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
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- 3 min
Shark Week: Meet the Team Behind 'The Life of Sharks'
Meet Christian Talbot and Sophie Hodge, the creators of The Life of Sharks comics. Learn about their favorite sharks and how they got starte
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- 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
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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,...
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- 2 min
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- 2 min
Shark Lovers Holiday Gift List
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- Nov 14, 2018
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FIN tastic Team Interviews: Duncan Brake
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LemonAID for Sharks
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- Jul 29, 2018
- 3 min
Shark Week: Meet Marine Artist Kelly Quinn
Kelly is a wildlife artist, co-founder of Paint in the Wild, and the Artist in Residence at The Florida Aquarium!
- Jul 28, 2018
- 3 min
Shark Week: Meet Marine Conservationist Jess Cramp
Jess Cramp is an American shark researcher and marine conservationist. She is passionate about stopping the overexploitation of sharks and t
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- 3 min
Shark Week: Meet Author Ame Dyckman
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- 6 min
Shark Week: Meet Domino Albert from Project AWARE®
I blew my first underwater bubbles in the mid-90s and completely fell in love with scuba diving, the underwater world and ocean conservation
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- 4 min
Shark Week: Meet Shark Advocate Paul de Gelder
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- Jul 23, 2018
- 2 min
Shark Week: Meet Conservationist Tadzio Bervoets
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- Jun 24, 2018
- 3 min
Meet Marine Artist Brian Buckles
Meet marine artist Brian Buckles and learn why he loves to paint sharks!
- Apr 21, 2018
- 2 min
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March Elasmobranch of the Month: Goblin Shark
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- 2 min
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