Webinar: Sharks – Predator or Prey?
Date/Time: Thursday, October 26th, 2023, 1 PM ET
Sara Casareto discusses the complex role sharks play in marine ecosystems, and how this influences management and conservation.
Sara Casareto’s work focuses on behavioral ecology and trophic interactions. Her current research centers around elasmobranch biology and ecology, looking at different factors that affect juvenile shark behavior and decision making in coastal waters. The specific questions she is interested in involve risk from larger sharks, abiotic factors like salinity and temperature, and the presence/absence of different shark species. Originally from Maryland, Sara has been in Florida since 2016. She holds a B.S. in Biology-Marine Science from the University of Tampa and has studied marine species ranging from sharks to photosynthetic sea slugs. Sara hopes to further her career in predator-prey interactions to help elucidate management and conservation strategies for shark and ray populations. A passionate educator, Sara is involved in outreach through National Geographic, The Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, ANGARI’s Coastal Ocean Explorers: Sharks program and social media.