Recent News

Last updated: April 2026

New position

After five incredible years as part of the Big Fish Lab at Oregon State University, I’m excited to announce that as of January, 2027, I will be moving to California State University, Long Beach, as an Assistant Professor and Director of the CSULB Shark Lab! I will be accepting graduate (MS) students starting in fall, 2027, but please note that I will be on leave from May - August, 2026 and not responding to queries during that time.

New publications

McInturf, A.G., Gray, C., Phillips, N.D., Leeney, R., Lynam, C., Griffin, D.C., Bortoluzzi, J., De Loose, E., Vinu-Srivatsan, S., Berrow, S., Whooley, P., & Johnston, E. (2026). Examining sightings patterns, distribution, and conservation progress for the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) in Irish waters. Endangered Species Research.

Payne, N.L., Snelling, E.P., Peralta-Maraver, I., Cade, D.E., Chapple, T.K., McInturf, A.G., Watanabe, Y.Y., Sims, D.W., Quiroz, N., da Costa, I., Sousa, L.L., Goldbogen, J.A., Dolton, H.R. & Jackson, A.L. (2026). High fuel demand and overheating risk challenge mesothermic fishes in warming oceans. Science.

Burford, B.P., Lehman, B.M., Zillig, K.W., Lo, V.K., McInturf, A.G., Kwan, G.T., Cocherell, D.E., Fangue, N.A. & Michel, C.J. (2026). Linking ecophysiology to fitness in the wild reveals key opportunities to recover imperiled salmon populations. Communications Biology.

New funding

Conservation Grant for our collaborative project between the Big Fish Lab, Trinity College Dublin, Stanford University, and the Irish Basking Shark Group:
“Ireland’s first marine park: For the endangered Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)”

April 2026-2029