Mahmood S. Shivji

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Mahmood S. Shivji

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7017-6835
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1983 …2025

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The focus of Dr. Shivji's research is on developing and using integrative approaches (molecular genetics, genomics, animal tracking and other field work) to investigate various aspects of the ecology, conservation, evolution and management of marine organisms, with an emphasis on elasmobranchs (sharks and rays), billfishes and coral reef species.

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Education/Academic qualification

Ph.D. Molecular Marine Biology, University of Washington - Seattle Campus

… → 1990

M.A. Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara

… → 1984

B.Sc. Biology, Simon Fraser University

… → 1980

Research Interests

  • Comparative genomics
  • Conservation genetics
  • Conservation genomics
  • Movement ecology
  • Coral reef ecosystem molecular ecology
  • Conservation biology
  • Molecular ecology
  • Molecular evolution
  • Marine biodiversity
  • Behavioral ecology
  • Fisheries genetics
  • Fisheries
  • Genetic connectivity and diversity
  • Coral reefs
  • Sharks
  • Rays
  • Billfishes

Disciplines

  • Life Sciences
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Other Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology
  • Genetics and Genomics
  • Genomics
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Other Genetics and Genomics
  • Environmental Sciences

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  • Characteristics of a marine wildlife tourism site: Stingray City, Cayman Islands, before, during and after the COVID-19 global pandemic

    Wetherbee, B. M., Kresge, C. D., Vaudo, J. J., Harvey, G. C. M., Harvey, J. C., Shivji, M. S. & Simpfendorfer, C. (Editor), Jul 3 2025, In: Marine and Freshwater Research. 76, 12 p., MF24250.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Connections Across Open Water: A Bi-Organelle, Genomics-Scale Assessment of Atlantic-Wide Population Dynamics in a Pelagic, Endangered Apex Predator Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus)

    Bernard, A. M., Mehlrose, M. R., Finnegan, K. A., Wetherbee, B. M. & Shivji, M. S., Jan 2025, In: Evolutionary Applications. 18, 1, p. e70071

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Considerations for using sharks as ocean observing platforms

    Wiernicki, C. J., Curtis, T. H., Block, B. A., Shivji, M. S., Vaudo, J. J., Wetherbee, B. M., Holland, K. N., Pinti, J., Oliver, M. J. & Carlisle, A. B., Feb 2025, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 82, 2, fsaf011.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets

    Sequeira, A. M. M., Rodríguez, J. P., Marley, S. A., Calich, H. J., van der Mheen, M., VanCompernolle, M., Arrowsmith, L. M., Peel, L. R., Queiroz, N., Vedor, M., da Costa, I., Mucientes, G., Couto, A., Humphries, N. E., Abalo-Morla, S., Abascal, F. J., Abercrombie, D. L., Abrantes, K., Abreu-Grobois, F. A. & Afonso, A. S. & 357 others, Afonso, P., Ahonen, H., Åkesson, S., Alfaro-Shigueto, J., Andrews, R. D., Angelier, F., Antonopoulou, M., Arata, J. A., Araujo, G., Arauz, R., Arcos, J. M., Arregui, I., Arrizabalaga, H., Auger-Méthé, M., Bach, S., Bailleul, F., Baird, R. W., Balazs, G. H., Barco, S. G., Barnett, A., Baverstock, W., Baylis, A. M. M., Beard, A., Bécares, J., Belda, E. J., Bell, I., Bennison, A., Benson, S. R., Bernal, D., Berumen, M. L., Bessudo, S., Bezerra, N. P. A., Blaison, A. V., Blanco, G. S., Block, B. A., Bolton, M., Bond, M. E., Bonfil, R., Braun, C. D., Broderick, A. C., Brooke, M. D. L., Brooks, A. M. L., Brooks, E. J., Bruno, I. M., Burns, J. M., Byrne, M. E., Campana, S. E., Campbell, H. A., Campbell, R. A., Carlisle, A., Carmichael, R. H., Carroll, G., Casale, P., Ceia, F. R., Chapman, D. D., Chapple, T. K., Charrassin, J.-B., Chiaradia, A., Chisholm, J., Clarke, C. R., Clay, T. A., Cleguer, C., Clingham, E., Clua, E. E. G., Cochran, J. E. M., Constantine, R., Cooper, R. W., Crochelet, E., Cronin, M., Cuevas, E., DaCosta, K. P., Dagorn, L., Daly, R., Davis, R. W., de Bruyn, P. J. N., Delgado-Trejo, C., Dellinger, T., Derville, S., Diamant, S., DiMatteo, A., Dodge, K. L., Doherty, P. D., Double, M. C., Dove, A. D. M., Doyle, T. K., Drew, M. J., Dubbs, L. L., Duffy, C. A. J., Dutton, P. H., Edwards, E. W. J., Einoder, L. D., Erdmann, M. V., Espinoza, E., Esteban, N., Fagundes, A. I., Feare, C., Ferguson, S. H., Ferreira, L. C., Ferretti, F., Filmalter, J., Finucci, B., Fischer, G. C., Fitzpatrick, R. J., Fontes, J., Formia, A., Fossette, S., Francis, M. P., Friedlaender, A. S., Furtado, M., Gallagher, A. J., Garrigue, C., Gennari, E., Gilchrist, H. G., Godley, B. J., Goldsworthy, S. D., Gollock, M., Carman, V. G., Grecian, W. J., Green, J. R., Guinet, C., Gustafson, J., Guttridge, T. L., Guzman, H. M., Hamer, D., Hamer, K. C., Hammerschlag, N., Hammill, M. O., Harman, L., Harrison, E., Hart, C. E., Harris, A. E., Hastie, G., Hazin, F. H. V., Heard, M., Hearn, A. R., Heide-Jørgensen, M. P., Henry, L., Henry, R. W., Hernandez, V. G., Herrera, A. E., Hindell, M. A., Holdsworth, J. C., Holmes, B. J., Howey, L. A., Padilla, E. M. H., Huckstadt, L. A., Hueter, R. E., Lara, P. H., Hussey, N. E., Huveneers, C., Hyland, K., Irion, D. T., Jacoby, D. M. P., Jaeger, A., Jaidah, M. Y., Jessopp, M., Jewell, O. J. D., Johnson, R., Jones, C. G., Jonsen, I. D., Jordan, L. K. B., Jorgensen, S. J., Kato, A., Ketchum, J. T., Kitaysky, A. S., Klimley, A. P., Kock, A. A., Koen, P., Archila, F. L., Lana, F. O., Lane, J. V., Le Corre, M., Lea, M.-A., Lea, J., Leat, E. H. K., Lee, O. A., Levenson, J. J., Ley-Quiñonez, C. P., Llewellyn, F., Lockhart, G., Lopez, G. G., Lopez Mendilaharsu, M., Lowther, A. D., Luschi, P., Lutcavage, M. E., Lyon, W. S., Macena, B. C. L., Mackay, A. I., Madden, C. A., Mallory, M. L., Mangel, J. C., Manning, M., Mansfield, K. L., March, D., Marco, A., Marcoux, M., Acuña-Marrero, D., Marsh, H., Marshall, H., Mate, B., McAllister, J. D., McGuire, R. L., McKenzie, J., McLeay, L., McMahon, C. R., Modest, M., Morris, J., Muelbert, M. M. C., Namboothri, N., Nichols, W. J., Nicoll, M. A. C., Norman, B. M., Norris, K., Olsen, E., Oppel, S., Orlowski, S., Pagano, A. M., Page, B., Paiva, V. H., Palacios, D. M., Papastamatiou, Y. P., Parker, D. M., Pattiaratchi, C., Peckham, H., Peñaherrera-Palma, C. R., Pepperell, J. G., Phillips, R. A., Pierce, S. J., Pikesley, S. K., Pilcher, N. J., Pinet, P., Pinkerton, M., Pirotta, E., Plot, V., Powell, A. N., Powers, K. D., Prebble, C. E. M., Preston, T. J., Prieto, R., Prosdocimi, L., Quinn, J. L., Quintero, L. M., Raclot, T., Ramirez, I., Ramírez-Macías, D., Ramos, J. A., Read, A. J., Ream, R., Rees, A. F., Reina, R. D., Reisinger, R. R., Revuelta, O., Reynolds, S. D., Richardson, A. J., Riekkola, L., Riet-Sapriza, F. G., Robinson, D. P., Robinson, P. W., Rocha, C. F. D., Rogers, T. L., Rohner, C. A., Ropert-Coudert, Y., Ross, M., Rowat, D. R. L., Ruhomaun, K., Sagar, P. M., Samoilys, M. A., Sanchez, S., Sandoval-Lugo, A. G., dos Santos, E. A. P., Santos, A. M., Scales, K. L., Schofield, G., Semmens, J. M., Setyawan, E., Shaffer, S. A., Shanker, K., Sheaves, M., Shillinger, G. L., Shivji, M. S., Sianipar, A., Silk, J. R. D., Silva, M. A., Sim, J., Simpson, S. J., Skomal, G., Slip, D. J., Smale, M. J., Soler, G. A., Soria, M., Sousa, L. L., Southall, E. J., Stahl, J.-C., Stehfest, K. M., Sterling, J. T., Stevens, J. D., Stevens, G. M. W., Stewart, J. D., Swaminathan, A., Takahashi, A., Tatayah, V., Thiebot, J.-B., Thompson, P. M., Thorrold, S. R., Thums, M., Tomás, J., Torres, L. G., Towner, A., Trathan, P. N., Tyminski, J. P., van Buiten, R. S., Van Dam, R. P., Vandeperre, F., Varo-Cruz, N., Vaudo, J. J., Vely, M., Villegas-Amtmann, S., Vincent, C., Waayers, D., Wanless, S., Watanabe, Y. Y., Watt, C. A., Weber, S. B., Weber, N., Weise, M. J., Welch, L., Wells, R. S., Werry, J. M., Wetherbee, B. M., White, T. D., Whiting, S. D., Whiting, A. U., Wiebkin, A., Wienecke, B., Wildermann, N. E., Wiley, D. N., Will, A., Williams, S., Windstein, M., Wischnewski, S., Witt, M. J., Womersley, F. C., Wood, A. G., Wright, L. J., Xavier, J. C., Yamamoto, T., Yurkowski, D. J., Zarate, P. M., Zavala-Norzagaray, A., Zerbini, A. N., Costa, D. P., Harcourt, R., Meekan, M. G., Hays, G. C., Sims, D. W., Duarte, C. M. & Eguíluz, V. M., 2025, In: Science. 388, 6751, p. 1086-1097

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Long-distance movements of a scalloped hammerhead shark connect the Galapagos Islands with coastal areas and international waters of the Tropical Eastern Pacific

    Salinas-de-León, P., Vaudo, J., Suarez-Moncada, J. & Shivji, M., 2025, In: Environmental Biology of Fishes. 108, p. 1287–1293

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