Our mission

The major focus of the Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Research Center USA (SOSF-SRC) is to conduct targeted and impactful scientific research to improve management, conservation, recovery and understanding of the world’s sharks and rays.
What we do

A hallmark of the SOSF-SRC is that it specialises in taking integrative, multi-disciplinary approaches to research and conservation, which include combining high-tech genetics, genomics and field work to illuminate holistically aspects of shark and ray science that would be difficult to decipher using single-discipline approaches alone.
Where we are

The SOSF-SRC is located in Nova Southeastern University’s Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center building in Dania Beach, Florida, USA. The five-storey building opened in September 2012, with an architectural theme inspired by the ocean.
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Working together for scalloped bonnetheads
By Madison Churchill, 29th October 2024
On the Pacific coast of Colombia, mangroves occur in high density, creating a biodiversity hotspot for marine life. The Uramba Bahía Málaga National Natural Park is home to many coastal species, including the scalloped bonnethead shark, a small hammerhead that is endangered and faces threats from overfishing and bycatch. SOSF…
New insights into silky shark migrations
By Jade Schultz, 31st May 2024
It’s unlikely that ‘Genie’, a jet-setting silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis, knows anything about either the illustrious origin of her name or the headline-grabbing incredulity with which her travels have been met. She no doubt has her own ideas about where she’s heading and why. But for scientists sleuthing the secrets…
Not all shark research happens on the water …
By Andrea Bernard, 3rd April 2024
… some of it happens in a laboratory. One of the research foci of the Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Research Center USA (SOSF-SRC) is studying genome-level biology of elasmobranchs (sharks and rays). This research includes investigating the evolutionary and population histories of elasmobranch species of conservation concern. We research…
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