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How the United States Shark Fin Ban Impacts Finning: The Economic Considerations

by Alena Poulin
July 29, 2024

From Jaws to Shark Week, society’s fascination with sharks feeds a desire to know more about these predators of the deep and ensure that they are being sustainably and ethically harvested.   To that end, the latest episode of F.R.E. Lunch: ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, , Water, Wildlife
Tags: Fishery Sustainability, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Research, FRE Lunch Podcast, Marine Economics, Sharks
Nice big white shark in the dark nature danger fish aquarium hobby attack.

Shark Bits: Warm-blooded sharks – the Lamnidae family

by Armando Ubeda
September 15, 2022

One of the first science-related things we learn as children at school is that some animals, like birds and mammals, are warm-blooded, while others, such as amphibians, reptiles, and fish, are cold-blooded, also known as ectothermic. Cold-blooded ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Cold-blooded, Ectotherm, Endotherm, Florida Sea Grant, Pgm_Marine, Shark, Shark Bits, Sharks, Warm-blooded
Sunrise at the Range Cattle Research and Education Center (RCREC).

Women in STEM Careers: Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza

by Armando Ubeda
October 18, 2019

Many people have heard of Dr. Marie Curie, likely in a science class in school. The French physicist and chemist earned two Nobel Prize honors for her work, becoming the first person ever to do so. And she remains the only person awarded Nobels ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, International Women's Day, Pgm_Marine, Science, Scientist, Shark Research, Sharks, STEM, Women, Women In STEM Careers

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