Graham Laboratory, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO)

The Graham Lab at SIO is the headquarters for the Southern California Bight Elasmobranch Consortium. It is also one of the principal research areas for the consortium and committed to the education and outreach regarding elasmobranchs.

Dr Jeffrey Graham

Part of the idea of the consortium is to raise the level of awareness of elasmobranchs through research and outreach activities," said Dan Cartamil, a graduate student in Graham's laboratory. "Most people are vaguely aware of why it's important not to kill lots of sharks but they are not very well educated about the subject. We'd like to increase public concern of what's going on with sharks and rays in the Southern California Bight and worldwide."

With this in mind the Consortium has recently launched a project to educate school children about elasmobranchs and allows them to participate in the data collection for a research project aimed at discovering more about the local Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata) aggregations in La Jolla Cove.

Dr Jeffrey Graham

Research Physiologist / Marine Biologist

Degrees:
B.A., San Diego State University
M.S., San Diego State University
Ph.D., University of California, San Diego-Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Research Interests:
Comparative physiology of fishes: Swimming and buoyancy adaptation, respiratory adaptations, and cardiovascular physiology

Current Graduate Students