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August Elasmobranch of the Month: Tiger Shark
Author: Linda Weiss Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) Key Features/Appearance Tiger sharks get their name from the vertical stripes and...
Sharks4Kids
Aug 14, 20202 min read
Meet Biologist and Artist Dr. Lindsay Marshall
Dr. Lindsay Marshall is a scientist and illustrator. She completed her PhD titled “The Fin Blue Line: Quantifying Fishing Mortality Using...
Sharks4Kids
Jul 27, 20202 min read
Meet Underwater Photographer Andy Murch
If you have looked at many shark images, then you have probably seen some of Andy's work. He has the largest elasmobranch image...
Sharks4Kids
Jul 22, 20203 min read
July Elasmobranch of the Month: Dwarf Lantern shark
Author: Linda Weiss Dwarf Lantern (Etmopterus perryi) Key Features/Appearance The Dwarf Lantern shark is currently the smallest known...
Sharks4Kids
Jul 15, 20202 min read
June Elasmobranch of the Month: Megamouth Shark
Written by Linda Weiss Megamouth Shark (Megachasma pelagios) Key Features/Appearance As its name indicates, the Megamouth shark has a...
Sharks4Kids
Jun 15, 20202 min read
Happy Nature Photography Day!
Written by Sharks4Kids Ambassador Ron Watkins See more of his images on his WEBSITE or INSTAGRAM The North American Nature Photography...
Sharks4Kids
Jun 12, 20204 min read
Meet Marine Biologist and Videographer Jacinta Shackleton
Jacinta Shackleton is marine biologist, underwater videographer and master reef guide living and working on the Great Barrier Reef....
Sharks4Kids
May 20, 20202 min read
May Elasmobranch of the Month: Shortfin Mako
Author: Linda Weiss Shortfin Mako Shark Isurus oxyrinchus Key Features/Appearance The Shortfin Mako’s body is very hydrodynamically...
Sharks4Kids
May 17, 20202 min read
Meet Marine Biologist Ryan Knotek
I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Marine Science and Technology Program at The University of Massachusetts Boston and a research technician...
Sharks4Kids
Apr 28, 20206 min read
Meet Marine Biologist and Videographer Jake Davies
Jake grew up on Pen LlÅ·n, North Wales and coming from a maritime family meant that from a young age the underwater world and marine life...
Sharks4Kids
Apr 20, 20204 min read
Meet Shark Advocate Mike Coots
Mike is a surfer, photographer, shark attack survivor and shark advocate. When he's not at home in Hawaii surfing on a specially made...
Sharks4Kids
Apr 16, 20202 min read
Meet Marine Biologist Alison Towner
Author: Angela Warrior Alison Towner is currently a PhD Candidate at Rhodes University and Marine biologist at the Dyer Island...
Sharks4Kids
Apr 13, 20204 min read
April Elasmobranch of the Month: The Blue Shark
Author Linda Weiss Blue Shark Prionace glauca Key Features/Appearance The Blue shark is aptly named for its blue color. It is dark blue...
Sharks4Kids
Apr 13, 20202 min read
March Elasmobranch of the Month: Cookiecutter Shark
Author: Linda Weiss Cookiecutter Shark (Isistius brasiliensis) Key Features/Appearance Cookiecutter sharks are a small, cylindrical...
Sharks4Kids
Mar 16, 20202 min read
Meet Zoologist Emer McCoy
Emer is a zoologist from London who has spent her career so far as a field researcher with large marine vertebrates. She has spent the...
Sharks4Kids
Mar 10, 20204 min read
Notes from the Field- White Sharks South Africa
Guest blog written by our ambassafor Patrik Rollefson One of my favorite sharks in the ocean is the obvious, the Great White Shark. They...
Sharks4Kids
Mar 5, 20203 min read
Meet Marine Biologist & Entrepreneur Jeremiah Sullivan
Marine biologist Jeremiah Sullivan has traveled to some of the furthest corners of the world to dive, photograph and do research. In the...
Sharks4Kids
Mar 3, 20203 min read
Meet Marine Biologist Matilde Sort
Matilde is a marine biologist now working as a shark specialist for WWF Denmark . She is currently researching genetic population...
Sharks4Kids
Feb 28, 20204 min read
2019 Year in Review
Thanks to everyone who made 2019 JAWSOME! Special thanks to our volunteers and ambassadors who are helping us spread shark education...
Sharks4Kids
Feb 26, 20201 min read
February Elasmobranch of the Month: Sandbar Shark
Author: Linda Weiss Sandbar Shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) Key Features/Appearance The color of the Sandbar shark’s back is generally a...
Sharks4Kids
Feb 14, 20202 min read
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