Dr. Ellen Pikitch, Stony Brook University (IMAGE)

The Institute for Ocean Conservation Science

Dr. Ellen Pikitch, Stony Brook University

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Dr. Ellen Pikitch tags a shark for monitoring. The decline in shark populations due to unsustainable fishing has been implicated in causing a trophic cascade with major consequences for marine ecosystems.

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Institute for Ocean Conservation Science at Stony Brook University

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