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National Shark Research Consortium

Shark Research Program - Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Personnel

Jack Musick
John A. Musick
Acuff Professor and Director
VIMS Shark Research Program
jmusick@vims.edu



Staff

Paul Gerdes
Paul Gerdes
Collection Manager
Research Interests:
Shark ecology
arete@vims.edu



Graduate Students
Dave Portnoy
Dave Portnoy
Research interests: Reproductive behavior and population size of the sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) utilizing the Chesapeake Bay as a nursery
dsport@vims.edu
Andrij Horodysky
Andrij Horodysky
Research interests: Sensory and trophic ecology (of fishes)
andrij@vims.edu
Chip Cotton
Chip Cotton
Research interests:
Deep sea squaloids
chip@vims.edu


Todd Gedamke
Todd Gedamke
Research interests: Life history of the barndoor skate (Dipturus laevis)
gedamke@vims.edu
Julia Ellis
Julia Ellis
Research interests: Past and present diet of the sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) in the Chesapake Bay and adjacent waters
julia@vims.edu