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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 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.

May 1, 2019
2 min

Meet our May 2019 FIN Tasitc Allstar- Cade

Cade is 11 years old and is on a mission to save sharks. He started his own INSTAGRAM page and has created bracelets to spread the word for

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

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