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51ƷMarine Science research featured on ‘NBC’s’ “Today Show”

'NBC's' Kerry Sanders interviews James Sulikowski
'NBC's' Kerry Sanders interviews James Sulikowski

On May 18, 2016, millions of viewers watched as the “Today Show” aired a story about 51ƷMarine Sciences Professor James Sulikowski’s groundbreaking shark research.

An NBC News crew tagged along as Sulikowski, Ph.D., and his collaborators from the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science pulled live sharks on board a boat off the coast of Florida. Once the sharks were on board, the researchers used ultrasound technology to see if the sharks were pregnant.

The national broadcast comes after a recent study published by Sulikowski and Neil Hammerschlag, research assistant professor at the University of Miami. Sulikowski and Hammerschlag refined ultrasound technology to study the reproductive biology of sharks. The study offers marine biologists a new technique to investigate the reproductive organs and determine the presence of embryos in sharks without having to kill the animal first, which was commonly done in the past.

 

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'NBC' correspondent Kerry Sanderstests out the ultrasound machine
'NBC' correspondent Kerry Sanderstests out the ultrasound machine

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