Chelsea Black
I am a shark scientist using satellite telemetry to monitor habitat use and migration corridors of highly mobile shark species around the world. Identifying these areas is essential to protecting these vulnerable species under future global change.
My current study sites include the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, Western North Atlantic, and Indonesia.
Bachelor of Science
University of North Carolina Wilmington (2016). I studied Marine Biology and psychology. During this time I studied abroad for a semester at James Cook University, studied shark biology in Fiji, and participated in marine mammal necropsies in my local community.
Master of Science
I received my MS degree from the University of Miami (2020). My research focused on the microbiology of shark skin and I identified a bacteria found on tiger sharks that had never been identified on any elasmobranch before.
Doctor of Philosophy
I am currently a Ph.D candidate at the University of Miami (expected graduation 2024). My dissertation uses satellite telemetry to monitor and predict habitat use and migration corridors of highly mobile shark species. I am also predicting how these hotspots will change under future global climate scenarios to identify areas of vulnerability to anthropogenic change.
“The bottom line answer to the question about why biodiversity matters is fairly simple: The rest of the living world can get along without us, but we can’t get along without them.”
-Sylvia Earle
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