Shark Science

Shark Science

91传媒 staff and students examine a shark for tags
Photo by Kevin Hudson

July 17, 2024

Marcus Drymon, right, 91传媒 associate Extension professor in marine fisheries ecology, examines a shark for tags off the coast of Dauphin Island, Alabama. Drymon and Lindsay Mullins, a university Ph.D. student in marine science, have a in The Conversation this week based on a on the abundance of baby bull sharks in Alabama and Texas bays. The increase, according to the study, is explained by slight increases in temperature over the past two decades in the Gulf of Mexico. Drymon鈥檚 research has also landed him in a new 鈥淪hark Beach with Anthony Mackie鈥 on Disney+.