Things have been a little busy this year.

I am the new shark scientist at Georgia Aquarium, leading our “toothy” shark (& ray!) research both in Georgia and around the globe.

This includes building a shark research program in coastal Georgia.. stay tuned for opportunities for students!

Amazing research trip to the Dry Tortugas to study the movements of sharks between protected and unprotected areas. Deployed a few PSATs on caribbean reef sharks, & many acoustics on other species!
So far.. no news is good news for the PSATs! Hoping they stay on for several more months

A new study by @stephalopod.bsky.social and @travelingchelsea.bsky.social analyses cytochrome oxidase I (COI) sequences to reveal distinct ocean-basin genetic structure in scalloped hammerhead sharks, informing management units for this critically endangered species.

plos.io/480RYj6

#UNC researcher @travelingchelsea.bsky.social leads the first tiger shark tracking in Indonesia using science and former shark fishers to protect sharks and transform communities 🦈 #sharkconservation #science #UNCresearch #sharks Check out this article from @wunc.org www.wunc.org/environment/...

I was around 10 years old when I told my mom I wanted to get a PhD in marine sciences.
Here we are, 20 years later, and I’m now Dr. Chelsea Black.
Always follow those dreams- you never know where they might take you

Got to experience the sardine run first hand- have you ever watched striped marlin hunt??

Was not hard to keep up with this Mola Mola.. Genuinely confused how this species has not gone extinct

The tiger sharks of Fuvahmulah are some of the largest I’ve seen! This big girl is 4.5m 🤯

We just wrapped up our 2024 Shark Survey with a whopping 13 Atlantic Sharpnose Sharks in one day!

This is a great figure. For all the doom & gloom about climate inaction, we have made a big dent over the past 25 years.

What started out as 3.5-4°C increase by 2100 is now down to 2-3°C. Of course, more work is urgently needed but this is progress! We don't let up now. h/t @hausfath.bsky.social

Movement and migration ecology starter pack! Help me fill it out as more folks join Bluesky 🌎🌍🌏

go.bsky.app/SSiWN2u

Sadly, an adult sand tiger shark was found washed up on Atlantic Beach, NC this weekend.

This was following several reports of dead and stranded rays along the coast. Whether a result of bycatch or an unknown marine mortality event, sad to see this particular shark species meet an early demise.

Hi, I’m new here! My name is Chelsea and I study sharks 🦈

I’m a new Postdoc Research Fellow at @unc-emes.bsky.social studying Atlantic shark populations off the coast of North Carolina. I also have ongoing research in southern Indonesia tracking the movements of tiger sharks