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Nov 26, 2019
3 min

Meet FIN Tastic Allstar Elisia

Elisia LOVES sharks and is sharing her passion and knowledge with other students at her school in the UK. She even did a project to teach ot

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

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

Jun 2, 2019
3 min

Meet Sharks4Kids Ambassador Chloe Prayon

Chloe is currently getting her master’s degree in biology at Florida Atlantic University, where she also completed my bachelor’s in biology

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

May 7, 2019
2 min

Meet FIN Tastic Allstar Lily

Lily is 13 years old and loves sharks! She recently did a school project, allowing her to teach other students about these amazing animals.

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 28, 2019
2 min

FEB 2019 Elasmobranch of the Month: Salmon Shark

Our February Elasmobranch of the month is the Salmon Shark. They are a pelagic species of mackerel shark named for the salmon that is part o

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.

Nov 13, 2018
2 min

FIN tastic Team Interviews: Meet Enie Hensel

I have really enjoyed breaking the standard for who can be a ‘scientist’ and what I do as a scientist. When I visit classrooms, I see some k

Nov 1, 2018
2 min

FIN Tastic Team Interviews: Eimear Manning

November 7 marks our five year anniversary, so we though it would be fun to highlight the people who make our program possible! Eimear Manni

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

Apr 21, 2018
2 min

April Elasmobranch of the Month: Swell Shark

Learn all about the Swell Shark and it's amazing adaptations! Did you know this shark displays biofluorescence?

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