Dr. Chris Lowe discusses how he built his shark ecology program and how the program incorporates helping Southern California beaches adapt to the great white shark nursery habitat. 

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Andrew Lewin and Dr. David Ebert speak to three experts on the trade of wedgefish and guitarfish in this final episode of this second season.

They speak to:

Stan Shea (Hong Kong)

Matt McDavitt (United States)

Sarah Fowler (United Kingdom)

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Andrew Lewin and Dr. David Ebert discuss fisheries management and trade of wedgefish with:

Ryan Daly - Oceanographic Research Institute (South Africa)

Benaya Simeon - Wildlife Conservation Society (Indonesia)

Christina Choy - National University of Singapore (Singapore)

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Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin speak to Gareth Jordaan of Oceanographic Research Insitute (South Africa), Adriana Gonzalez Pestana from Prodelphinus, an NGO based in Peru, and Rhett Bennett of the Wildlife Conservation Society (Southwest Indian Ocean) about the ecology and life history of wedgefish and guitarfish.

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Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin speak to graduate students about their research of wedgefish and guitarfish from all over the world.

The hosts speak to: Mariana Martins; Michaela van Staden; Daniel Fernando; and, Stephanie Venables.

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Dr David Ebert and and Andrew Lewin discuss novel research methods in the field and in public aquariums with researchers conducting studies to better understand wedgefish and guitarfish.

We will hear from: Dr. Aletta Bester-van der Merwe Dr. Nicole Phillips Dr. Jim Gelsleichter Beth Fichau Jolene Hanna and Jen Hazeres

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Students researching wedgefish and guitarfish play an important role in the conservation of these species as many of the students are identifying baseline information that will help drive future policies.  During the episode, you will hear from: Alifa Haque Rachel Aitchison Brooke D'Alberto Guido Leurs

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Welcome to the second season of the Beyond Jaws podcast. In this episode, Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin will be speaking with the organizers, the funding organization, and an international expert from the IUCN on the Global Wedgefish and Guitarfish Symposium.

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Season 2 kicks off in one day where Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin speak to researchers all over the world who are working to learn more about wedgefish and guitarfish to better protect them.

This season was supported by the Save Our Seas Foundation and covers many of the presenters in the World Wedgefish and Guitarfish Symposium.

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Dr. Ana Martins joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin to discuss her career studying elasmobranchs in Brazil, Australia (with Dr. Michelle Heupel); and now, Canada.

Michelle discusses how she left Brazil to work with Michelle in Australia even though she did not know how to speak English at the time. She talks about how she overcame that challenge and others.

We also discuss her new research in studying the supply chains of shark meat from around the world.

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