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Research associate Nigel Hussey (fourth from left) and his team ventures out into the Red Sea.

Commentary a cri de coeur for conservation

Oct 28th, 2014

Ecological conservation shouldn’t be derailed by economic sanctions dictated by politics, says a UWindsor researcher whose commentary on the subject has been published by the journal Nature.

Nigel Hussey wants you to think of pristine marine and terrestrial wildlife resources when you think of Sudan. But first, Sudan needs greater access to conservation funding and that’s proving to be a struggle because of economic sanctions imposed on the country.

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Grad student Heather Christiansen holds up part of a jaw bone from a great white shark.

Better monitoring of Great White sharks needed in Northwest Pacific, grad student says

Apr 24th, 2014

It would appear, at least for now, that the great white shark population in the northwest Pacific Ocean has remained fairly stable over the last 60 years. Heather Christiansen would like to keep it that way.

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Nigel Hussey and Steve Kessel tag a manta ray in the Red Sea off the coast of Sudan.

Rare 'hybrid' manta ray discovered by UWindsor scientists

Oct 23rd, 2013

A rare type of hybrid manta ray has been discovered in the Red Sea thanks to the work of a trio of University of Windsor scientists and their research partners in Sudan.

The ray, a cross between a Reef Manta Ray (Manta alfredi) and a Giant Manta Ray (Manta birostris), is only the second documented case of hybridization in elasmobranchs, the subclass of fish that includes sharks and rays, according to the group.

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GLIER scientists protect Red Sea sharks and manta rays

Jan 22nd, 2013

The waters off the coast of Sudan are considered a biodiversity hotspot for such critically important marine species as sharks and manta rays, and a pair of UWindsor scientists has laid the groundwork to begin protecting them.

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Arctic adventure an amazing experience for research writer

Oct 1st, 2012

A trip to Canada’s far north with an expedition to catch and tag fish, and set out acoustic receivers to track their movements, has been one of the most amazing experiences of his life, says Stephen Fields.

A communications officer in the University of Windsor’s department of Public Affairs and Communications, Fields joined researcher Nigel Hussey aboard the MV Nuliajuk, a 64-foot vessel plying the waters off the coast of Baffin Island.

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Helping Inuit communities establish new fisheries aim of Arctic research

Sep 20th, 2012

Preliminary data gathered from state-of-the-art acoustic technology in the deep waters off the shores of Baffin Island will provide extraordinary insight for developing new commercial Inuit fisheries and protecting fish stocks for future generations in northern Canada, according to a University of Windsor scientist.

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GLIER researcher contributes to designating world heritage sites in Indian Ocean

Feb 27th, 2012

Every year between May and July, billions of sardines “run” up the coast of southeast Africa, creating a massive feeding frenzy for the predators that devour them and a natural ecological spectacle that draws thousands of tourists to witness the event.

It’s a migratory phenomenon that could soon earn the distinction of being nominated as a UNESCO Marine World Heritage Site, and if that happens, it may be in part thanks to the contributions of a post-doctoral fellow at the university’s Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research.

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