Chelsea Black

Chelsea Black

I earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of North Carolina Wilmington in Marine Biology, a Master of Science in Marine Conservation from the University of Miami, and am now a PhD Candidate at the University of Miami. My work focuses on the movements of highly mobile shark species and identifying how their habitat use and migration corridors will shift under future global change.

Latest articles by Chelsea Black

Close-up of damaged shark fin.

How a scientist accidentally discovered a shark that regenerated its mutilated fin: 'The revelation was astonishing'

By Chelsea Black published

An adult male silky shark was spotted with a huge chunk of its fin missing. A year later, it had almost completely regrown. Here's the amazing story behind the discovery.

Sharks