DAY 1 - Wednesday Feb. 21, 2018M/V OCEARCH100 E Coastline Drive Jacksonville, FL 32202Paid parking available – Carpooling encouraged

DAY 2 - Thursday Feb. 22, 2018Marine Science Research Institute at Jacksonville University2800 University Boulevard North Jacksonville, FL 32211

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

Welcome – Dr. Quinton White

OCEARCH at JU and Lowcountry II – Bryan Franks

Preliminary observations on white shark reproduction using nonlethal approaches – James Gelsleichter

Movement patterns of large sharks from the northwestern Gulf of Mexico – Matt Ajemian

Habitat use of young-of-the-year white sharks in three dimensions – Michael McCallister

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Regional Movement Patterns of Tiger Sharks in the Southeastern US – Bryan Frazier

Antibiotic-producing bacteria as a health proxy for tiger sharks of Port Royal Sound – Daniel Conrad

Antibiotic producing bacteria associated with sharks – Kim Ritchie

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OCEARCH in the Classroom - a STEM Based Inquiry Approach – Jennifer Cotton

Nutrition and Feeding Ecology of White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in the North Atlantic – Lisa Hoopes

Visual Ecology of the White Shark and Short Fin Mako – Christine Bedore

Creating baseline health parameters for free ranging Atlantic sharks – Alisa Newton

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Mesoscale Oceanography Influences Highly Migratory Shark Movements – Camrin Braun

Recent Advances in OCEARCH science infrastructure and productivity – Bob Hueter

Keynote Address – Chris Fischer

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DAY 3 - Friday Feb. 23, 2018Marine Science Research Institute at Jacksonville University2800 University Boulevard North Jacksonville, FL 32211

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

Workshop on OCEARCH and Future Research

CONCLUSION

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6:00-8:00 PM Opening Reception

AGENDA

JU CAMPUS MAP to MARINE SCIENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

About OCEARCH at Jacksonville University

Jacksonville University and OCEARCH have a cooperative partnership to foster and promote unique opportunities for student-centric learning and meaningful scientific research. This partnership is grounded in the shared values of both OCEARCH and JU, as well as a shared emphasis on scientific inquiry, collaborative research, experiential learning, innovation and sustainability.

At its very core, this partnership’s purpose is to offer JU students unprecedented opportunities and foster experiential learning. Not only do students benefit from this collaboration at a classroom level, but they are also be at the forefront of high-caliber research as together JU and OCEARCH educate tomorrow’s leaders. The one-of-a-kind learning experiences this partnership yields further expands the depth of JU’s already nationally recognized marine sciences program and MSRI. The partnership also allows the University to expand the number and variety of opportunities for students majoring in other disciplines, such as sustainability, environmental sciences, engineering, aviation, communications and film.

Learn more at:www.ju.edu/ocearch

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