{"id":2883,"date":"2025-05-04T12:29:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T19:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/inspiration\/?p=2883"},"modified":"2025-05-04T12:29:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T19:29:01","slug":"tracking-sharks-in-the-pacific-northwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/inspiration\/2025\/05\/04\/tracking-sharks-in-the-pacific-northwest\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking Sharks in the Pacific Northwest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Announcement: TONIGHT WE HAVE A SHARK SCIENTIST ON THE SHOW!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet Jessica Schulte, a fourth-year PhD candidate in the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences. Jess is part of \u2018The Big Fish\u2019 lab, and guess what\u2014she still has all her limbs! As you\u2019ll hear on the show tonight, this isn\u2019t a Jaws sequel. Sharks are often portrayed negatively in the media, but Jess is here to flip the script. She\u2019ll highlight why sharks are fascinating, misunderstood, and worthy of far more research attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Broadly<\/em> speaking, Jess is studying the movement and foraging ecology of an apex predator: the broadnose sevengill shark. Her work takes place primarily in Willapa Bay, Washington, where\u2014mysteriously\u2014these sharks gather in large numbers. Why they congregate there is unknown, but Jess is sinking her teeth into finding the answer. In fact, little is known about the movement and foraging ecology of broadnose sevengills. Last year Jess co-authored a paper on the first scientifically confirmed sighting of sevengills in the Puget Sound. To uncover more about what they are doing, Jess heads out on a boat 3\u20134 times each month from March to October and catches <\/em>(yes, catches) these sharks. Utilizing strong ethical methods, she collects stomach contents and secures tracking tags before safely releasing them back to the ocean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you think Jess\u2019s research sounds exhilarating, wait until you hear about her journey to grad school. She served in the Peace Corps in the Philippines, became a dive master in Honduras, assists with OSU\u2019s scientific diving program, and has traveled to countless countries. She\u2019s also just an awesome person\u2014so tune in to our chat tonight on KBVR 88.7 FM, May 4th. You can listen to the episode anywhere you listen to your podcasts, including on\u00a0KBVR<\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0Apple<\/a>, or anywhere else!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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