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Meet Biologist, Author and Artist Dr. Sue Pillans
Dr Sue Pillans has always been drawn to the ocean and has many fond memories of going to the beach, snorkelling and interacting with nature
Jillian Morris
Dec 5, 20193 min read
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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
Jillian Morris
Nov 10, 20192 min read
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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
Jillian Morris
Oct 12, 20192 min read
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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
Jillian Morris
Sep 28, 20195 min read
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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.
Jillian Morris
Sep 10, 20192 min read
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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.
Jillian Morris
Aug 28, 20195 min read
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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
Jillian Morris
Aug 27, 20192 min read
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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
Jillian Morris
Aug 21, 20193 min read
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Shark Week: Meet Biologist Vicky Vásquez
Vicky Vásquez studies 'Lost Sharks' at Moss Landing Marine Labs (MLML) where she also serves as the marine lab's Social Media M
Jillian Morris
Aug 2, 20194 min read
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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,...
Jillian Morris
Jul 31, 20194 min read
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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
Jillian Morris
Jul 28, 20194 min read
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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
Jillian Morris
Jul 23, 20192 min read
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Meet Biologist Andy Dehart
Andy Dehart is the Vice President of Animal Husbandry and Marine Science for the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in downtown M
Jillian Morris
Jun 4, 20195 min read
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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.
Jillian Morris
May 26, 20192 min read
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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
Jillian Morris
May 15, 20192 min read
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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’
Jillian Morris
Apr 16, 20192 min read
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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
Jillian Morris
Mar 16, 20191 min read
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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.
Jillian Morris
Feb 13, 20192 min read
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Endothermic Sharks
There are around 500 extant species of sharks and the majority of them are ectothermic or cold-blooded. However, the family Lamnidae has ach
Jillian Morris
Feb 1, 20193 min read
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January 2019 Elasmobranch of the Month: Bowmouth Guitarfish
This beautiful species is easily distinguishable with a flat, broad snout and very high first and second dorsal fins, where the maximum leng
Jillian Morris
Jan 31, 20191 min read
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