Mar 1, 2011
Fins to the Left, Fins to the Right: Netting Sharks To Snare Data for Fisheries Management
Such sea creatures have enthralled Teresa Thorpe — a shark researcher who works closely with North Carolina Sea Grant — since her childhood on England's southwest coast. Her fascination with aquatic life later led her to the University of London, where she earned her doctorate in marine biology, specializing in shark bycatch and mitigation. Eventually, it led her to the University of North Carolina Wilmington's Center for Marine Science, where today she is a research biologist.