{"id":267,"date":"2025-02-16T00:52:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T00:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seaql.org\/?page_id=267"},"modified":"2025-02-25T16:03:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T16:03:51","slug":"tracking-white-sharks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/seaql.org\/?page_id=267","title":{"rendered":"Tracking White Sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"267\" class=\"elementor elementor-267\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da4faa6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da4faa6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ee1c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9ee1c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tracking the Last Mediterranean White Sharks<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24dcb5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24dcb5c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91cd922 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"91cd922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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They were historically abundant and widely distributed in the region, and now they are critically endangered. We don&#8217;t know how many sharks are left and still know very little about their ecology and biology to protect them.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Because they are scarce and have no aggregation areas similar to other regions, studying them in the field has always been challenging. To address this challenge, we started a multi-institutional monitoring program on white sharks in the Mediterranean Sea.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddd1dca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ddd1dca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-865ef1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"865ef1b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-334bd43 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"334bd43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/giving.adv.vt.edu\/gift?fund=821090&#038;amount=25.00&#038;recurring=no&#038;desc=Ferretti%20Shark%20Research\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-save-money\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb1a02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4eb1a02\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fac9cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fac9cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can help support this project. Any amount is significant!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9f54d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d9f54d9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5591dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5591dd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ed227 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-image-box\" data-id=\"75ed227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n            <div class=\"elementskit-info-image-box ekit-image-box text-left simple-card\" >\n\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatinternational.com\/yachts\/news\/shark-research-yachts-for-science\">\n                <div class=\"elementskit-box-header image-box-img-left\">\n\n                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/seaql.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/boat_lamp.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-276\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seaql.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/boat_lamp.webp 1600w, https:\/\/seaql.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/boat_lamp-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/seaql.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/boat_lamp-1024x577.webp 1024w, https:\/\/seaql.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/boat_lamp-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/seaql.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/boat_lamp-1536x865.webp 1536w, https:\/\/seaql.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/boat_lamp-624x351.webp 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\n                <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n                <div class=\"elementskit-box-body ekit-image-box-body\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-box-content ekit-image-box-body-inner\">\n                                                <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n\n                        Yachts For Science: Sailing superyacht helps with ground-breaking shark research in the Mediterranean \n                        \n                    <\/h3>\n                                                            <div class=\"elementskit-box-style-content\">\n                        \u201cThe Mediterranean White Sharks are among the least studied and the most endangered, they are critically endangered according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature,\u201d explains Ferretti. \u201cWe estimate that the population has declined by 80 per cent over the past few decades. The White Shark is a top predator with a very important ecological value.\u201d                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                                <div class=\"elementskit-box-footer\">\n                    <div class=\"box-footer\">\n                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatinternational.com\/yachts\/news\/shark-research-yachts-for-science\" class=\"elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\">\n                                    \n                                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-document\"><\/i>\n                                    BOAT International                                <\/a>\n                                                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Endangered White Sharks\n                        \n                    <\/h3>\n                                                            <div class=\"elementskit-box-style-content\">\n                        The yacht and its owners took a group of scientists to the Sicilian Channel to carry out vital research.                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n                                <div class=\"elementskit-box-footer\">\n                    <div class=\"box-footer\">\n                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/robbreport.com\/motors\/marine\/blue-titan-sailing-yacht-protecting-white-sharks-1234874758\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\">\n                                    \n                                    <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-document\"><\/i>\n                                    Robb Report                                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class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrancesco Ferretti\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-410524e elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"410524e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/seaql.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/taylor_chapple-field_work-r1kihz7bkkijpy7tqhq1tm10to7kto2z7pqdbjekl4.jpeg\" title=\"taylor_chapple-field_work\" alt=\"taylor_chapple-field_work\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor Chapple\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Assistant Professor, Oregon State<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e01ba0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"e01ba0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/seaql.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/james3-r1kiriaev3k7fmdh340vlpg9nb8jv6x06vulhj9vi0.jpg\" title=\"james3\" alt=\"james3\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Glancy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Conservationist and Filmmaker<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4dbdcc e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4dbdcc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51165bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"51165bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/seaql.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/f3d324f3-45c4-4f5b-88c7-fd91d3a1bafb-1024x768-1-r1kizgz6rkgnsot1l1y3873uttzi2vj4yatouxgss8.jpg\" title=\"f3d324f3-45c4-4f5b-88c7-fd91d3a1bafb-1024&#215;768\" alt=\"f3d324f3-45c4-4f5b-88c7-fd91d3a1bafb-1024x768\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKhaled Echwikhi\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Professor, University of Gab\u00e8s<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a86ad20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"a86ad20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/seaql.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/sara-r1kj4rsfaxpv9j3vmufcscyff1v0hfkncj99a3lvp4.png\" title=\"sara\" alt=\"sara\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSara Al Mabruk\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Research Scientist, Marine Biology in Libya Society<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b05bb53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"b05bb53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/seaql.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/robbie-r1kj7xj15b7aqd5lud1w4dmng14xztz1ncjoy6u4wo.jpeg\" title=\"robbie\" alt=\"robbie\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRobbie Schallert\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Research Scientist, Stanford University<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d96c373 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d96c373\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c4cc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"c3c4cc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/seaql.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/barbara-block-011-cropped-r1kjbgf3wiv9tpeclqfuio8fhowz7y3xlm9k4xp3g8.jpg\" title=\"barbara-block-011-cropped\" alt=\"barbara-block-011-cropped\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBarbara Block\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Professor, Stanford University<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05ca238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"05ca238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/seaql.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/david-r1kjduw9da5nhtwqkrtiw2eu552qw3n8lia8ae4vjs.jpeg\" title=\"david\" alt=\"david\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Curnick\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Research Associate, Zoological Society of London<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f90ce9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-team\" data-id=\"3f90ce9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-team.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\">\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"profile-square-v square-v6 no_gutters\"> \t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"profile-card elementor-animation- text-center ekit-team-style-long_height_details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-header ekit-team-img \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/seaql.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/gallaghera-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter-r1kjph6kpz7zgbo3dy36ny8emynlofmo26xzg4tkrc.jpg\" title=\"gallaghera-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter\" alt=\"gallaghera-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-header END -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"profile-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"profile-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAustin Gallagher\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-designation\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"profile-content\">Chief Science Officer, Beneath the Waves<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .profile-body END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <\/div> \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fe244b e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9fe244b\" 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