6 Roosterfish (Nematistius pectoralis) Sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) Scalloped Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna lewini) SPECIES BEING STUDIED BY NSU FLORIDA While logging hundreds, if not thousands, of hours at sea, four graduate students have been working on their respective theses/ dissertations. Two recently completed master’s degree programs, while the third just started. The fourth is earning his Ph.D. Fast Fact: As part of his undergraduate thesis, Ryan Logan, M.Sc., researched whether or not strong magnets could help deter sharks from being caught by fisheries’ longlines. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 GUY HARVEY, PH.D./COURTESY ILLUSTRATIONS
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