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A screenshot from the video showing a map that highlights shark protections around the globe.
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Map of Shark Protections Through Time

Sharks face many threats from people, including extreme overfishing driven by high...
Fri, 07/28/2017 - 09:17
A shortfin mako glides through the waters off the coast of California.

The State of Sharks, 40 Years After Jaws

by Nancy Knowlton and Wendy Benchley This year marks the 40th anniversary...
October 2017
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage

Shark Snapshot - Saving sharks with an underwater photoshoot

Sharks make headlines, but we don’t actually know a whole lot about...
July 2017
an elephant seal with a tracker
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Citizens of the High Seas

In a world where land is partitioned into countries with defined borders, the ocean...
August 2019

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