Meet Biologist, Author and Artist Dr. Sue Pillans
Dr Sue Pillans has always been drawn to the ocean and has many fond memories of going to the beach, snorkelling and interacting with nature
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- Nov 10, 2019
- 2 min
November Elasmobranch of the Month: Bigeye Sand Tiger Shark
Bigeye Sand Tiger sharks are large, bulky sharks uniformly reddish brown to black in color, reaching lengths of 3.6 m (12 ft). The first dor
- Oct 12, 2019
- 2 min
October Elasmobranch of the Month: Greenland shark
Greenland Sharks are large, thick-bodied with short dorsal fins of similar size and no anal fin. Adults average 2.5m to 4.5m (8 to 15 ft) in
- Sep 28, 2019
- 5 min
The Sharks of South Africa
Our ambassador Patrik spent the summer volunteering at the Shark and Marine Research Institute. Learn all about the shark research he partic
- Sep 10, 2019
- 2 min
September Elasmobranch of the Month: Epaulette shark
This bottom-dwelling shark species prefers shallow water coral reefs. The epaulette is often trapped on rocks and corals when tides recede.
- Aug 28, 2019
- 5 min
Meet Biologist Dr. Alistair Dove
Dr. Alistair Dove is a marine biologist from Australia now workings as the director of research and conservation at the Georgia Aquarium.
- Aug 27, 2019
- 2 min
August Elasmobranch of the Month: Prickly Dogfish
The Prickly dogfish is one shark that definitely has highly distinguishable features! Most notably is its dorsal fin resembling a sail. The
- Aug 21, 2019
- 3 min
Meet Shark Biologist Dr. Jodie Rummer
Jodie is originally from the USA where she completed honours, BSc, and MSc degrees in Biology and Marine Biology in Illinois and West Florid
- Aug 2, 2019
- 4 min
Shark Week: Meet Biologist Vicky Vásquez
Vicky Vásquez studies 'Lost Sharks' at Moss Landing Marine Labs (MLML) where she also serves as the marine lab's Social Media M
- Jul 31, 2019
- 4 min
Shark Week: Meet Biologist Dr. Misty Paig-Tran
Dr. Misty Paig-Tran is Assistant Professor at California State University Fullerton. Her laboratory (Functional Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Biomaterials) studies how animals feed and move, among other things. Her research is focused on big filter-feeding animals (Sharks and Manta rays). Thanks Misty for sharing your shark story with us!!! To learn more about Misty and her work, check out her WEBSITE and TWITTER 1. What is your favorite shark and why? Ok this one just seems cru
- Jul 28, 2019
- 4 min
Shark Week: Meet Biologist Lindsay Graff
Lindsay has undergrad and graduate degrees in marine and shark biology and has had the opportunity to work with sharks all over the world; f
- Jul 23, 2019
- 2 min
July Elasmobranch of the Month: Common Angelshark
Learn all about the Common Angelshark ( Squatina squatina) in our Elasmobranch of the Month blog. They are currently listed as 'Critical
- Jun 4, 2019
- 5 min
Meet Biologist Andy Dehart
Andy Dehart is the Vice President of Animal Husbandry and Marine Science for the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in downtown M
- May 26, 2019
- 2 min
Meet Ms. Woodin's FIN Tastic Allstars
Ms. Woodin's Kindergarten class created an amazing shark museum, including a 17 foot great white shark model.
- May 15, 2019
- 2 min
May Elasmobranch of the Month: Bull Shark
Bull sharks have a very stout appearance due to their high body width to length ratio. They also exhibit countershading, which means that th
- Apr 16, 2019
- 2 min
April Elasmobranch of the Month: False Catshark
The False Catshark is a deep-sea ground shark. It has been described as ugly as a discarded sofa and was thus given the moniker ‘sofa shark’
- Mar 16, 2019
- 1 min
March Elasmobranch of the Month: Viper Dogfish
The viper dog fish was first identified in 1986, they are very rare and have been found in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Japan, Hawaii
- Feb 13, 2019
- 2 min
How Old is That Sawshark?
How do you tell how old a shark is? Age determination for fish is a very important part of understanding the life history and conservation.
- Feb 1, 2019
- 3 min
Endothermic Sharks
There are around 500 extant species of sharks and the majority of them are ectothermic or cold-blooded. However, the family Lamnidae has ach
- Jan 31, 2019
- 1 min
January 2019 Elasmobranch of the Month: Bowmouth Guitarfish
This beautiful species is easily distinguishable with a flat, broad snout and very high first and second dorsal fins, where the maximum leng