Drs. Catherine McDonald and Julia Wester

Founders, Miami Shark Project

The #MiamiSharkProject is a woman-led scientific team working to understand and conserve Biscayne Bay, a critical marine estuary located along the coast of downtown Miami, FL.

The Miami Shark Project team has discovered that Biscayne Bay is critical nursery habitat for at least seven shark or ray species, including IUCN Red List Critically Endangered great and scalloped hammerheads.

They combine ecological and social research to build a better future for Miami and  Biscayne Bay–one where humans and nature can thrive together.

To learn more, you can read their recent open access publication on the identification of a great hammerhead nursery area through #ProjectBabyHammer, donate to support their research, or join their mailing list to be kept up-to-date on project progress and how you can help.