ABOUT THE SHARK SIDE AND ITS FOUNDER - TYLER MACE

Summer between my sophomore and junior years of high school, COVID hit the world. I found myself with the time to make my dream of creating an organization to support sharks and the ocean's ecosystem a reality.

 

Currently, I am a senior in the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric & Earth Science at the University of Miami working toward a BSMAS in Marine Biology and Ecology. I continue to focus on shark research and outreach with Miami's Shark Research and Conservation Program (SRC) where I have been involved with many research opportunities. Additionally, I've worked across a variety of projects in both the coral and  toadfish labs.

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My field experience began with Dr. Craig O'Connell from O'Seas Conservation Foundation (www.oseasfdn.org) when I was 11. I began as a camper in his summer camp which gives kids the opportunity to experience shark research firsthand. After my first summer, I was hooked and knew I had found my future career. In 2018, I accompanied him to Guadalupe Island in Mexico to help on a research project and also to dive with the largest and most majestic great white sharks.

 

Summer of 2020, I was included in a Shark Week shoot and appeared in the "Sharkadelic Summer" episode looking for great white sharks off Montauk, NY. I attended the University of Miami's Summer Scholars Program for marine biology learning from top researchers. I also worked with Dr. O’Connell and two other renowned shark scientists, Dr. Greg Skomal of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries and Dr. Jon Dodd of The Atlantic Shark Institute in Rhode Island, on their five-year study of juvenile great white sharks in NY. We tagged and took tissue samples from juvenile great whites and then released them with the goal of better understanding their development. 

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​​​I have seen first-hand how essential our work is to understanding and protecting these amazing, intelligent and essential creatures. Despite covering over 70% of our Earth's surface, so little is known about what is happening in our oceans. 100% of your donation goes directly to funding key conservation and research efforts.

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The Shark Side is raising funds to support shark and marine biology research projects.
Won't you please help us?

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