Sharkpedia

Sharkpedia

By Meghan Holst and Amani Webber-SchultzScienceNature
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Sharkpedia episodes

  • Shark Conservation with Dr. Catherine Macdonald

    On this episode, Meghan and Amani interview Dr. Catherine Macdonald, Co-Founder and Director of Field School in Miami, about her publication "Conservation potential of apex predator tourism" (Macdonald et al., 2017). We discuss some of the threats that shark populations face, when tourism can play a potentially positive role in shark conservation, and the complexity of working with diverse groups of people towards the same conservation goal. Get ready to jump into the world of shark conservation!

    57 min
  • Basking Sharks with Alex McInturf
    Amani and Meghan talk with PhD Candidate, Alex McInturf! Alex studies physiology in basking sharks and salmon at UC Davis, California. With Alex's help, Meghan and Amani review the article, "Are close-following and breaching behaviours by basking sharks at aggregation sites related to courtship?" by Gore et al., (2018). We talk all about their physiology, migrations, aggregations, breeding behaviour, how they jump their HUGE BODIES OUT OF WATER and more! Get ready to jump into the world of basking sharks!
    1 hr 4 min
  • Let's Jump In
    Amani and Meghan introduce who they are, some of their favorite facts, and what to look forward to in the episodes ahead! Get ready to jump into the world of sharks!
    36 min

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Meghan and Amani are 2 shark researchers exploring sharks and their relatives! Get ready to jump in every-other-week to the world of sharks where Meghan and Amani break down the science with some of…