Based on his book Chasing Shadows\, writte n with Ret Talbot\, this presentation highlights this remarkable conservat ion success story\, which is loaded with cutting-edge science\, drama\, an d controversy. From the fascinating early days of shark research on the ea st coast to the consequences of the so-called Jaws effect and the heart-st opping moment when he found himself beneath a 17-foot white shark off Cape Cod\, Skomal sets the record straight about this iconic species.
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\nAbout Dr. Greg Skomal:
\nDr. Skomal - in addition to being an accomplished marine biologist\, underwater explorer\, photographer\, and author&mdash\;is a leading white shark expert in the Atlantic. He is a senior fisheries biologist with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries and currently directs the Mass achusetts Shark Research Program. He is an adjunct professor at the Univer sity of Massachusetts Intercampus Marine Science graduate program\; an adj unct scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole\, Massachusetts\; and a member of the Explorers Club and the Boston Sea Rov ers. Greg has authored dozens of scientific research papers and has appear ed in a number of film and television documentaries\, including programs f or National Geographic\, Discovery Channel\, PBS\, and numerous television networks. He is a regular on Shark Week and Shark Fest and is the author of The Shark Handbook. He holds a master&rsquo\;s degree from the Universi ty of Rhode Island and a PhD from Boston University. He lives with his fam ily in Marion\, Massachusetts.
\nThis program is made possible by th e generous donors to the Cary Library Foundation.
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