He received a B.A. in marine
biology at Barrington College, a M.S. in
biology at Cal. State Long Beach and
his Ph.D. in zoology at the University
of Hawaii. In 1998, he was hired as a
professor of marine biology at Cal
State Long Beach where he runs a
shark lab. Over the last 20 years he
has used and developed acoustic
telemetry techniques to study move-
ments, behavior and physiology of
sharks, stingrays and gamefishes.
Much of his recent work has involved
quantifying the ecological importance
of offshore petroleum platforms, the
effects of catch and release practices
on gamefishes, and techniques to opti-
mize MPA design.