Skip to content
oceanbites

oceanbites

Ocean science for everyone!

  • About oceanbites
    • Style Guide
  • Our authors
  • Oceanbites Out Loud
  • Write for oceanbites!
  • Other science bites sites

Author: Grace Casselberry

I am currently a Marine Science and Technology Doctoral student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. I use acoustic and satellite telemetry to study the spatial ecology of lemon, nurse, Caribbean reef, and tiger sharks in St. Croix to better understand habitat selection, residency, and connectivity between the protected areas and areas open to fishing. I am broadly interested in the intersection of marine animal movement, particularly elasmobranchs, with fisheries management. In my free time you can find me curled up with a good book and a cup of tea or outside exploring with Deacon, the goofiest Irish setter in Massachusetts.
Are you feeding your pet endangered sharks?
Genetics Sharkbites Saturday

Are you feeding your pet endangered sharks?

Did you know there could be shark in your dog or cat’s food? Did you know they could also be…
November 9, 2019 Grace Casselberry
Tracking the Bay’s Rays: Cownose ray migration along the Atlantic coast
Sharkbites Saturday

Tracking the Bay’s Rays: Cownose ray migration along the Atlantic coast

If you’ve ever tickled the back of a stingray in an aquarium’s touch tank, you’ve likely introduced yourself to a…
December 8, 2018December 8, 2018 Grace Casselberry
Saving Sawfish: Adventures in the Everglades
Ecology Sharkbites Saturday

Saving Sawfish: Adventures in the Everglades

A few months ago, I wrote about sawfish research in Papua New Guinea, but if you live in the U.S.…
November 3, 2018November 3, 2018 Grace Casselberry
The shark and the side salad
Sharkbites Saturday

The shark and the side salad

Everyone knows all sharks are carnivores. Or are they?
September 15, 2018September 16, 2018 Grace Casselberry
Stuck in the middle with you: The trophic ecology of Caribbean reef sharks and large teleost coral reef predators
Book Review Sharkbites Saturday

Stuck in the middle with you: The trophic ecology of Caribbean reef sharks and large teleost coral reef predators

We often think of sharks as the top of the ocean food web, chowing down on seals and big fish…
July 14, 2018July 13, 2018 Grace Casselberry
Saving Sawfish: Using local knowledge to study critically endangered species in remote areas
Sharkbites Saturday

Saving Sawfish: Using local knowledge to study critically endangered species in remote areas

What if I told you sharks have cousins that are so morphologically distinct, they swim around sporting a toothy, chainsaw-like…
June 2, 2018 Grace Casselberry
Homebodies on the move: Documenting partial seasonal migration in mature nurse sharks
Sharkbites Saturday

Homebodies on the move: Documenting partial seasonal migration in mature nurse sharks

If I asked you to name a migrating shark, you might list pelagic ocean rovers like the white (Carcharodon carcharias),…
April 21, 2018April 21, 2018 Grace Casselberry

Search oceanbites

WordPress Theme: BlogGrid by TwoPoints.