With the assistance of researchers from Canadian universities and institutions, seaside communities and fishers, and with the help of our many affiliates throughout the world, GEERG strives to better understand the Greenland shark and other Canadian elasmobranchs in the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans.

Filming blue sharks through the chum trail off Halifax, Nova Scotia. Photo © Jeffrey Gallant / GEERG (All Rights Reserved)

GEERG is currently leading several research projects which focus on the following subjects:

• Shark Behaviour
• Species Distribution
• DNA Analysis
• Telemetry
• Fisheries Statistics
• Public Perception of Sharks
• Shark Conservation
• Sport Diving Impact on Sharks

Several science papers authored by GEERG researchers have been published or are under review. These papers are posted in the 'Publications' section.

Porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus) at La Malbaie wharf in 1936 - only 90 min. from Quebec City. (Canada Archives)

Noting the position and depth (600 ft / 183 m) of a Greenland shark bait station in the Saguenay Fjord during Operation Skalugsuak. Photo © Jeffrey Gallant / GEERG (All Rights Reserved)

Should the Greenland Shark be turned into biofuel?
A recent proposal in Greenland would see Greenland shark bycatch turned into a new energy source in the form of bio-fuel. Proponents of the idea believe that shark meat...



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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