Our Work<\/h2>\n![\"A](\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\")
<\/a>A Caribbean Reef Shark, one species documented by Global FinPrint, a project that Mote is expanding worldwide. Credit: Andy Mann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nReef sharks are in trouble worldwide. Mote researchers and our international partners are applying science\u2014and people power\u2014to save them through the initiative Expanding the Global FinPrint.
\nExpanding the Global FinPrint<\/a>
<\/div>\n<\/a>Dried shark fins being sold in the international shark fin trade.<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMote scientists are working with partners all over the world to better understand the species composition of trade in shark fins and meat, which is important for enforcing trade regulations.
\nTracking International Trade<\/a>
<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>A large shark is briefly held near Mote’s research vessel before being released during the process of Mote’s conservation focused research.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOne of the many legacies of Mote\u2019s shark research is that it has been used by the U.S. federal and state governments to regulate and manage shark fishing in our waters.
\nConservation Science at Home<\/a>
<\/div>\n<\/a>From left to right: Dr. Perry Gilbert, Dr. Sylvia Earle, Dr. Eugenie Clark and William R. Mote.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMote scientists have been leading groundbreaking research on the biology of sharks and their relatives, skates and rays, since we opened our doors in 1955.
\nOver 70 Years of Research<\/a>
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<\/a>Reef sharks are in trouble worldwide. Mote researchers and our international partners are applying science\u2014and people power\u2014to save them through the initiative Expanding the Global FinPrint. Mote scientists are working with partners all over the world to better understand the species composition of trade in shark fins and meat, which is important for enforcing trade regulations. One of the many legacies of Mote\u2019s shark research is that it has been used by the U.S. federal and state governments to regulate and manage shark fishing in our waters. Mote scientists have been leading groundbreaking research on the biology of sharks and their relatives, skates and rays, since we opened our doors in 1955.
\nExpanding the Global FinPrint<\/a>
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\nTracking International Trade<\/a>
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\nConservation Science at Home<\/a>
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\nOver 70 Years of Research<\/a>
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