{"id":614,"date":"2017-06-02T12:34:26","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T16:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wetherbee\/?p=614"},"modified":"2017-06-02T12:34:26","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T16:34:26","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wetherbee-lab\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--themify_builder_static--><\/p>\n<p>Current research is focused on habitat use, movement patterns and migration of sharks and billfish with an emphasis on incorporation of movement ecology for improvement of fisheries management and sustainable use of marine resources.\u00a0 Methodology includes use of acoustic and satellite telemetry to track marine fishes and construction of state space models to generate continuous tracks, characterize behavioral states and to quantify habitat use by these animals.\u00a0 Remote sensing data is used to correlate environmental conditions with areas of high use, with the goal of documenting population-wide characteristics of movements.\u00a0 Both coastal and oceanic species are being studied at locations including New England, mid-Atlantic, Bermuda, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Panama, Galapagos and Yucatan, Mexico.\u00a0 International collaborations include researchers from Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Ecuador, Great Britain, Mexico, New Zealand and several countries in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Much of my research in conducted in collaboration with the Guy Harvey Research Institute at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL.\u00a0 Most of the animals tracked in our projects can be viewed at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghritracking.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GHRItracking.org<\/a><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>CURRENT PROJECTS<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wetherbee-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2253\/research1.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Movements and migrations of mako sharks in the Western North Atlantic\" \/> Movements and migrations of mako sharks in the Western North Atlantic<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wetherbee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/173\/Wetherbee_research-shark2-230x180.jpg\" width=\"230\" height=\"180\" alt=\"Migratory patterns of sand tiger sharks along the US East Coast\" \/> Migratory patterns of sand tiger sharks along the US East Coast<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wetherbee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/173\/wetherbee_research_shark1-220x180.jpg\" width=\"220\" height=\"180\" alt=\"Movements and habitat use of whale sharks in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean\" \/> Movements and habitat use of whale sharks in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wetherbee-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2253\/research3.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Monitoring the world\u2019s most famous marine wildlife interaction site: Stingray City, Cayman Islands\" \/> Monitoring the world\u2019s most famous marine wildlife interaction site: Stingray City, Cayman Islands<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wetherbee-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2253\/research2.jpg\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" alt=\"Global movements and habitat use of tiger sharks\" \/> Global movements and habitat use of tiger sharks<!--\/themify_builder_static--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current research is focused on habitat use, movement patterns and migration of sharks and billfish with an emphasis on incorporation of movement ecology for improvement of fisheries management and sustainable use of marine resources.\u00a0 Methodology includes use of acoustic and satellite telemetry to track marine fishes and construction of state space models to generate continuous 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