The IUCN/SSC Shark Specialist Group
Shark News 2: October 1994
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Shark organisations worldwide
Mote Marine Laboratory, Center for Shark Research
Mote Marine Laboratory, an independent, non-profit marine research
and education center in Sarasota, Florida, was named by the US
congress as the site for the Center for Shark Research (CSR) beginning
in April 1992. This designation has made Mote an international site
for the scientific study of sharks in cooperation with the National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The Center is charged with three
primary responsibilities. It leads new interdisciplinary research efforts
on sharks, hosts international conferences to address both fisheries
and basic biology issues, and enhances public awareness of sharks as
an important component of marine ecosystems.
To achieve this last responsibility, the Center publishes The Shark Line
newsletter twice a year - Summer and Winter. The Shark Line
contains articles pertaining to the shark research done at Mote and
elsewhere, current happenings in the research field, and educational
activities for teachers and students.
If you'd like to receive The Shark Line, please write or call:
Heather Henry, Public Relations, Center for Shark Research, Mote
Marine Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL
34236 USA. Phone (+1) 813-388-4441. Fax (+1) 813-388-4312.
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