Panel invited to testify about shark research, names are below.

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Panel invited to testify about shark research, names are below.

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07/18/2018

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U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, convened a hearing entitled, SHARKS! on Wednesday July 18, 2018. The hearing examined innovations in shark research techniques and technology. This research is being used to improve American lives by increasing our understanding of oceans and fisheries, creating new innovations in engineering, and searching for medical breakthroughs.
Panel of witnesses, left to right:
Dr. Al Dove, Vice President, Research and Conservation, Georgia Aquarium; Amy Kukulya, Principal Investigator and Senior AUV Operations Engineer; Dr. Cheryl Wilga, Professor and Director of the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage; and Dr. Robert Hueter, Senior Scientist and Director of the Center for Shark Research, Mote Marine Laboratory.
Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 54, No. 1, pg. 48:
WHOI GOES TO WASHINGTON
Ocean-related issues were on the minds of U.S. senators recently, and WHOI scientists turned out on three occasions to ensure that elected officials and their staff members had the best information to guide their decision-making. In June 2018, engineer Amy Kukulya (above) testified before a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on sharks about SharkCam, the autonomous tracking and video-recording system that she
helped develop. In August, biologist Donald Anderson responded to an urgent need for information about harmful algal blooms (HABs) occurring in Florida, Alaska, and other states with testimony before the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard about the economic and environmental impacts of HABs nationwide. On Feb. 12, 2019, marine biologist Tim Shank briefed Congressional staffers about the role of marine national monuments in ocean science and, in particular, the importance of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument southeast of Cape Cod to scientific research and to our shared national heritage.

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