Directed by Dr. Neil Hammerschlag, the Shark Research & Conservation Program (SRC) at the University of Miami conducts cutting-edge shark research while also inspiring scientific literacy and environmental ethic in youth through unique hands-on field research experiences.
Every year, SRC brings out thousands of people, mostly school-children, on our research boats to survey, sample, tag and study sharks. Opportunities are especially made available for under-served populations in the sciences, such as females through our F.I.N.S. Program. To impact an even larger audience from across the globe, SRC continues to use a variety of online education tools, including social media, blogs, educational videos and, online curricula.
SRC science is centered broadly on the behavioral ecology, conservation biology and movement ecology of sharks.
