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The Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) conducts high quality, solution-oriented basic and applied scientific research needed for effective conservation, biodiversity maintenance, restoration, and understanding of the world's wild fishes. The GHRI also provides advanced scientific training to US and international students who will serve as future stewards of the health of our oceans.


GHRI Research in the News

Conservation Magazine: Fingerprinting a bowl of Shark Fin Soup

Los Angeles Times: Study: Female Sharks Fertilize Own Eggs

National Public Radio: A Very Special Shark Gives Birth (audio file, .mp3)

National Geographic News: Hammerhead Shark Gave "Virgin Birth" in Omaha Zoo

New York Times: Female Shark Reproduced Without Male DNA, Scientists Say

Washington Post: Female Sharks Can Reproduce Alone, Researchers Find

TIME Magazine: “Yes, indeed, this is a virgin birth”

CNN International: Scientists report virgin shark birth

Discovery News: Female Sharks Reproduce Without Dad

BBC News: Captive shark had 'virgin birth'

Washington Post: Fin Trade Imperils Basking Shark

The Economist: DNA Tracking

Washington Post: White Marlin Even Less Plentiful

ScienceNews: Marlin Crash May Be Worse Than Reported

ScienceNOW: Fish Mix-Up Complicates Conservation Effort

Los Angeles Times: DNA Helps Nab Illegal Shark Fin Traders

New York Times: Big and Fearsome, but Vulnerable

National Geographic News: New Hammerhead Shark Species Found in U.S.

Washington Post: DNA Test Tracks Shark Catch

ScienceNOW: Great Whites on the Menu

ScienceNOW: Who's Your Daddy

Nature: Fin Trade Fingerprinted

Science: Stemming the Fin Trade

National Geographic Today: Shark-Soup Boom Spurs Conservationist DNA Study

Science News: Clipping the Fin Trade

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All proceeds benefit important marine conservation research at the Guy Harvey Research Institute and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute.

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Photo credits: Great Hammerhead © Bill Watts.; Tiger shark with Microwave Telemetry Inc., satellite tag © Tyler Smith;
Blue shark with Microwave Telemetry Inc., satellite tag © Brad Wetherbee; All other photos © Mahmood Shivji
Art Work credits: © Guy Harvey/Guy Harvey Inc.