Karissa Lear

I have always been interested in marine biology, and started working with sharks three years ago at Mote Marine Laboratory in Florida, using electronic tagging techniques to study the behaviour and physiology of coastal sharks. I recently moved to Australia to start my PhD at Murdoch University in Perth. My project uses accelerometers to study how temperature affects the behaviour and physiology of sawfish and sharks in Western Australia, which will help scientists to gain a better picture of how these animals will be affected by climate change in the region.

June 2016