Lecture: Seeing Deeper into the World of Great White Sharks

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Dates:	Thursday, May 25, 2017 - Thursday, May 25, 2017
Hours:	7pm-9pm
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	Free
Category:	Lectures/Discussions

Despite its well-established presence in the North Atlantic Ocean, the great white shark is not considered an abundant species and efforts to study its ecology have historically been hampered by the inability of researchers to predictably find these sharks.

However, the rebounding population of gray seals off the coast of New England is drawing white sharks in greater numbers to our shoreline.

In the lecture, 'Seeing Deeper into the World of the Great White Shark,' Cape Cod will be discussed as the only known aggregating site for white sharks in the North Atlantic.

To take advantage of this opportunity, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries initiated a long-term white shark research program in 2009 to study the ecology and natural history of this species in the western North Atlantic.

With more than 100 white sharks now tagged with sophisticated technology, Greg Skomal and his team are piecing together an incredible story of how this shark lives in the North Atlantic.

Greg Skomal, PhD, has been a senior fisheries biologist with Massachusetts Marine Fisheries since 1987 and currently heads up the Massachusetts Shark Research Program.

He is also adjunct faculty at the University of Massachusetts School for Marine Science and Technology in New Bedford.

His shark research has spanned multiple fish habitats around the globe, and much of his current research centers on the use of acoustic telemetry, satellite-based technology, and animal-borne imaging.

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Phone: 617-269-7171