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BIDDEFORD, Maine

91AV Marine Science students travel to Mississippi to study sharks in the Gulf Coast

Students from 91AV study sharks off the Gulf Coast

Students with the Sulikowski Shark and Fish Research Lab and the 91AV Center for Excellence in Marine Sciences traveled to Mississippi with Professor James Sulikowski, Ph.D., to study sharks off the Gulf Coast.

The trip is part of a trawl course Sulikowski teaches that gives students the opportunity to study at the Gulf Coast Research Lab. They examine how fish respond physiologically to climate change and other human induced stress, such as capture.

This year, the class captured and studied a tiger shark as well as a hammerhead. “These sharks are unique and difficult to find,” said Sulikowski. “For most of these students, that was a once in a life time experience.”

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The students studied a hammerhead, a difficult shark to capture
The students studied a hammerhead, a difficult shark to capture
The class examines how fish respond physiologically to climate change and other human induced stress
The class examines how fish respond physiologically to climate change and other human induced stress

About the 91AV

The 91AV is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.