GEERG director, Jeffrey Gallant, has been appointed as the managing director of SRI Canada.

Shark Research Institute (SRI), a multi-disciplinary non-profit 501(c)(3) scientific research organization, was created to sponsor and conduct research on sharks and promote the conservation of sharks. Founded in 1991 at Princeton, New Jersey, USA, SRI has field offices in Canada, the Galapagos Islands, Honduras, Mexico, South Africa, Taiwan and the Seychelles. A new data collecting site has been established in Australia.

SRI works with the scientific community, individuals and organizations concerned about the health of our marine ecosystem, and marine resource users: subsistence fishermen, sport divers, and the dive tourism industry. SRI works to correct misperceptions about sharks and stop the slaughter of 100 million sharks annually. A primary goal is creating value for sharks as sustainable natural resources for the dive tourism industry, particularly in developing countries. By so doing, a steady revenue stream is also generated for local fishers that might otherwise slaughter the sharks for immediate gain. Current programs involve visual and satellite tracking, behavioral and DNA studies of sharks, environmental advocacy, publications and public education.

SRI aims to support GEERG's research projects on the Greenland shark which are still at an early stage.

According to Jeffrey Gallant, « Although it is one of our ultimate goals, it is still too soon to promote the Greenland shark as a sustainable resource for the sport diving industry. This species has only been regularly observed since 2003 and this shark as well as its environment are very different from what divers are accustomed to elsewhere in the world. GEERG will thus continue its research on the Greenland shark's behaviour and on the reasons why this normally elusive species is present in the Baie-Comeau area in order to determine the risks this species potentially poses to sport divers. »

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Jeffrey Gallant is appointed as Managing Director of SRI Canada
GEERG director, Jeffrey Gallant, has been appointed as the managing director of SRI Canada. Shark Research Institute (SRI), a multi-disciplinary non-profit 501(c)(3) scientific research organization...

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