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How 14 African Countries Joined Forces to Protect Sharks and Rays
How 14 African Countries Joined Forces to Protect Sharks and Rays
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Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin interview shark scientists and conservationists to find out the steps they took that lead them to study and work with sharks. Interviews include stories of field shenanigans; career choices and advice; and, the science of sharks that may or may not include great white sharks...mostly not.
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- How 14 African Countries Joined Forces to Protect Sharks and Rays · 37 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 136Sharks and rays are landed every day along the coast from Mauritania to Angola, yet for decades almost nothing was known about them. Researchers working in the region have often…
- 37 Shark and Ray Species Documented in Benin: Inside West Africa's Shark Research · 47 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 13537 shark and ray species documented in Benin, the result of more than 15 years of fieldwork by fisheries biologist Dr. Houangninan Midinoudewa. He has built Benin's first…
- How Carlos Gauna's Drone Revealed California's Hidden White Sharks · 1 h 2 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 134What flying drones over great whites really revealed is that far more white sharks live off Southern California beaches than anyone's records showed, often within a few yards of…
- How a Three-Month Trip Turned Into a Career in Sharks · 53 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 132Dr. Clova Mabin never set out to become a shark educator. She grew up on Scotland's windswept, freezing beaches with no TV until she was 13, which meant a childhood spent outside…
- Inside Shark Biology and Conservation, Second Edition · 53 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 131Every shark course needs a bible, and this one just got a second edition. Five years after the first Shark Biology and Conservation: Essentials for Educators, Students, and…
- Saving Ghana's Guitarfish: Inside West Africa's First Shark Science Program · 46 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 130Dr. Issah Seidu didn't set out to become West Africa's first dedicated shark and ray scientist. He started his career studying dragonflies, damselflies, amphibians, and even…
- Walking Sharks and the Great Zebra vs. Leopard Shark Debate with Dr. Chris Dudgeon · 1 h 9 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 127Dr. Chris Dudgeon has spent more than two decades studying some of the ocean's strangest and least understood sharks, from the reef-walking Hemiscyllium species of Papua New…
- Walking Sharks Explained: A PhD Candidate's Path to a New Species · 52 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 128Walking sharks are one of the strangest small predators on the reef: pectoral fins built for crawling across coral flats at low tide, distributions so narrow some species live in…
- Inside Shark Week 2026: Jesse Colaizzi on Alien Sharks Untamed America · 1 h 6 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 127It's Shark Week season again, and Andrew Lewin and Dr. David Ebert are joined for the third year running by Jesse Colaizzi, an award-winning television documentary producer…
- She Spent Years Tracking Sharks in Crocodile-Infested Rivers · 54 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 123Dr. Julia Constance is back on Beyond Jaws, and this time she's joining hosts Andrew Lewin and Dr. David Ebert as Dr. Constance. Julia returns fresh off completing her PhD on the…
- What Does a Camera Have to Do With Saving Sharks? · 1 h 5 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 125For decades, stunning shark photographs have shaped the way millions of people think about these misunderstood predators. But behind every unforgettable image is a story that…
- What a 5-Week Shark Trip Revealed About the Future of Shark Science and Conservation · 1 h 5 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 120Dave Ebert returns from a five-week journey across South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives, sharing stories from shark research, Sharks International, mentoring young…
- How Do You Build an Ocean Career When You Live Inland? · 57 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 123Ocean careers rarely follow a straight line. In this episode of How to Protect the Ocean, Dave Ebert takes over the host chair to interview Andrew Lewin about his career journey…
- Are Orcas Really to Blame for the Missing Great Whites? · 1 h 28 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 122Great white sharks have disappeared from some of South Africa's most famous shark hotspots, but the reason may not be as simple as the popular story suggests. In this episode…
- The Big Question at Sharks International 2026: Are We Saving Sharks the Right Way? · 52 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 121Ocean Conservation feels like it's everywhere, but are we actually making a difference, or just telling ourselves we are? In this episode, we break down what really works in…
- She Built Shark Science Where Almost Nobody Was Looking · 1 h 3 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 120Shark Conservation What happens when an entire coastline is full of species we barely understand, and almost no one is studying them? In this episode of Beyond Jaws, we speak…
- She Didn't Plan to Study Sharks, Then Everything Changed in the Bay of Bengal · 53 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 119Shark Conservation What happens when one unexpected opportunity completely changes your career path, and why does that matter for the future of sharks? In this episode of the…
- He Couldn't Become a Doctor… So He Built a Shark Conservation Movement · 1 h 4 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 117Shark conservation often feels like something only experts or elite scientists can do, but what if one unexpected decision could completely change your life and impact an entire…
- Scientists Thought Sawfish Were Gone… They Were Wrong · 42 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 118Sawfish conservation might be one of the most overlooked stories in the ocean, but what scientists are discovering right now could completely change how we think about their…
- She Moved Across the World to Study Devil Rays… Here's Why It Matters · 44 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 116Devil rays are some of the most mysterious animals in the ocean, yet most people have never heard of them. In this episode, we sit down with marine scientist Marta Palacios to…
