Learn about the two species of sharks that have been discovered living WITHIN an active volcano!

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SHOW RESOURCES

• NatGeo: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/sharks-underwater-volcano-sharkcano-kavachi?loggedin=true&rnd=1763136530800
• URI's Ocean Classroom Live (interview video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTzGYeVWlBk
• Earth.com: https://www.earth.com/news/scientists-listen-to-waking-volcano-tremors-under-ol-doinyo-lengai/
• American Academy of Audiology: https://www.audiology.org/sharks-can-hear-for-miles/#:~:text=A%20shark's%20%E2%80%9Cinner%20ear%E2%80%9D%20is,ability%20to%20detect%20electrical%20fields.
• State of Hawai'i: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/sharks/about-sharks/senses/#:~:text=Sharks%20seem%20to%20hear%20sounds,from%20over%20a%20mile%20away.
• One Ocean Diving: https://oneoceandiving.com/blogs/f/how-far-can-sharks-hear#:~:text=Their%20hearing%20is%20most%20sensitive,What%20Are%20Endolymphatic%20Pores?
• United States Geological Survey: https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/news/volcano-watch-magnetics-magma-and-monitoring-new-technology-old-questions
• Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nasa-snaps-photos-of-underwater-sharkcano-erupting-180980143/#:~:text=The%20volcano%20is%20located%20in%20the%20southwest,microbial%20communities%20living%20in%20the%20volcano's%20crater.
• University of Hawai'i News: https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2020/02/27/hammerhead-sharks-hold-breath/
• Sharkwater Extinction: https://www.sharkwater.com/shark-database/sharks/silky-shark/
• Fisheries Research Journal: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165783618302856#:~:text=Yet%2C%20very%20little%20is%20known,the%20implementation%20of%20conservation%20measures.
• FishBase: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/912
• USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/05/26/sharkcano-eruption-nasa-pacific-ocean/9943385002/

Helper Sharks!

Bake and Shake Worldwide

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bakeandshakeworldwidepresents
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bakeandshakeworldwide?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

Sound Credits

• Sound Effects courtesy of the Soundboard Mixer app for Android.
• Background ocean waves courtesy of YouTube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG
• Outro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Soundboard Mixer app for Android).

The conclusion to our 2-part episode about The SHARKED Act, a dangerous bill passing through the US Senate. See the links below for opportunities to oppose this bill and help protect our sharks!

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• Email: [email protected]
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharkandawepodcast/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast

SHOW RESOURCES

• Trophic cascade: https://www.britannica.com/science/trophic-cascade
• Rick Scott: https://tinyurl.com/bdfca8d8
• University of California: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/big-sharks-have-big-impact-and-big-problem
• PNAS: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0905620106
• Fiveable: https://fiveable.me/key-terms/hs-honors-biology/ecosystem-balance
• Congress: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/207/text#:~:text=AN%20ACT,Act%20(16%20U.S.C.%201802);
• Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: https://www.trcp.org/2025/08/12/trcp-applauds-bipartisan-support-for-sharked-act/
• IUCN - Scalloped hammerhead: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39385/2918526
• NSW Fisheries: https://www.facebook.com/FisheriesNSW/posts/identifying-hammerhead-sharks-id-guidewe-have-put-together-this-handy-id-guide-f/738418303021533/
• One Ocean Diving: https://oneoceandiving.com/blogs/f/why-coral-reefs-need-sharks
• ASA Fishing: https://asafishing.org/sharked-act/
• ASA's position on The SHARKED Act: https://asafishing.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ASA-Position-on-Shark-Interactions-10-22.pdf
• Economic value in diving with sharks: https://www.dema.org/news/691916/January-2025-Public-Policy-Digest.htm
• Shark Allies: https://sharkallies.org/shark-ecotourism/global-shark-tourism
• Costa Rica: https://www.worldpackers.com/articles/eco-tourism-examples#:~:text=Costa%20Rica%20is%20one%20of,life%20on%20this%20ecological%20farm.
• Action Network **PETITION**: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/protect-endangered-sharks-stop-the-deceptive-sharked-act?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacUimtED4h1Mjc_uzvkp0aglbVUPL4PoxUFRTRM50BR64MrDY63-wDKybsoPA_aem_UehC3ovZb-vOAIGuv4ngwwHelper
• Spencer Roberts IG: https://www.instagram.com/fish_defender/

Helper Sharks!

• Bake and Shake Worldwide Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bakeandshakeworldwidepresents
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bakeandshakeworldwide?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

SOUND CREDITS:

• Sound effects courtesy of the Soundboard Mixer app for Android.
• Background ocean waves courtesy of Youtube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG
• Outro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Soundboard Mixer app)

In this episode, learn about The SHARKED Act, a 2025 US Bill proposed to try to 'mitigate' shark "depredation" on fishermen's catch. Part 1 of 2.

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• Email: [email protected]
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharkandawepodcast/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast

SHOW RESOURCES

• Congress: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/207
• Rick Scott: https://tinyurl.com/bdfca8d8
• Tracking Sharks: https://www.trackingsharks.com/2025-shark-attack-map/
• Daytona Beach News-Journal: https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2025/02/13/shark-attacks-florida-most-bites-world/78471938007/
• USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/08/08/how-many-shark-attacks-2025/85462152007/
• USA Today - Jeffrey Joel quotes: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/westpb/2025/07/25/west-palm-beach-man-survives-shark-attack-in-the-bahamas/85324338007/
• Shark Stewards - The SHARKED Act: https://sharkstewards.org/sharked-act-in-senate-committee-act-now/
• STOP THE SHARKED ACT PETITION (**PLEASE SIGN!!**): https://www.change.org/p/us-senate-protect-shark-populations-in-us-waters-support-science-not-sport-s-interests
• Shark Stewards - "depredation" definition: https://sharkstewards.org/sharked-act/
• EarthJustice: https://earthjustice.org/press/2025/u-s-senate-committee-to-vote-wednesday-on-bill-to-try-to-stop-sharks-from-eating-fish
• Spencer Roberts' IG: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPEgffhDXHu/
• Trump and his stance on sharks: https://theweek.com/politics/donald-trump-shark-obsession-electrocution
• NOAA Sanctuaries article: https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/2025/how-sharks-keep-the-ocean-healthy.html

Helper Sharks!

• Bake and Shake Worldwide: https://www.youtube.com/@bakeandshakeworldwidepresents
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bakeandshakeworldwide?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

**SOUND CREDITS**

• Sound Effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker app for Android.
• Background ocean waves courtesy of Youtube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG
• Outro music called “Coral Chorus” from the game Fortnite (via the Soundboard Maker app).

Happy Halloween! Join us for a special episode where we talk about some spooooky sharks!

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• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharkandawepodcast/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast

SHOW RESOURCES:

Kitefin Shark

• CNN 2021 report: https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/03/asia/shark-bioluminescence-research-scli-intl-scn/index.html
• Bioluminescence: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982216000464
• Vanderbilt University: https://studentorg.vanderbilt.edu/vsvs/2023/01/23/why-can-sharks-glow-in-the-dark/
• Julien Claes: https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/212/22/i/19045/GLOWING-SHARKS-USE-HORMONE-ON-OFF-SWITCHES
• Ocean Conservancy: https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2022/07/14/meet-kitefin-shark/
• NatGeo: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/deep-sea-shark-largest-glowing-animal-bioluminescence#:~:text=However%2C%20the%20sharks%20also%20had,sharks%20communicate%20with%20one%20another.

American Pocket Shark:

• Tulane University: https://news.tulane.edu/pr/researchers-identify-new-species-pocket-shark
• Ocean Conservancy: https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2019/07/30/american-pocket-glow-shark/
• FishBase: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/69597

Goblin Shark:

• Size and habitat: https://www.sharktrust.org/blog/creature-feature-goblin-shark
• Teeth: https://www.fossilguy.com/gallery/vert/fish-shark/goblin/index.htm
• Sharkwater Extinction: https://www.sharkwater.com/shark-database/sharks/goblin-shark/
• USFWS: https://www.fws.gov/story/goblin-sharks#:~:text=While%20their%20more%20famous,going%20back%20125%20million%20years!
• FishBase: https://fishbase.se/summary/5910

Cookiecutter Shark:

• Florida Museum: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/cookiecutter-shark/
• Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/this-tiny-shark-can-take-out-nuclear-submarines-2013-1
• NY Post: https://nypost.com/2023/09/07/glow-in-the-dark-cookiecutter-sharks-attack-aussie-boat/
• Catamaran story: https://www.waaytv.com/news/these-small-cookiecutter-sharks-sank-an-inflatable-catamaran-and-sparked-a-dramatic-rescue/article_04711159-5417-5c91-8e16-2f96579fee80.html

Helper Sharks

• Bake and Shake Worldwide: https://www.youtube.com/@bakeandshakeworldwidepresents

SOUND CREDITS:

• Sound effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker App for Android.
• Background ocean waves courtesy of YouTube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG
• Outro music "Coral Chorus" from Fortnite.

**Join us for our milestone 10TH EPISODE!** And it's a special pre-Halloween episode about Ghost Sharks (Chimaeras)! Thank you for getting the Shark and Awe podcast to episode #10! We're glad you're here!

Get in touch!

• Email: [email protected]
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharkandawepodcast/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast

SHOW RESOURCES:

• Cape Clasp: https://www.capeclasp.com/blogs/cape-clasp-blog/5-facts-about-ghost-sharks#:~:text=4.,keep%20growing%20throughout%20their%20life.
• Shark Trust: https://www.sharktrust.org/chimaera
• Shark Research Institute: https://www.sharks.org/blog/blogs/science-blog/sharks-and-chimaeras-and-a-hedgehog
• PADI - Chimaeras: https://blog.padi.com/sharks-lesser-known-but-equally-amazing-relatives/#:~:text=and%20coolest)%20relatives.-,Chimaeras,scales%2C%20chimaeras%20have%20smooth%20skin.
• Shark's "sixth sense": https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/even-sharks-electrical-sixth-sense-may-be-tuned-attack#:~:text=%E2%80%9CIon%20channels%20essentially%20make%20the,synapses%2C%20made%20with%20neighboring%20neurons.
• American Scientist - Ampullae of Lorenzini: https://www.americanscientist.org/article/the-discovery-of-the-sharks-electric-sense
• Hawaii's Department of Land and Natural Resources: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/sharks/about-sharks/senses/#:~:text=The%20lateral%20line%20system%20consists,as%20the%20acoustico%2Dlateralis%20system.
• Dr. Saldana Ruiz: https://saveourseas.com/worldofsharks/podcast/ghost-sharks-chimaeras-the-sharks-forgotten-cousins
• Dulvy - IUCN Red List Status 2020: https://www.dulvy.com/uploads/2/1/0/4/21048414/finucci_2020_faf.12526.pdf
• SciTech Daily: https://scitechdaily.com/deep-sea-ghost-sharks-grow-teeth-on-their-foreheads-and-scientists-finally-know-why/
• University of Florida: https://news.ufl.edu/2025/09/ghost-shark-teeth/
• Discover Magazine: https://www.discovermagazine.com/ghost-sharks-grow-retractable-teeth-out-of-their-forehead-not-to-eat-but-to-mate-48002
• Florida Museum: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/ghost-shark/
• National Marine Sanctuary Foundation: https://marinesanctuary.org/blog/sea-wonder-ghost-shark/
• LiveScience: https://www.livescience.com/animals/fish/ghost-shark-with-enormous-head-and-giant-iridescent-eyes-discovered-off-thailand
• NOAA: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/ocean-fact/explored/
• Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-long-does-it-really-take-to-form-a-habit/

Helper Sharks

• Bake and Shake Worldwide: https://www.youtube.com/@bakeandshakeworldwidepresents

SOUND CREDITS:

• Sound Effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker app for Android.
• Background ocean waves courtesy of Youtube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG
• Outro music “Coral Chorus” from Fortnite

Today, you'll not only learn about efforts to reintroduce endangered shark species into the world, but about the wild birds that inspired this episode - the Spix's macaw of Brazil!

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• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharkandawepodcast/
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SHOW RESOURCES:

• Spix's macaw: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/for-extinct-spixs-macaw-successful-comeback-is-overshadowed-by-uncertainty/#:~:text=The%20ACTP's%20main%20partner%20in,items%5D%20have%20been%20ticked.%E2%80%9D
• NatGeo: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/shark-rewilding-indonesia-oceans-conservation-zebra?showLogin=true&cds_email=Z290Z2hvc3Rzc0B5YWhvby5jb20%3D&loggedin=true&rnd=1760538522862
• Conservation.org: https://www.conservation.org/blog/how-an-extraordinary-new-effort-is-giving-sharks-a-fighting-chance
• IUCN - Zebra shark (Indo-Pacific leopard shark): https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41878/124425292
• Reasons to be Cheerful: https://reasonstobecheerful.world/worlds-first-rewilded-sharks-thrive-reshark/
• Spencer Roberts' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fish_defender

PETITION LINKS:

• Stop Social Media Shark Poaching: https://www.change.org/p/stop-social-media-shark-poaching?utm_medium=custom_url&utm_source=share_petition&recruited_by_id=ca3fa010-304a-11e7-b43d-1341a57174ad
• Save Miami Sharks: Ban Land-Based Shark Fishing: https://www.change.org/p/save-miami-sharks-ban-land-based-shark-fishing?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAad9pVwBIGq4PB_YZh2I5GLX8ZKxGc8JH2moYchgffB6xgYs29moeGbHE48y5w_aem_attNDNWgolXApeqkCyI7JA
• Stop the Deceptive SHARKED Act: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/protect-endangered-sharks-stop-the-deceptive-sharked-act?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacUimtED4h1Mjc_uzvkp0aglbVUPL4PoxUFRTRM50BR64MrDY63-wDKybsoPA_aem_UehC3ovZb-vOAIGuv4ngww

Helper Sharks:

• Bake and Shake Worldwide: https://www.youtube.com/@bakeandshakeworldwidepresents

SOUND CREDITS:

• Sound Effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker app for Android.
• Background ocean waves courtesy of YouTube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG
• Outro music called “Coral Chorus” from the game Fortnite (via the Soundboard Maker app)

Great news has been reported about the sand tiger (grey nurse) shark in Australia! Tune into this week's episode to find out what's happening in the land Down Under!

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Email: [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharkandawepodcast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast

Check out our helper sharks:

Bake and Shake Worldwide: https://www.youtube.com/@bakeandshakeworldwidepresents

SHOW RESOURCES:

• Worldwide names: https://tinyurl.com/mr2em4ds
• Worldwide names (blue-nurse): https://tinyurl.com/2e2wnxfv
• OnlyOne Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPeHJzJk0SC/?img_index=4
• OnlyOne website: https://tinyurl.com/2a4pycnb
• IUCN - Australia: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44070/10854830
• IUCN - Mediterranean: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3854/16527817
• Teeth: https://tinyurl.com/y57v7vs5
• ISAF: https://tinyurl.com/mtcwf7k6
• Species Implicated in Attacks: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/factors/species-implicated/
• Habitat: https://virginiaaquarium.com/sand-tiger-shark#:~:text=from%20all%20sides.-,Habitat,during%20the%20summer%20each%20year.
• Oceana: https://oceana.org/marine-life/sand-tiger-shark/
• FL Museum: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/sand-tiger-shark/
• Breathing methods: https://cimi.org/blog/spiracles-the-secret-of-the-benthic-shark/
• NatGeo Kids: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/facts/sand-tiger-shark
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-13/critically-endangered-grey-nurse-shark-numbers-on-the-rise/105765674
• DCCEEW: https://tinyurl.com/23sbkea
• Grey Nurse Shark Recovery Plan: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/threatened/recovery-plans/recovery-plan-grey-nurse-shark-carcharias-taurus-2014
• Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey: https://conservewildlifenj.org/?species=carcharias-taurus
• IFL Science: https://www.iflscience.com/meet-rip-the-worlds-first-sand-tiger-shark-pup-born-by-artificial-insemination-63799
• ReefQuest Center for Shark Research: http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/shark_profiles/c_taurus.htm#:~:text=Due%20to%20its%20large%20size,was%20previously%20in%20general%20usage.
• Ripley's story: https://www.aza.org/connect-stories/stories/ripleys-aquariums-research-efforts-birth-sand-tiger-shark-first-successful-by-artificial-insemination
• Ripley's Aquarium Myrtle Beach: https://www.ripleys.com/attractions/ripleys-aquarium-of-myrtle-beach/conservation

SOUND CREDITS

**Sound Effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker app for Android.

**Background ocean waves courtesy of Youtube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG

**Outro music called “Coral Chorus” from the game Fortnite (via the Soundboard Maker app)

This week's episode is all about the thresher shark, with its awesome whip-like tail. Tune in to find out what's being done to protect this shark, where you might encounter one, and how big they grow.

GET IN TOUCH!

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharkandawepodcast/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast
• Email: [email protected]

SHOW RESOURCES:

• IUCN Red List: https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=thresher%20shark&searchType=species
• Florida Museum - Pelagic Thresher: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/pelagic-thresher/
• NOAA - Common Thresher: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/atlantic-common-thresher-shark
• Oceana: https://oceana.org/marine-life/pelagic-thresher-shark/#:~:text=The%20pelagic%20thresher%20is%20the,will%20also%20eat%20pelagic%20squid.
• Shark Angels - Big-eye Thresher: https://sharkangels.org/feb-monthly-chomp-bigeye-thresher-shark/
• Marine Species Portal: https://marinespecies.wildlife.ca.gov/common-thresher-shark/false/
• United Native Americans: https://www.facebook.com/iitfii02/photos/this-educational-graphic-compares-three-species-of-thresher-sharkscommon-bigeye-/760904433385373/
• Defenders of Wildlife: https://defenders.org/blog/2015/04/big-threats-bigeye-thresher
• Save Our Seas: https://saveourseas.com/project/the-thresher-sharks-of-rhun-island/
• CITES: https://cites.org/eng/prog/shark/more.php
• NOAA Shark ID Guide: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/s3//2024-05/Rec-Shark-ID-Placard-04-2024.pdf
• Nature journal: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06825-8#:~:text=During%202017%E2%80%932021%2C%20on%20average,%25)%20for%20other%20vessel%20activities.
• Rafid Shiqui: https://www.neaq.org/its-more-than-just-thresher-shark-conservation/
• Thresher Shark Indonesia: https://threshershark.id/en/
• Fisheries Research Journal: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165783614002112
• NOAA Safe Fishing Guidelines: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/resources-fishing/fishing-tips-protect-sea-turtles-and-marine-mammals
• FAU: https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/shark-tail-whipping-study.php#:~:text=The%20tresher%20shark's%20exceptionally%20elongated,but%20also%20a%20formidable%20hunter.
• Shark Angels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sharkangels/posts/10160117588611715/
• Shark Guardian (video): https://www.sharkguardian.org/post/pelagic-thresher-shark#:~:text=Pelagic%20threshers%20swim%20fast%20toward,each%20whip%20from%20its%20tail.
• Smithsonian Ocean: https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/sharks-rays/shark-tail-fins-tell-story#:~:text=The%20thresher%20shark's%20tail%20serves,of%20the%20water%20in%20bubbles.
• The Thresher Shark Project: http://www.threshersharkproject.org/TSRCP/Home.html

SOUND CREDIT:

• Sound Effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker app for Android
• Background ocean waves courtesy of YouTube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG
• Outro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Soundboard Maker app)

This is part 2 of the Great White Shark episode! It's longer than past episodes so far, but it's chock-full of great information and fun facts! Stick with me and become an ocean warrior!

Get in touch!

• Email: [email protected]
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shark_and_awe_podcast/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast

SHOW RESOURCES

• IUCN Red List - Great White Shark: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3855/212629880#assessment-information
• NewsWeek: https://www.newsweek.com/great-white-sharks-populations-interbreeding-conservation-1931909
• GWS range: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/white-shark
• West Coast populations: https://sharkstewards.org/great-white-sharks-on-the-rise/
• South African populations: https://tinyurl.com/4358b47h
• Calypso Star Charters: https://sharkcagediving.com.au/shark-tours
• Save Our Seas: https://saveourseas.com/update/return-to-neptune-islands/
• Merriam-Webster: https://tinyurl.com/2vdh35pn
• Mistaken Identity Hypothesis: https://brill.com/view/journals/beh/160/11-14/article-p1153_6.xml
• One Ocean Diving: https://oneoceandiving.com/blogs/f/do-sharks-have-tongues-and-taste-buds
• International Shark Attack File: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/factors/species-implicated/
• Rogue shark theory: https://natureaccordingtosam.wordpress.com/2022/05/10/the-guilt-of-one-shark-the-history-of-the-rogue-shark-theory/
• 2010 Egypt "attacks": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Sharm_El_Sheikh_shark_attacks
• Oceana: https://usa.oceana.org/threats-great-white-sharks/
• World Economic Forum: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/02/how-microplastics-get-into-the-food-chain/
• Shark conservation: https://farallones.noaa.gov/eco/sharks/sharks_conservation.html

SHARK FUN FACTS!

• White Shark Projects: https://www.whitesharkprojects.co.za/news/10-interesting-facts-about-the-great-white-shark/
• WWF: https://tinyurl.com/mtbf4xja
• Breaching - Smithsonian Ocean: https://tinyurl.com/t8jfffet
• Breaching - A-Z Animals: https://a-z-animals.com/video/great-white-shark-breaks-record-with-unbelievable-15-foot-jump/
• Breaching - Zola's jump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOVoXfP5i8s&t=6s
• IFAW: https://www.ifaw.org/animals/great-white-sharks#faqs

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In this multi-part special, learn all about the ocean's most famous shark: the Great White! In this week's episode, we talk habitats, baby sharks, mating events, and the biggest adult great white on record!

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SHOW RESOURCES:

• FishBase: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/751
• Endothermic sharks: https://www.sharks4kids.com/post/2019/01/31/endothermic-sharks
• White Shark Ocean: https://tinyurl.com/8d47mvke
• NOAA Fisheries: https://tinyurl.com/5yxf6w4a
• National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/babies-great-white-sharks-camera-new-york
• LiveScience: https://www.livescience.com/49874-sharks-mature-later-thought.html
• Ovoviviparous sharks: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/sharpen-your-shark-facts
• Save Our Seas: https://saveourseas.com/worldofsharks/species/white-shark
• Adelphophagy: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/fish/sharks/shark-pup2.htm
• California Dept of Fish and Wildlife: https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Marine/White-Shark#542632341-how-old-do-white-sharks-get-and-how-often-do-they-reproduce
• Shark Research Institute: https://www.sharks.org/blog/2020/9/14/white-shark-mating-new-zealand
• The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/04/rolling-and-rolling-and-rolling-the-first-detailed-account-of-great-white-shark-sex
• Abyss Scuba Diving: https://www.abyss.com.au/blog/sharks/great-white-sharks
• All-white baby great white: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/first-ever-sighting-live-newborn-great-white
• California State University: https://tinyurl.com/cmd43h26
• Sub-adult definition: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.744202/full
• Cape Cod Times: https://tinyurl.com/muarbekx
• OCEARCH: https://www.ocearch.org/education/shark-facts/
• NewsWeek: https://www.newsweek.com/deep-blue-biggest-great-white-shark-world-story-pictures-1709971
• The Economic Times: https://tinyurl.com/9aet76au