Sol is a marine ecologist and PhD candidate studying threats, status and bycatch-reduction techniques to promote the conservation of marine megafauna, with a focus on elasmobranchs.

 

Sol investigates the use of sensory deterrents to reduce bycatch of marine megafauna. This involves filming the responses of blue sharks to ferrite magnets using pelagic baited remote underwater video systems (BRUVS) and testing magnetic treatments on fishing lines. Sol is also using novel genetics to understand population structuring of threatened oceanic sharks.