During his research, Ole’s BRUV captured footage of a guitarfish at a depth of 35 meters, as seen in the video. He was able to assess its total length, which measured 80 cm. Although species identification isn’t conclusive from this short clip, this sighting is valuable to Eynav , a PhD student in the Apex Predators Lab led by Aviad , who focuses on the genetic connectivity and population structure of a specific guitarfish species, Glaucostegus cemiculus, in the eastern Mediterranean basin.

Dr. Aviad Scheinin and Dr. Leigh Livne are project team members *again* for another National Geographic grant, the Meridian grant, titled: "Integrating Research, Storytelling, and Education for Addressing Ecological and Human Dimensions of Shark Conservation.

Summarizing Guitarfish season 2023We are very pleased to finish the 2023 G. cemiculus (Blackchin guitarfish) season with 107 neonates measured, tagged, and sampled along both the Israeli and Cypriot coastline. Blackchin neonates are most prevalent from the end of August to the beginning of November in what is referred to as 'hot spots'.Thanks to a collaboration with Blue Marine Foundation and MER Research Institute  we organized a research expedition in…

https://youtu.be/r0ZO_eo8YO8A collaboration between the Apex Marine Predator lab of The Morris Kahn Marine Research Station, MER research institute , and ISea , funded by the Blue Marine Foundation executed a seven-day expedition to Larnaca in Cyprus.Sightings of blackchin guitarfish (Glaucostegus cemiculus) neonates from both the Israeli and Cypriot coastal waters brought the two research teams together to better understand the biology and population connectivity of this critically endangered species in…

Chasing a storm!   at the Water chemistry lab“The effect of major storms on the base of the food-web in the East Mediterranean Sea”The effect of extreme climatic events on oligotrophic ocean ecosystems is an important area of research, particularly with predictions of climate warming and increased storm frequency and intensity.The aim of this project is to characterize the nutrient dynamics and biogeochemical changes before, during and after major winter storms.…

Please find the 14th edition of the Morris Kahn Marine Research Station newsletter here on our website. Inside are some updates and new publications since May 2023.For our previous newsletters, please enter here 14th Newsletter