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The Jaws Effect

Tomorrow is the Fourth of July, and it’s also a couple days into National Geographic’s SharkFest. CHASING SHADOWS, my new book written with shark biologist Greg Skomal, publishes in just nine days…so, of course, I’m thinking sharks and Jaws and … Continue reading

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Naming Sharks

In Chasing Shadows, which comes out in just 10 days, my co-author, Greg Skomal, and I talk about the practice of naming the sharks he is studying. Greg is a shark biologist, and he’s identified many sharks off the coast … Continue reading

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Countdown to CHASING SHADOWS Launch Day – Daily Blog Entries with Excerpts from the Book

Chasing Shadows is a book about the resurgence in the white shark population in the western North Atlantic seen through the eyes of shark biologist Greg Skomal, who quite unexpectedly, found himself in the middle of it all. Written with … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Stan!

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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My Relationship with White Sharks

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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