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    Meet Biologist, Author and Artist Dr. Sue Pillans
    • Dec 5, 2019
    • 3 min

    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
    November Elasmobranch of the Month: Bigeye Sand Tiger Shark
    • 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
    October Elasmobranch of the Month: Greenland shark
    • 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
    The Sharks of South Africa
    • 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
    September Elasmobranch of the Month: Epaulette shark
    • 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.
    Meet Biologist Dr. Alistair Dove
    • 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.
    August Elasmobranch of the Month: Prickly Dogfish
    • 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
    Meet Shark Biologist Dr. Jodie Rummer
    • 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
    Shark Week: Meet Biologist Vicky Vásquez
    • 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
    Shark Week: Meet Biologist Dr. Misty Paig-Tran
    • 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
    Shark Week: Meet Biologist Lindsay Graff
    • 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
    July Elasmobranch of the Month: Common Angelshark
    • 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
    Meet Biologist Andy Dehart
    • 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
    Meet Ms. Woodin's FIN Tastic Allstars
    • 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 Elasmobranch of the Month: Bull Shark
    • 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
    April Elasmobranch of the Month: False Catshark
    • 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’
    March Elasmobranch of the Month: Viper Dogfish
    • 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
    How Old is That Sawshark?
    • 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.
    Endothermic Sharks
    • 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
    January 2019 Elasmobranch of the Month: Bowmouth Guitarfish
    • 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
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