to promote the sustainable use, wise management and conservation of all sharks, rays and chimaeras. Members of the SSG work together to assess the threat status of sharks, rays and chimaeras, collate knowledge into scientific publications and reports to give independent science- based advice to decision makers and management authorities.
Dr. Gruber (BBFSF, Founder) founded the IUCN Shark Specialist Group in 1991 and was Chairman from 1991 to 1996. BBFSF alumni Dr. Dean Grubbs, Dr. Enric Cortez, Dr. Demian Chapman and others play integral roles in assessing the threat status of Elasmobranchs globally.
Pew Charitable Trusts
The aim of Pew’s environmental initiatives is to strengthen policies and practices in ways that produce significant and measurable protection for terrestrial and marine systems worldwide. Dr. Chapman and Dr. Kessel (BBFSF Board of Directors Chairman) are Scientific Advisors for the Pew Charitable Trusts.
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III. Education & Outreach Activities
Education and outreach activities are an integral part of the Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation’s overall mission. We strive to provide a teaching platform for both local and international students from a range of educational backgrounds to learn about the importance and conservation of marine ecosystems and species. Thus, we offer a variety of experiences at the station to cater to various groups including day tours of our facility, week- long University courses, long-term volunteer internships and independent research projects. We also engage with our local community through sponsoring Bahamian interns, regular open days for Bimini schools, roadside and beach trash cleanup days and hosting vet clinics. See below for further information regarding these activities.
University Courses
Since our inception in 1990, the Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation research and teaching programs have embraced undergraduate and graduate students from around the world. In general, BBFSF offers two types of courses:
Biology of Sharks and their Relatives
Students receive a hands-on introduction to the diversity and biology of sharks and their relatives through observation, handling and, in some cases, swimming with a variety of species. Furthermore, students learn about methods used to study sharks and directly participate in active Shark Lab research projects ranging from fishery-independent surveys to electronic tracking of individual sharks.
• Coastal Carolina University (South Carolina, US) 1995 - 2019
• University of New Brunswick (Nova Scotia, Canada) 1999 - 2016
• Eckerd University (Florida, US) 2008-2019
• Florida Southern College (Florida, US) 2013-2019
• Institut Le Rosey (Rolle, Switzerland) 2018
Tropical Marine Biology
Students explore the natural history of the Caribbean investigating several different marine ecosystems found on the island: mangroves, coral reefs, sandy and rocky inter-tidal zones. Lectures are given followed by excursions designed to observe coral reefs, marine plant communities, fish and shark populations and the growing impacts of development on these ecosystems.
• University of Miami (Florida, US) 1991 - 2012
• University of Minnesota (Minnesota, US) 2008 -2019 • Florida State University (Florida, US) 2011
Photo © Chelle Blais, Bimini Biological Field Station
A course student holds a juvenile tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) to the side of the boat during a workup.
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Public Courses
Naturalist Course
The BBFSF offers a non-technical course in the general biology and ecology of sharks. Participants receive daily lectures from experts actively working in the field of shark research, including BBFSF Principal Investigators and Dr. Dean Grubbs, Associate Director of Research at the Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory. The course features daily field trips to immerse participants in the rich surrounding of Bimini’s flora and fauna that support local elasmobranch populations, providing personal encounters with several species of actively feeding, free-swimming sharks. Guests learn about current research methods and techniques and the history of research conducted at the BBFSF over the past 29 years.
A Research Experience guest swims alongside a nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum).
Photo © Sophie Hart, Bimini Biological Field Station
Research Experience Program
Over the past five years, the Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation has hosted several experiential education courses open to members of the public with over 150 guests thus far including 50+ participants during five courses in 2019. These courses focus on educating participants about the diversity and biology of sharks both in a classroom and field setting. Guests get the unique experience of seeing first-hand what the life of a marine biologist is like.
52 guests
participated in our 5-day Shark Research Experience in 2019
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Internships
BBFSF offers subsidized internships to persons 18 years or older who wish to learn field research skills. Our approach is to integrate multinational students with active marine scientists from around the globe. We support an average of ten international interns for monthly periods up to one year. Interns experience a unique opportunity to take part in our intense field research, learning practical and theoretical skills that will enhance their prospects as future scientists. They live at the station with our staff, which includes two full-time doctoral students and six managers. BBFSF depends on the efforts of dedicated volunteer interns to accomplish our research. Since its inception, the station has hosted over 1000 interns from around the globe.
We have welcomed 239 volunteers from 22 countries since 2014
2019 (44) 2018 (40) ◦ 2017 (38) ◦ 2016 (37) ◦ 2015 (43) ◦ 2014 (37)
USA (128) ◦ UK (34) ◦ BAH (15) ◦ CAN (18) ◦ AU (10) ◦ GER (7) ◦ SUI (4) ◦ FR (4) ◦ BRA (2) ◦ MX (2) ◦ ITA (1) ◦ NHL (1) ◦ PHL (1) ◦ NZ (1) ◦ SPN (1) ◦ SG (2) ◦ CL (1) ◦ CU (1) ◦ AT (1) ◦ AR (2) ◦ BA (1) ◦ CHN (1)
Alf Thompson Memorial Scholarship
For the past 5 years, the BBFSF has offered a sponsorship program through the Alf Thompson Memorial Scholarship. Initial funding for this program came from donations to Bahamas Marine EcoCentre (BME, formerly The Danguillecourt Project) in memory of Alf Thompson. The Bimini Biological Field Station hosts two Bahamian volunteer interns for four weeks each summer as part of an initiative to give Bahamians access to hands-on marine field research experience. The expectation is that the internship experience will increase local knowledge of the importance of elasmobranchs, other marine species and healthy ecosystems in the Bahamas, while motivating students to further their studies and ultimately pursue careers in the sciences. We hope to host more young Bahamians at BBFSF and plan to continue this program for the foreseeable future.
Local Internships
Earlier this year we welcomed a local student from South Bimini who interned with us for 2 months after graduating from Gateway Christian Academy on North Bimini. We aim to continue this effort in the future, supporting local
Biminites who are interested in marine biology.
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In the Community
BBFSF has organized and/or participated in the following community outreach programs:
Tortuga Music Festival - Conservation Village Annual
For the past couple of years BBFSF has been invited to host a stall at Rock the Ocean’s Conservation Village at Tortuga Music Festival, held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This 3-day music festival was created to raise funds for ocean conservation with its proceeds directly benefiting different conservation initiatives, from coral reef restoration, plastic pollution to shark conservation. BBFSF attended in 2019 and spoke to over 2,000+ festival goers about issues affecting shark conservation.
Save The Bays
Save the Bays, is a member of the Waterkeeper Alliance, the parent organization for Waterkeepers Bahamas. It is a registered Bahamian non-profit organization that exists to preserve and protect the Bahamian lands, waters, and ecosystems. In February, BBFSF assisted Save the Bays with a mangrove planting project organised in North Bimini Lagoon. This project brought together different members of the community including school children from the local high school, BBFSF staff and interns to assist with planting of new mangroves in the lagoon and the education of the importance of mangroves to the public.
Waterkeepers Bahamas
In April, Waterkeepers Bahamas held their annual SWIM camp in Bimini. This is a unique opportunity that encourages and teaches local school children how to swim- an essential life skill for children living in the islands. During this week-long event participants also assist with local beach and road clean ups, listen to talks from local environmental organisations and talks from scientific organisations. This year, BBFSF spoke to the group about plastic pollution and its effects on a marine ecosystem.
Google Hangout with Sharks4Kids Monthly
BBFSF is committed to expanding our outreach program to audiences across the world. To achieve this, we have teamed up with Sharks4Kids, a Florida based 501(c)(3) non-profit organisation, to collaborate on monthly Google hangouts hosted at the Sharklab. During the scheduled sessions, the Shark Lab team skype into multiple classrooms, usually 5-7 classes per session in the US and Europe, to discuss sharks and the research being done at BBFSF. These hangouts are broadcasted to approximately 800-900 students per day and are a great way to remotely engage more students in the importance of sharks and shark science. In 2019, we have hosted multiple google hangouts reaching approximately 2000+ kids worldwide.
Bimini All Age School Career Day Annual
In February of each year, BBFSF staff members are invited to participate in Bimini All Age School’s annual Career Day. During this event, BBFSF maintains an informational booth to educate students about how best to pursue a career in biology. In addition, a presentation is made to a group from both Bimini All Age School and Gateway Catholic School about BBFSF, its role in the community, and how students can participate in BBFSF research.
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School Open Days & School Talks
Throughout the School year, BBFSF regularly collaborates with Sharks4Kids to educate the local school children on marine conservation issues. We hold Open Days at the station for younger pupils to visit and learn about a variety of issues. The BBFSF team achieves this by engaging them in different activities. Specifically, this year we focused on the economic benefit the islands receive from tourism with an emphasis shark ecotourism.
The Shark Lab team were also invited to the schools to talk to each grade about the physiology of sharks and even get them involved in a work-up activity game. The Outreach Team hopes to continue this effort in the coming years.
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2019 summary:
• Open Day for Bimini Primary School (60 kids from Grade 5&6)
• Open Day for Gateway Christian Academy (25 kids Grade 5&6)
• Career Day at Louise McDonald High School
• School Talks for all grades individually at Bimini Primary School (K-G6)
School Talks for all lower school grades at Gateway Christian Academy (K-G8) School Assembly for Upper School at Gateway Christian Academy (G9 – 12)
Local school children visiting and assisting the Shark Lab. Photos © Sophie Hart, Bimini Biological Field Station
Road and Beach Clean-ups
Annual
Throughout the year, the BBFSF team spends the day collecting trash on local beaches and roads in Bimini. This is a labor-intensive process where any trash spotted by our team is picked up and transported to the local dump. Over the years BBFSF has participated in numerous North and South Bimini road, beach and reef cleanups. As a part of the process, the Shark Lab often partners with the Ministry of Tourism and invites local schools and businesses to participate in order to educate Biminites of the importance of proper trash disposal and the benefits of maintaining a clean island.
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R/V Coral Reef II Facility Tour Annual
Each year, the R/V Coral Reef II, owned by the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, IL (USA) and based in Miami, FL visits the Bimini islands with student and teacher groups associated with Shedd Aquarium and the New England Aquarium. BBFSF staff provide tours of the station, educating guests on shark and ray research, conservation and Bimini’s wildlife.
Palmdale Vet Clinic (Nassau) Spay and Neuter Clinic Quartly
Four times a year, Dr. Valentino Grant, DVM, of the Palmdale Veterinary Clinic in Nassau, volunteers his time to travel to Bimini for a weekend of low-cost veterinary care. There are many feral cats and dogs in Bimini that desperately need not only treatment for various tick- and flea-borne diseases, but also spay and neuter surgeries to help control the often overwhelming population of feral animals. Since 2010 BBFSF has provided a temporary “veterinary office” in which Dr. Grant and his assistants can treat dozens of dogs and cats on South Bimini. BBFSF staff also volunteer their time to help assist Dr. Grant with spays, neuters and vaccinations on North Bimini, treating over 200 feral animals and owned pets each year.
Local Animal Rescue and Rehoming
As an extention of our commitment to help the stray animal population in Bimini, the Shark Lab provides help and care to local animals and owners in need. In July 2019 we rescued and rehomed two very sick dogs who would not have survived on Bimini, and two kittens were also rehomed in September. We have provided local dog owners with flea and tick treatments, and continue to be one of the first points of contact for the local community when it comes to animal care.
Public Tours
Daily
Two stray dogs and two stray cats rehomed to loving families this year.
BBFSF offers daily tours to members of the public interested in learning more about sharks, our research and the flora and fauna of Bimini. Tours include: 1) presentation of background information on the station, sharks and rays, our research, equipment and techniques; 2) visit to holding pens where semi-captive juvenile lemon sharks, nurse sharks or southern stingrays are showcased and their external features and sensory systems are discussed.
Over 250 tours and ~2000 visitors annually
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IV. Media (TV, Press and Social Media)
The Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation has hosted nearly 200 production companies in the last 20 years. Attracted by our cutting-edge scientific research, unparalleled filming opportunities and experienced staff, production companies are offered a unique shooting experience. We have welcomed a variety of international film crews and appeared on television in Europe, USA, South America and Australasia showcasing the majestic marine life of the Bahamas. Shows filmed at BBFSF have been aired on Discovery, National Geographic, BBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, MTV, CNN and many more (see list below). Such exposure has no doubt contributed significantly to Bahamian ecotourism and conservation education throughout the islands.
TV Productions:
2019
BBC Natural History Unit - BBC’s Blue Planet Live
C2K Productions - “The Sharks of Tiger Beach” Tiger Shark, Virtual Reality
Left/Right TV - Animal Planet’s ‘The Aquarium’
DOCMA TV - SWR Fernsehen ‘Elstners Reisen: Die Retter der Haie’
Georgia Aquarium (Filming November 2019, scheduled to be exhibited in GA shark expansion opening in fall 2020)
Pangolin Pictures - (Filming December 2019 for National Geographic’s ‘Sharkfest’)
2018
Electus - Discovery’s Shark Week Bear Grylls Feature.
Big Wave TV - Discovery’s Shark Week ‘SharkCam Stakeout’.
2017
Icon Films - Shark Week Special “The Great Hammerhead Invasion”. NBC: Discovery Shark Week Special ‘Phelps V Shark’
Nature Zone: Dr. Freek Vonk
National Geographic: Zeb Hogan ‘Monster Fish’
NBCUniversal - Shark Week Special “Shark School with Michael Phelps”. NatGeo Wild - Shark Fest Special “Tiger Shark Terror”
2016
Blue Ant Media. Love Nature: Great Blue Wild.
Discovery Channel - Shark week: Shallow water invasion.
Discovery Channel - Shark week: Sharks vs dolphins.
Untamed Productions for Discovery - Chasing Monsters - Series episode. Animal Planet - River Monster – Sixgill Shark Special
Red Rock - Shark Week Special “Shark Family Reunion”
2015
The Daily Planet - Shark week
Les Nomades - ‘_+5m’
River Monsters - Legend of the Lusca Nat Geo – When sharks attack.
CBBC – Naomi’s nightmares of nature. Pangolin productions – Shark week piece. Arcadia Entertainment - Animal Empires. Oxford scientific – Shark Personality.
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2014
Discovery Channel - Monster Hammerhead Discovery Channel - Spawn of Jaws 2: The Birth BBC - Shark (Lemon shark sequences) GloboTV - Hammerhead Documentary Offthefence - Stan lee super Humans
2013
BBC – Animal Minds: Octopus Feature with Chris Packham
BBC – Sharks (Lemon shark birthing)
Passion Pictures – Earth in the age of man (Featuring M Sanjayan) KEB – Korea Educational Broadcasting System (Pilot)
Teschefilm - Lemon Shark Story BBC - Senses Series
2012
CBS Miami - Sharks: Danger or in danger? Encanto Film – Sharks
Discovery Channel – ‘The truth about Jaws’ LA 7 – ‘Missone Naturale’
Tigress Productions – ‘Nature Shock’
Ulf Marquardt Productions – Bahamas Marine Education
2011
Fundacion Albatros Media - Visions of Hope, Seas of Life Guy Harvey Research Institute - Tiger Shark Documentary PBS - Wild Kratts, Stuck on Sharks
French Television Channel M6 - Enquête Exclusive National Geographic - Megalodon Nursery Special
2010
IMAX Yes/No Production & Liquid Pictures - The Last Reef Europa Productions - Untitled Feature Length Film
National Geographic - Dangerous Encounters with Brady Barr SciFi Channel - Beast Legends
Bahamas Dept. of Tourism - What’s Up Productions, New Paradises Bahamas
2009
Rete 4 Italy - Pianete Mare
National Geographic Channel - Hooked
National Geographic & Channel 5 UK – Wild, Jaws on the Run
2008
NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation - Mangroves
FOX Sports Net - Hooters Magazine Best Damn Dream Girl
BBC - Deadly 60 (Filmed tiger sharks with Steve Backshall)
NBC - Shark U (Starred in a 6 episode series on life at the shark lab) National Geographic – Into the Womb
Discovery Channel - MythBusters
TF1 - Sharkwater
BBC - Discovery / Oceans: Hosted by Philippe Cousteau
Discovery Channel - Dirty Jobs Hosted by Mike Rowe: Jobs That Bite History Channel - Evolve: Sex
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2007
National Geographic – Bite Force (Brady Barr) VOX Tierzeit – Animal TV in Germany Animal Planet – Ms Adventure
Discovery – Shark Week: Perfect Predators Wild Aid – Shark Awareness
2006
Discovery Channel - Everything You Need to Know / Sharkweek Discovery Kids - Mystery Hunters
Discovery - U.K. - Great Ocean Adventures
Discovery Channel - Dirty Jobs Hosted by Mike Rowe, Jobs That Bite
2005
National Geographic News - Lemon Sharks Swarm Florida Discovery Channel - MythBusters: Jaws Special
ABC 6 Action News - Cecily Tynan Swims with Sharks NBC 6 News - Sharks: Who is Really in Danger?
ABC News - Good Morning America Discovery - Animal Planet
2003
National Geographic / Liquid Planet - Lemon Shark Mother lode BBC - Loch Ness Monster Investigation
2002
National Geographic - Earthpulse
BBC - Michaela’s Wild Adventures
CNN Report - Shark Overfishing
NBC Eco Reports - Lemon Sharks off Jupiter, FL
2001
CNN - Burden of Proof
FOX - Live News with P. Brown
MSNBC – Dr. Gruber Interview
Discovery - 10 Deadliest Sharks
ABC - World News Tonight
NBC - TV with Mike Zimmer
Video – Shark: Deep Danger
Discovery - Sharkweek: Shark Attack Files CNN – Dr. Gruber Shark Interview Discovery - Jurassic Shark, Revised
2000
Sky 1 – James May Adventures
2004
NBC - Today Show: Facing the Fear of Sharks Video - Sharks of the Deep Blue
Video - Great White: In Search of Giants World of Water Films - Surviving Sharks Discovery - Shark week
Sea Stories - Lemon Sharks of Bimini Animal Planet - Predator Island
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ESPN - Shark Students
National Geographic - Sea Stories
1974-2000
80 Film crews with various production companies from around the world including National Geographic, ABC, CBS, Good Morning America, BBC, NBC, MTV and others.
181 TV, film & documentary appearances
Shark Lab President, Matt Smukall, and host Steve Backshall ultrasound a pregnant stingray for BBC Blue Planet Live.
Selected Press Releases:
BBC: ‘Blue Planet Live - The locations (2019): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/48ZymZlQYPX698vgBg1y49r/the-locations
Sharkophile: ‘Bimini Sharklab raising money for hurricane relief’ (2019) https://www.sharkophile.com/2019/09/30/bimini-shark-lab-raising-money-for-hurricane-relief/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: ‘The Dangerous side of Bimini’(2019) ‘https://saveourseas.com/update/the-dangerous-side-of-bimini/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: ‘Lightning strikes twice - 1000 ft deep’ (2019): https://saveourseas.com/update/lightning-strikes-twice-1-000-ft-deep/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: ‘What lies beneath - the deep, dark side of the Bimini Sharklab’(2019) : https://saveourseas.com/update/what-lies-beneath-the-deep-dark-side-of-the-bimini-sharklab/
Bimini Sharklab online blog: ‘Being at the Sharklab while on the autism spectrum’ (2019): https://biminisharkstalkers.blogspot.com/2019/08/being-at-sharklab-while-on-autism.html
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Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: ‘Tiny tiger on the line’ (2019) https://saveourseas.com/update/tiny-tiger-on-the-line/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: ‘ Surreal, uncomfortable, but definitely magical’ (2019) https://saveourseas.com/update/surreal-uncomfortable-but-definitely-magical/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: ‘A month at the Sharklab’ (2019) https://saveourseas.com/update/a-month-at-the-sharklab/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: ‘Hooked on shark science’(2019) https://saveourseas.com/update/hooked-on-shark-science/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: ‘Longlines with Eckerd College’ (2019) https://saveourseas.com/update/longlines-with-eckerd-college/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: ‘8-ray day’(2019) https://saveourseas.com/update/8-ray-day/
Greenwich Time: ‘Sacred Heart Greenwich students test their shark-repellant wetsuit in Bimini’(2019): https://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/Sacred-Heart-Greenwich-students-test-their-13654140.php
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: ’Feeding the lemons’(2018): https://saveourseas.com/update/feeding-the-lemons/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: ‘Lucky gangion #15’(2018): https://saveourseas.com/update/lucky-gangion-15/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: ‘Beyond the Tag’ (2018): https://saveourseas.com/update/beyond-the-tag/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: ‘Turtle day; a a visit from the FSU MTREC group’ (2018): https://saveourseas.com/update/turtle-day-a-visit-from-the-fsu-mtrec-group/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: ‘Capture, work-up, repeat; The day in the life of a Sharklab intern’ (2018): https://saveourseas.com/update/capture-work-up-repeat-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-sharklab-intern/
Garden&Gun: Meet the most interesting shark in the sea (2018): https://gardenandgun.com/articles/lemon-shark/
The Nassau Guardian: Off to the Shark Lab (2018) https://thenassauguardian.com/2018/07/30/off-to-the-shark-lab/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog (2018): https://saveourseas.com/update/looking-for-red-gold/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog (2018): https://saveourseas.com/update/tales-from-a-shark-stalker/
EarthTouchNews: Meet Quasimodo: The bull shark with a very crooked spine (2017): https://www.earthtouchnews.com/oceans/sharks/meet-quasimodo-the-bull-shark-with-a-very-crooked-spine/
Adventure Sports Network: Massive tiger shark is largest research group has ever seen (2017): https://www.adventuresportsnetwork.com/wildlife/massive-tiger-shark-largest-research-group-seen-photos/
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Save Our Seas Foundation online magazine: A pirate of the Caribbean (2017): https://www.saveourseasmagazine.com/a-pirate-of-the-caribbean/
Save Our Seas Foundation online magazine: Is it a boy, is it a girl? (2017): https://www.saveourseasmagazine.com/is-it-a-boy-is-it-a-girl/
Save Our Seas Foundation online magazine: Home away from home (2017): https://www.saveourseasmagazine.com/home-away-home/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: A look inside a lemon (2017): https://saveourseas.com/update/a-look-inside-a-lemon/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: Exploring interactions between sharks and turtles (2017): https://saveourseas.com/update/exploring-interactions-between-sharks-and-turtles/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: Tiger on the line (2017): https://saveourseas.com/update/tiger-on-the-line/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: Keeping Big Brother alive (2017): https://saveourseas.com/update/keeping-big-brother-alive/
Science Daily: Hammerhead Migration (2017): https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170224111809. html
Frontiers Blog: Hammerhead Migration (2017): https://blog.frontiersin.org/2017/02/27/hammerhead-shark-migration-gives-new-hope-for-conservation/
Earth Touch News: Lemon Shark Foreign Object (2017): https://www.earthtouchnews.com/oceans/sharks/this- shark-ate-a-sliver-of-steel-then-pushed-it-out-through-its-skin-and-healed/
Roaring Earth: Lemon Shark Foreign Object: http://roaring.earth/publish-this-shark-ate-a-foreign-objectand-it-came-out-of-its-skin/
Save Our Seas Foundation online magazine: Lemon Sharks are how old? (2016): https://www.saveourseasmagazine.com/lemon-sharks-old/
Save Our Seas Foundation online magazine: Eye on sawfish (2016): http://www.saveourseasmagazine.com/eye- on-sawfishes/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: The perks and privileges of working outdoors at Bimini (2016): https://saveourseas.com/update/the-perks-and-privileges-of-working-outdoors-at-bimini/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: Turtle-Shark Interactions (2016): https://saveourseas.com/update/turtle-shark-interactions/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: Hammerheads in the shallows (2016): https://saveourseas.com/update/hammerheads-in-the-shallows/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: Tagging (2016): https://saveourseas.com/update/12818/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: PIT for personality (2016): https://saveourseas.com/update/pit-for-personality/
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Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: Tagging tigers on the line (2016): https://saveourseas.com/update/tagging-tigers-line%e2%80%a8/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: Born to be wild (2016): https://saveourseas.com/update/born-to-be-wild/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: Hammerhead pitstop (2016): https://saveourseas.com/update/hammerhead-pitstop-2/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: A ray with a caveman’s weapon (2016): https://saveourseas.com/update/a-ray-with-a-cavemans-weapon/
Save Our Seas Foundation online magazine: Lemon Shark Personality (2015): http://www.saveourseasmagazine. com/do-lemon-sharks-have-personality-too/
Save Our Seas Foundation online magazine: A longline check to remember (2015): http://www. saveourseasmagazine.com/a-longline-check-to-remember/
Save Our Seas Foundation online magazine: Sharklab at Bimini (2015): http://www.saveourseasmagazine.com/ shark-lab-at-bimini/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: Sharks and lasers (2015): https://saveourseas.com/update/sharks-and-lasers/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: Three important questions (2015): https://saveourseas.com/update/three-important-questions/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: Mass surveillance: not all that bad? (2015): https://saveourseas.com/update/mass-surveillance-not-all-that-bad/
Virgin Unite: The Ultimate Silent Hunter (2015): http://www.virgin.com/unite/leadership-and-advocacy/the-ultimate-silent-hunter#.VX7tE5cixTs.twitter
Sharks as you won’t see them on Shark Week: Intelligent and remarkably social animals (2015): http://www.vox. com/2015/7/6/8900069/shark-week-2015
From ‘Jaws’ to jaw-dropping: swimming with sharks in Bahamas (2015): https://www.yahoo.com/news/jaws-jaw-dropping-swimming-sharks-bahamas-071953311.html
Save Our Seas Foundation online magazine: In for the long haul (2014): http://www.saveourseasmagazine.com/ in-for-the-long-haul/
Save Our Seas Foundation online blog: Four lessons learned from Lemon sharks (2014): https://saveourseas.com/update/four-lessons-learned-from-lemon-sharks/
BBC News: Long term study finds lemon sharks go home to reproduce (2013): http://www.bbc.com/news/ science-environment-25231563
Science Daily: Mother lemon sharks ‘home’ to their birthplace to give birth (2013): http://www.sciencedaily.com/ releases/2013/12/131205102202.html
Smithsonian Mag: Do Sharks Really Have Personalities? (2013): http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science- nature/do-sharks-really-have-personalities-24255652/?no-ist=
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BBC Nature: In Pictures: Tracking Hammerheads (2013): http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/21180618
Living on Earth: Interview with Dr. Gruber (2012): http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=12- P13-00032&segmentID=5
BBC Nature: Lemon Sharks ‘Learn’ Skills by Watching Each Other (2012): http://www.bbc.co.uk/ nature/19484530
National Geographic: Explorers Journal (2012): http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/07/26/ explorer-of-the-week-samuel-doc-gruber/
CBS 4 Miami: Sharks: The Fight To Keep Them Alive (2012): http://miami.cbslocal.com/2012/02/22/ sharksthe-fight-to-keep-them-alive/
Yachting Times Magazine: Volunteering at the Sharklab in Bimini, Bahamas (2012): http://www. yachtingtimesmagazine.com/en/notas/issue05/07.php?lang=en
Radio Green Earth (podcast w/ Steven Kessel): Lemon Sharks are Snowbirds (2012): http://radiogreenearth. org/blog/?p=4223
Audobon Magazine: Saving Sharks From Finning (2012): http://www.audubonmagazine.org/articles/ conservation/saving-sharks-finning?page=show
BBC News Magazine: Shark Attacks: A Magnetic Solution? (2012): http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17792624
Cooking Channel: Hook, Line & Dinner: Bimini, Bahamas: Adventure (Season 2, Episode 7, 2012): http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/shows/hook-line-and-dinner/200/bimini-bahamas-adventure.html
National Geographic: Explorer Bio Page Featuring Dr. Gruber (2012): http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ explorers/bios/samuel-h-gruber/
Valeo Films Inc.: Touched by a Shark (2012): http://touchedbyashark.valeofilms.com/
Guy Harvey Research Institute: Tiger Shark Documentary (2011): http://guyharveysportswear.com/ blog/2011/04/tagging-tiger-sharks-in-bimini/
PBS: Wild Kratts: Stuck on Sharks video (2011): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppWkFKF862s
Shark Defenders: Shark Research in Action: An Introduction to the Bimini Biological Field Station (2011): http://www.sharkdefenders.com/2011/06/shark-research-in-action-introduction.html
NBC Today Show: Sharks in South Florida spotlighted (2011): http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/state/sharksin- south-florida-spotlighted-by-nbc’s-today-show
French Television Channel M6: Enquête Exclusive (video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER--a4bOBzI
National Geographic TV photo gallery: The Whale That Ate Jaws (2010): http://natgeotv.com/uk/predator-csi/ galleries/whale-that-ate-jaws#26175
National Geographic: In the Womb: Extreme Animals: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/videos/ shark-ultrasound/
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Discovery Channel: Mythbusters (2008): http://bahamaislandsinfo.com/~bahamais/index.php?option=com_conten t&view=article&id=1321%3Abimini-highlighted-on-the-discovery-channel&Itemid=230
BBC & Discovery / Oceans: Hosted by Philippe Cousteau (2008): http://earthecho.org/news/bahamasentry_6/
National Geographic News: Lemon Sharks Swarm Florida (2005): http://news.nationalgeographic.com/ news/2005/07/0721_050721_sharkswarm.html
NBC 6 News Sharks: Who is Really in Danger? (2005): http://www.bahamasb2b.com/news/wmview. php?ArtID=5186
PBS Online: Sharks of the Island (2002): http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sharks/masters/myths.html
CNN: Burden of Proof w/ Sam Gruber (2001): http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0108/20/bp.00.html
Life Style of Sharks – Sharkweek Conference (2000): http://www.pacfish.org/sharkcon/documents/gruber. Html
Sharks: A Bimini Journal (1995): http://chiptaylor.com/ttlmnp1748-.cfm
Social Media & Website:
(numbers correct on 2 November 2019)
With a combined following of nearly 110, 000 our social media platforms (see below for Instagram, Facebook and Twitter) are a critical tool for increased awareness and outreach. Through these platforms and our website (www.biminisharklab.com), we update our followers on day-to-day project progress, education, research and outreach news.
@BIMINISHARKLAB
Instagram followers : 76,686 Facebook followers : 19,925 Twitter followers : 10,700
www.biminisharklab.com
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V. Current Collaborators
The Bimini Shark Lab is currently in collaboration with
23 institutions worldwide, with our research contributing to 12 PhD student projects.
USA / Canada / Bahamas
Disney’s Animals, Science & Environment – Dr. Natalie Mylniczenko*
Florida International University – Dr. Yannis Papastamatiou*, Dr. Mike Heithaus*, Dr. Demian
Chapman*, Dr. Mark Bond*, PhD Candidate Maurits van Zinnicq Bergmann*+
Florida State University – Dr. Dean Grubbs*, Dr. Mariana Fuentes*,
Field Museum, Chicago Pritzker Laboratory – Dr. Kevin Feldheim*+
Kennedy Space Centre – Dr. Eric Reyier
Sharks4Kids - Jillian Morris*
Mote Marine Laboratory – Kim Basso-Hull
Jacksonville University – Dr. Bryan Franks*+
Shedd Aquarium – Dr. Steve Kessel*+
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources - Dr Bryan Frazier*
University of Windsor – Dr. Nigel Hussey*, Dr. Dennis Higgs*, PhD student Megan Mickle*, Riley Beach* University of Alaska Fairbanks – Dr. Andrew Seitz, PhD student Matthew Smukall*+
University of California San Diego – Dr. Nick Holland*
Stockholm University - PhD Candidate Madicken Akerman*+
Cape Eleuthra Institute - Brendan Talwar*
Georgia Aquarium -Dr. Lisa Hoopes*, Dr. Katherine Lyons*
Europe
Exeter University – Dr. David Jacoby*, PhD candidate Clemency White*+
Humboldt University, Germany – Prof. Jens Krause*, Dr. Alex Wilson*, Dr. Jean-Sebastien Finger*+, PhD candidate Félicie Dhellemmes*+
University of Basel, Switzerland – PhD student Vital Heim*+
University of York, UK – MSc student Clemency White*
Rest of World
Flinders University – Dr. Charlie Huveneers*, PhD candidate Dennis Heinrich*+ Macquarie University – Dr. Culum Brown
Murdoch University - Dr. Adrian Gleiss, PhD candidate Evan Brynes*+
*Scientists have visited BBFSF.
+Scientists conducted part of or their entire PhD data collection at BBFSF.
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VI. Contacts
Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation
15 Elizabeth Dr. South Bimini, Bahamas Bimini Ph: +1 (242) 347 4538
VHf 88A
Website: www.biminisharklab.com ◦ Facebook: Bimini Biological Field Station - Sharklab ◦ Twitter: BiminiSharkLab ◦ Instagram: biminisharklab
Current Personnel
Matthew Smukall - President & CEO Ellie Richardson - Station Administrator Daniel Warburton - Station Technician Walker Nambu - Assistant Technician Hannah Lintott - Assistant Administrator Sophie Hart - Media Manager
Chessie Mason - Outreach Coordinator Tory Miller - Executive Assistant
Chelle Blais - Station Assistant
Vital Heim - PhD student
Clemency White - PhD student
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