Category Archives: Sharks

30 Years of Coastal Shark Protection in the Atlantic

Posted on 9 April 2023 by Ret Talbot

This April marks the 30th anniversary of US federal protection for sharks in the Atlantic Ocean. It was a long time coming, but these regulations, in combination with the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act and the 1997 ban on killing … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Stan!

Posted on 5 April 2023 by Ret Talbot

Today is Stan Waterman’s 100th birthday! For those who don’t know, Stan Waterman is a five time Emmy winning cinematographer and a pioneering giant in the world of shark diving. We mention Stan a couple times in Chasing Shadows because … Continue reading →

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Where Science and Poetry Meet

Posted on 18 February 2023 by Ret Talbot

The white shark is no myth. It is no accident or aberration. It is the result of a sequence of precise adaptations achieved over millions of years, and it has culminated in this—a near-perfect, albeit little-understood, animal swimming steadily north along the Outer Cape on a mid-September morning. Continue reading →

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My Relationship with White Sharks

Posted on 24 August 2020 by Ret Talbot

With a growing number of white sharks returning to New England each summer, I’ve been asking people about their relationship with sharks and how that relationship may have changed over time. I’m struck that many start by talking about JAWS. … Continue reading →

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