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NorthEast Region, Boy Scouts of America
2005 National Scout Jamboree
July 25 - August 3, 2005
Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia
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Subcamp 4:
2005 National Scout Jamboree
Subcamp Sites named For Explorers
José I. Castro
Dr José Castro is the senior scientist at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, FL.
His duties include the coordination of shark and other elasmobranch research among Mote
and private organizations and to act as the government’s expert on the variety of
shark resource issues. He evaluates shark research proposals. Dr. Castro represents
the National Marine Fisheries Service on shark issues in Fishery Management Councils.
He is a member of the Shark Stock Assessment Committee who determines fishing quotas for
shark fisheries of the U.S. east coast. He serves as a scientific advisor and expert
witness for federal and state agencies prosecuting cases involving shark resources.
He is published author of books about sharks. He received his Doctor of Philosophy
in Zoology from Clemson University with a dissertation of “Investigations in the
Reproductive Biology of Sharks”.
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