Beyond Jaws: Exploring Shark Science and Conservation

Dr. Austin Gallagher joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin to discuss why he founded his organization Beneath the Waves and how he grew it to the great research and science communication organization it is today. Austin tells the hosts how the research focus has diversified to not only include sharks, but also the deep-sea and blue carbon (much of which was born from shark tagging).

This is an episode you don't want to miss.

Connect with Beneath the Waves: Website: https://beneaththewaves.org/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOnoswjbRReaK8KfWT9a4Bg/videos Beneath the Waves Radio Podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/beneath-the-waves-radio/id1650570511 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7IYdVg54gud8SkWAOQ6Obe?si=4cb6811c89ab4cc8

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Beyond Jaws is supported by Save Our Seas Website: https://saveourseas.com/

Dave: Website: https://www.lostsharkguy.com/ Instagram: https://bit.ly/3q1J9Q5

Andrew: Website: https://www.speakupforblue.com/ Instagram: https://bit.ly/37g5WkG

Ray Troll joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the podcast today to discuss his career focusing his art (drawing, paintings, sculptures, etc.) on interesting-looking sharks. Ray Troll tells Dave and Andrew about why he loves art and why he loves sharks so much where he educates his audience about sharks through his wonderful art.

Connect with Ray Troll: Website: https://www.trollart.com/ Buy his merch: https://www.trollart.com/store/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ray.troll/

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Andrew: Website: https://www.speakupforblue.com/ Instagram: https://bit.ly/37g5WkG

Dr. Willy Bemis joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the podcast today to discuss his career studying a variety of vertebrate species in the ocean from sharks to hagfish. He tells the podcast about his love for mentoring scientists; encouraging his students to choose their topics; woodworking as a hobby; and, the massive open online course on sharks.

Connect with Willy Bemis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/willy_from_freeville/

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Ali Hood joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the podcast to discuss how Ali and her colleagues planned a major International shark conference during a global pandemic and made it a success as a hybrid model of the virtual and in-person conferences. They also discussed Ali's career and why she started working for the Shark Trust 20 years ago.

Connect with the Shark Trust: Website: https://www.sharktrust.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SharkTrustUK Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesharktrust/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/sharktrustUK

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Andrew: Website: https://www.speakupforblue.com/ Instagram: https://bit.ly/37g5WkG

Jillian Morris-Brake joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin to discuss how she got her career start working with sharks through fieldwork and developing her skills as a SCUBA diver and underwater photographer/videographer.

Connect with Jillian: Website: https://www.sharks4kids.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BiminiSharkGirl Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biminisharkgirl/

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Beyond Jaws is supported by Save Our Seas Website: https://saveourseas.com/

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Andrew: Website: https://www.speakupforblue.com/ Instagram: https://bit.ly/37g5WkG

Marc Dando joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the podcast to discuss how he developed a career in science illustration. Dave and Marc have collaborated on a number of shark life history projects and have a common passion for talking about deep-sea sharks.

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Paul Cox joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin to discuss how he became the CEO of the Shark Trust. He also discusses how the Shark Trust is about to celebrate 20 years of the egg case hunt.

The Shark Trust is the official host of Sharks International in 2022. Paul discusses why this conference is important especially as it has a virtual and in-person option.

Check out the egg case hunt here: https://bit.ly/3StKGec

Register for Sharks International: https://www.si2022.org/

Dr. Jenny Bigman joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the podcast to discuss how she knew what she wanted to do in her career since she was a little girl. She wanted to study sharks! Jenny tells the cohosts that she wrote Dave as a sophomore to tell him that she wanted to study with him for graduate school.

Jenny now models fish communities as a postdoc for NOAA. Listen to the podcast to hear her talk about how much she loves modeling and R.

Connect with Jenny: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jennybigman

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Beyond Jaws is supported by Save Our Seas Website: https://saveourseas.com/

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Dr. Josh Moyer joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the podcast to discuss why he and Dr. Will Beamish created a Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) on Sharks and how it has served over 35,000 students since its inception in 2015.

Link to Sharks!: https://bit.ly/3wRkbqf

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Beyond Jaws is supported by Save Our Seas Website: https://saveourseas.com/

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Andrew: Website: https://www.speakupforblue.com/ Instagram: https://bit.ly/37g5WkG

Dr. Jeff Carrier joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the podcast to tell them the reasons why he coauthored and edited three editions of "Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives"; why he chose to teach at a college in Michigan when his research centered around sharks; and, how he started as a broadcaster for Albion College football.

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Beyond Jaws is supported by Save Our Seas Website: https://saveourseas.com/

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