Find out once and for all if sharks are actually immune to cancer, or if they, like all other animals, can get sick too.

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• The Tech Interactive: https://www.thetech.org/ask-a-geneticist/articles/2025/shark-disease/
• Cancer Research article (2004): https://aacrjournals.org/cancerres/article/64/23/8485/512022/Shark-Cartilage-Cancer-and-the-Growing-Threat-of
• WebMD: https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-909/shark-cartilage#sideeffects
• Live Science - biofilms: https://www.livescience.com/57295-biofilms.html
• Smithsonian Ocean: https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/sharks-rays/biomimicry-shark-denticles
• UW School of Medicine article: https://www.med.wisc.edu/news/uw-expert-launches-cancer-research-using-sharks/
• WMTV15 news segment: https://www.wmtv15news.com/2024/10/20/can-sharks-cure-cancer-uw-madison-research-shows-positive-advancements/

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Join me as I uncover the clues to a recent ocean mystery - the case of the missing porbeagle shark!

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• Popular Science: https://tinyurl.com/5yr7jfc3
• Frontiers in Marine Science: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1406973/full
• Florida Museum: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/porbeagle/
• Atlantic Shark Institute: https://www.atlanticsharkinstitute.org/porbeagleshark
• Sharks and Rays (Andy Murch photography): https://www.sharksandrays.com/porbeagle-shark/
• IUCN: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11200/500969

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This Valentine's Day, break up with shark myths! Learn the truth behind some of the most common superstitions and misunderstandings about sharks.

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• Oceana - Shark Myths list: https://usa.oceana.org/shark-myths-vs-facts/
• NOAA Fisheries: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/atlantic-highly-migratory-species/sharks-atlantic-gulf-and-caribbean-coastal-waters
• A-Z Animals: https://a-z-animals.com/blog/you-will-be-shocked-to-know-just-how-close-sharks-are-to-us-in-the-ocean/
• Natural History Museum: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/shark-evolution-a-450-million-year-timeline.html
• Economic value in ecotourism: https://www.dema.org/news/691916/January-2025-Public-Policy-Digest.htm
• The future of shark-specific ecotourism: https://www.proquest.com/esdb/docview/ 2582271463/CA22C0BD6F394D98PQ/2?accountid=107221&sourcetype=Scholarly%20Journals
• The Shark Trust: https://www.facebook.com/thesharktrust/posts/love-hammerhead-sharksalthough-large-and-powerful-research-has-shown-that-great-/1065601602278975/
• PRMR of great hammerheads, 2021: https://sedarweb.org/documents/sedar-77-dw22-report-on-the-post-release-mortality-rates-of-great-hammerhead-sharks-sphyrna-mokarran-in-the-recreational-catch-and-release-shore-based-fishery-in-florida-usa/
• PRMR of great hammerheads, 2023: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9925081/
• Shark and Awe episode #2 - Shark Finning: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4FHiOudfz1pUD4iaa5g6sd?si=f68aaac563f541c2
• Shark and Awe episode #4 - Things More Dangerous Than Sharks: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1o7zsZuYY7MmA0amar77fP?si=5elqUz3-Soix3QE71lNN0Q
• Shark and Awe episode #13 - The Sharked Act, Part 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6FANjCw9zyf0cJBqRKHGZX?si=2d9c400c47734fd4
• Shark and Awe episode #25 - Australian Shark Attacks:

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Join us this week as we discuss the 4 unfortunate human-shark interactions which took place in Australia in January, 2026.

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• The Independent (first 3 incidents): https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/sydney-harbour-shark-attack-nsw-australia-b2903195.html
• IFAW: https://www.ifaw.org/animals/bull-sharks
• SBS News: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/how-to-stay-safe-from-sharks/s75npiqru
• Shark Angels: https://sharkangels.org/bull-shark/
• Surfer Magazine: https://www.surfer.com/news/andre-de-ruyter-australia-shark-attack-surfer
• Northern Beaches Advocate: https://www.northernbeachesadvocate.com.au/2026/01/20/miracle-save-for-shark-victim/
• The Independent (4th incident): https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-shark-attacks-nsw-beach-closure-b2903621.html
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC): https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-21/what-australian-shark-attack-data-reveals/106248228
• FL Museum ISAF: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/factors/species-implicated/
• News.com (article #1): https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/news/unsafe-dire-warning-for-swimmers-surfers-after-three-shark-attacks-on-nsw-northern-beaches/news-story/236a1071d0a61c4ccf67908d37688ff8
• News.com (fisherman's warning): https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/worst-possible-outcome-heartbreaking-detail-as-family-of-shark-attack-victim-nico-antic-rally-around-mauled-12yo/news-story/5138a8ec7060f5bb3745655ba02c2039?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQKNjYyODU2ODM3OQABHq39sbRIQMlcDqby5zhDrdk1OdybcS_oIZnCcUMWSOcIOdK4FbQhTXx4xi75_aem_9rUynomrNFRtEimzgllzZQ&dicbo=v2-g5xRqMG

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Learn how sharks respond to storms such as hurricanes in this fact-filled episode!

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• West Palm Beach News: https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/can-sharks-help-detect-when-a-hurricane-is-coming-scientific-studies-research-sensitive-sensory-system-approved-transmitters-tags-barometric-pressure-water-surface
• Spectrum News 1: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/weather/2021/06/09/are-sharks-scared-of-hurricanes--
• Tidal Basin Group (Hurricane Irma ratings): https://www.tidalbasingroup.com/hurricane-irma-2017-exploring-its-development-course-and-impact/
• Fish and Ski Magazine: https://www.fishandski.com/blog/signs-of-the-hunt-how-to-identify-when-fish-are-nearby--71452#:~:text=Using%20Natural%20Indicators,areas%20where%20fish%20are%20abundant.
• Planet Wild: https://planetwild.com/blog/indicator-species
• Discover Magazine: https://www.discovermagazine.com/how-sharks-survive-natural-disasters-43548
• Episode #10 of the Shark and Awe Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4JzIiNQjgbi6NAkWxI2TPk?si=8bG_vAF5SSCf3ZJbJF6_7w

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Join us as we dissect this list of the strangest things found in the stomachs of sharks!

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• Oceana: https://usa.oceana.org/blog/shark-fact-friday-14-iron-stomach/#:~:text=Sharks%20are%20sometimes%20called%20the,an%20unexploded%20bomb%20(1917).
• Outdoor Life: https://www.outdoorlife.com/fishing/weirdest-things-found-inside-a-sharks-stomach/
• FL Museum: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/greenland-shark/#:~:text=A%20few%20specimens%20have%20even,et%20al.%2C%202013).&text=The%20Greenland%20shark%20is%20an%20ovoviviparous%20species.
• Buzzfeed: https://www.buzzfeed.com/discovery/weird-things-found-inside-shark-stomachs
• Game and Fish: https://www.gameandfishmag.com/editorial/top-10-unusual-items-eaten-by-sharks/347671#:~:text=Sharks%20eat%20anything%20they%20can%20catch%20to,feeling%20*%20Heartburn%20*%20A%20bad%20story
• NOAA Fisheries: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/outreach-and-education/fun-facts-about-shocking-sharks#:~:text=sawfish%2C%20and%20skates.-,Do%20sharks%20only%20eat%20meat?,is%20mainly%20a%20plankton%20feeder.
• One Ocean Diving: https://oneoceandiving.com/blogs/f/why-are-tiger-sharks-called-the-garbage-cans-of-the-sea
• FeedSpot: https://podcast.feedspot.com/shark_podcasts/

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Learn about the swell shark, an animal which has an awesome defense mechanism: it can inflate itself to twice its size!

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• Free the Ocean - Painted swell shark: https://shop.freetheocean.com/blogs/news/painted-swellshark/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=cta&utm_campaign=trivia&utm_content=cfm&utm_term=painted-swellshark
• Photos of 2016 pink swell shark: https://www.earthtouchnews.com/oceans/sharks/the-latest-alien-sea-monster-is-just-an-inflated-swell-shark/
• Science Alert: https://www.sciencealert.com/this-fat-weird-swellshark-just-appeared-in-mexico-and-no-one-knows-why-it-s-pink
• FL Museum: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/swell-shark/
• Sharks 4 Kids: https://www.sharks4kids.com/post/april-elasmobranch-of-the-month-swell-shark
• Aquarium of the Pacific: https://www.sharks4kids.com/post/april-elasmobranch-of-the-month-swell-shark
• IUCN Red List: http://iucnredlist.org/species/60227/124453628
• MOTE Marine Laboratory: https://mote.org/animal-encyclopedia/swell-shark/#:~:text=Swell%20sharks%20can%20be%20found%20in%20the,Swell%20to%20almost%20twice%20their%20original%20size
• California DFW: https://cdfwmarine.wordpress.com/2025/08/22/creature-feature-swell-shark/
• North American Journal of Fisheries Management: https://sedarweb.org/documents/s21rd19-the-physiological-response-of-port-jackson-sharks-and-australian-swellsharks-to-sedation-gill-net-capture-and-repeated-sampling-in-captivity/#:~:text=Exposing%20Port%20Jackson%20sharks%20Heterodontus,2006;%20Skomal%202007).
• Plasma level research article #1: https://cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/3493/420421177
• Plasma level research article #2: https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/29179/noaa_29179_DS1.pdf
• Morro Bay National Estuary Program: https://www.mbnep.org/2017/07/28/morro-bay-wildlife-spotlight-swell-shark/#:~:text=This%20is%20a%20myth.,both%20days%20at%2011%20a.m

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A color-changing shark?! That's right! Scientists discovered nano-mirrors in the skin of the blue shark! Dive in and learn all about this amazing camoflage provided by Mother Nature.

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• Science Daily: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250710113154.htm
• Phys.org: https://phys.org/news/2025-07-nanostructures-blue-sharks-reveal-remarkable.html
• Science Alert: https://www.sciencealert.com/blue-sharks-may-be-secret-chameleons-scientists-discover
• Discover Wildlife: https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/blue-sharks-change-colour
• Blue Shark dive depths: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/blue-shark/#:~:text=Being%20a%20pelagic%20species%20the,2005).
• NOAA water pressures at ocean depths: https://www.pmel.noaa.gov/eoi/nemo1998/education/pressure.html
• Atlantic Shark Expeditions end-of-year list: https://atlanticsharkexp.com/14-groundbreaking-2025-shark-discoveries/?fbclid=Iwb21leAOy00RjbGNrA7LTPmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHreisD78BeFNZUyclcQRE_ivSRhd9EUsIK6tR7s4y9NEq-5nF3MN09WW14mh_aem_MjZm2_4HyRWTxPMqgEzOng

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An historical development in shark-tagging science was made by the Shark Research Foundation in October, 2025!

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• On the Water article: https://onthewater.com/tagging-juvenile-white-sharks-ocearch#:~:text=In%202012%20and%202013%2C%20OCEARCH,to%20better%20understand%20their%20physiology.
• OCEARCH fishing gear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-gAw6WJeXI
• OCEARCH research samples: https://www.ocearch.org/blog/on-the-lift/#:~:text=A%20SPOT%20Tag%2C%20or%20Smart,Tracker%20to%20follow%20their%20movements.
• Saving the Blue: https://www.savingtheblue.org/sharktags?srsltid=AfmBOopxvxQkHTCwJtClmOAooKha8ALVT8s9QCyh63Q720tJGy499SKB
• OCEARCH different types of tags: https://www.ocearch.org/blog/ocearch-adds-satellite-tag-to-shark-already-equipped-with-an-acoustic-transmitter/
• Forbes article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/melissacristinamarquez/2025/12/01/scientists-tag-first-free-swimming-great-white-in-canada/
• Shark Research Foundation: https://sharkresearch.org/first-free-swimming-canadian-great-white-shark-tagged-with-fin-mounted-satellite-transmitter/
• OCEARCH Nova Scotia sharks: https://www.ocearch.org/blog/ocearch-is-bringing-advanced-white-shark-research-back-to-nova-scotia-as-they-embark-on-their-42nd-ocean-research-expedition/#:~:text=After%20tagging%2073%20white%20sharks,Northwest%20Atlantic%20white%20shark%20population.
• UMiami Shark Research Lab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharktagging/
• UMiami Shark Research Lab website: https://sharkresearch.earth.miami.edu/

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The CITES CoP20 took place at the end of November 2025, and enacted new or improved protections for some of the world's most endangered sharks, including the oceanic whitetip and the iconic whale shark!

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• Oceanographic Magazine: https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/oceanic-whitetip-sharks-win-historic-trade-ban-in-major-cites-push/#:~:text=In%20a%20defining%20moment%20for,effectively%20bans%20all%20commercial%20trade.
• NOAA Fisheries: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/international-affairs/convention-international-trade-endangered-species-wild-fauna-and#:~:text=Appendix%20I%20includes%20species%20threatened,its%20role%20in%20the%20ecosystem.
• Shark Stewards: https://sharkstewards.org/good-news-for-shark-protection-at-cites-oceanic-whitetip/
• IUCN - Whale shark: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19488/126673248
• CITES Whale shark proposal: https://cites.org/sites/default/files/documents/E-CoP20-Prop-31.pdf
• IUCN SSC Instagram - Gulper sharks: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRlz6WsCGTO/
• IFAW - Gulper sharks: https://www.ifaw.org/journal/deepwater-sharks-cosmetics-cites-decision-extinction
• FWS - Appendix II: https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2024-03/factsheet-cites-appendix-ii-2024_0.pdf
• FL Museum - Tope shark: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/tope-shark/
• IUCN - Tope shark: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39352/2907336
• International Fisheries Alliance: https://thefishingdaily.com/international-fishing-news/international-fisheries-alliance-raises-alarm-over-cites-proposals/
• IUCN - Smoothhound sharks: https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=smoothhound%20shark&searchType=species
• NOAA Fisheries - Shark fisheries: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/six-ways-fishermen-keep-shark-fishing-sustainable

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