This week on Gills Talk, Kristen talks to Dr. Marianne Porter. Marianne is interested in the biomechanics and functional morphology, ecology, and physiology of elasmobranchs (sharks, skates, and rays). We learn about the stretchiness and squishiness of sharks and how Marianne transitioned from plant biomechanics to shark biomechanics. 

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This week on Gills Talk, Kristen talks to Dr. Clare Prebble. Clare is a senior scientist at the Marine Megafauna Foundation where she studies whale sharks. She uses biochemistry to figure out where whale sharks are going and what they eat. Throughout the interview, we learn some fun facts about the largest shark in our oceans and take a deep dive into the world of biochemistry and lab analysis. 

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This week on Gills Talk, Kristen talks to Erin Spencer. Erin is a marine ecologist studying shark biomechanics. She is a PHD candidate at Florida International University where she studies great hammerhead sharks in the Predator Ecology and Conservation Lab. Erin is also a National Geographic Explorer and a writer for Our Ocean and also has a new children's book coming out this month! 

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This week on Gills Talk, Kristen talks to Dr. Jodie Rummer. Jodie's background is in marine biology and comparative physiology. She is currently an Associate Professor of Marine Biology at James Cook University and Research Associate at the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. We learn about her and her lab's work with the epaulette shark and the reef shark and how sharks are great athletes. The episode wraps with a discussion on diversity and inclusion in science. 

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This week on Gills Talk, Kristen talks to Carlee Jackson. Carlee is the Director of Communications for Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS). We learn about her current work as a Sea Turtle Research Associate, assisting with various marine conservation research as part of the Disney Conservation Team. Carlee also explains her master's research looking at the effects of provisioning tourism with nurse sharks in Belize.

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This week on Gills Talk, Kristen talks to Dr. Cindy Tribuzio. Cindy is a research fishery biologist with the NOAA Fisheries Science Center in Alaska where she looks at the stock assessment of data limited species like the spiny dogfish, the pacific sleeper shark, and the salmon shark. We learn about the time a spiny dogfish swam to Russia and how electronic monitoring can help detect large sharks.You can follow Cindy's Work:

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This week on Gills Talk, Kristen talks to Hannah Medd. Hannah is a conservation scientist the founder of the American Shark Conservancy (ASC). We talk about her and ASC’s work with the lemon shark, the silky shark, and the great hammerhead shark. We learn how collaborations with recreational shark fishermen are advancing the knowledge of the great hammerhead shark as well as how parasites are affecting the silky shark.

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Welcome to Season 2 of Gills Talk! To kick off a new season, Kristen interviews Melissa Gonzalez De Acevedo. Melissa is a teacher as well as a shark scientist. She recently has had her research published in the Journal of Fish Biology looking at the reproductive cycle, periodicity, and fecundity of the bonnethead shark in collaboration with the University of North Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina DNR, as well as commercial fisherman. Kristen and Melissa also have a conversation about maneuvering around biases in education and learning how to be true to yourself.

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Gills Talk is taking a break! We are gearing up for season 2 of the Gills Talk Podcast with new episodes being released in the new year. Now is your chance to catch up with our first 13 episodes! Thank you all that have listened so far!

This week on Gills Talk, Kristen interviews Ashleigh Novak. Ashleigh is the Research Coordinator for the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy. She is a marine scientist who is broadly interested in the spatial ecology of marine fishes, species interactions, and fisheries management. Her current work focuses on local, fine scale, movements of white sharks off of the Cape Cod coastline. We also learn about her past work with Atlantic sturgeon in southern Maine as well as Caribbean reef fishes in Buck Island Reef National Monument. We round out the interview talking about how it is ok not to be good at everything and why that's ok. 

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