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Eugenie Clark (May 4, 1922 – February 25, 2015), popularly known as The Shark Lady, was an American ichthyologist known for both her research on shark behavior and her study of fish in the order Tetraodontiformes. Clark was a pioneer in the field of scuba diving for research purposes.
Eugenie Clark (born May 4, 1922, New York, New York, U.S.—died February 25, 2015, Sarasota, Florida) was an American ichthyologist noted for her research on poisonous fishes of the tropical seas and on the behaviour of sharks.
25 lut 2015 · Eugenie Clark, an American marine biologist who fell in love with sharks as a child with her nose pressed against an aquarium tank—and whose research on the much maligned species earned her the...
In 1955, she founded the Cape Haze Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida. Known today as Mote Marine Laboratory, its focus has expanded from shark research to include wild fisheries, coral reef restoration, marine mammals, marine biomedical research, and related fields.
Biography: Dr. Eugenie Clark — nicknamed “The Shark Lady” — was a world authority on sharks and fish who built Mote Marine Laboratory in 1955. The Lab, then called the Cape Haze Marine Laboratory, was created and supported by the Vanderbilt family as a place to study the oceans and share that information with the world.
Known to the world as ‘Shark Lady’, Eugenie Clark was a pioneering marine biologist who made life-long contributions to the study of sharks and bony fish.
27 lut 2015 · Eugenie Clark, the ichthyologist (fish scientist) and oceanographer, has died at the age of 92. A pioneer known for creating awareness of the undersea kingdom, Clark was a prolific author, deep-sea diver, TV personality, teacher and champion of marine biology with a global reputation.
