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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- 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 24, 2019
- 2 min
Meet Sharks4Kids Regional Ambassador Linda Weiss
Linda is an avid diver and ocean lover. She has been sharing her passion for sharks with students at our events in Fort Lauderdale and assis
- 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 3, 2019
- 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
- Jul 31, 2019
- 3 min
Shark Week: Meet Photographer Ken Kiefer
Meet underwater photographer Ken Kiefer and see his amazing shark images.
- Jul 28, 2019
- 2 min
Shark Week: Meet TV Presenter & Conservationist James Glancy
Learn all about Shark Week host and conservationist James Glancy. Over a 10 year military career, James was a Officer in the elite British R
- 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 30, 2019
- 5 min
Meet Dive Ninja Expeditions Founder Jay Clue
Jay Clue is a conservationist, explorer, and photographer based in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. He’s also an accomplished technical diver and ins
- Jun 19, 2019
- 2 min
Meet Underdone Comics Creator Rob Lang
Bob lives in Seattle and makes a nerdy comic about nature called Underdone. HIs main themes are about how humans affect the natural world an
- Jun 13, 2019
- 3 min
Meet Artist Tracie Sugo creator of Kohola Kai Creative
Tracie is a multi-media artist, marine mammal naturalist and just a general ocean nerd and conservation advocate. She worked on the water fo
- 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
- Jun 1, 2019
- 3 min
Meet Underwater Photographer André Musgrove
uide! He was born and raised in the Bahamas and is known for his unique style of shooting creative concepts underwater with freedivers/dive
- May 20, 2019
- 2 min
Meet FIN Tastic Allstar Samaira
Samaira is 8 years old and lives in India. She has turned her room into "The Shark Room." Thanks for your passion for sharks Samai
- 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.
- Apr 30, 2019
- 5 min
Meet Photographer Rebecca Bateman-John
Rebecca is a huge shark enthusiast and a fan of all things underwater. Growing up in Australia and partly in Indonesia, she now lives betwe
- Apr 18, 2019
- 2 min
Meet FIN Tastic Allstar Nora
Here are three things I think all kids can do to help save sharks.
-First, you can make a club to get other people to realize the danger sha
- 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’
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