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Welcome to World of Sharks, a podcast all about sharks, rays and their underwater habitat brought to you by the Save our Seas Foundation (SOSF). Forget Jaws – there is SO much more to sharks than their fearsome reputation. Join scientist and shark nerd Dr Isla Hodgson as she chats with leading experts in shark science, conservation and storytelling to take a deep dive into the fascinating world of one of the most diverse, well-adapted, enigmatic, misunderstood and threatened groups of animals on the planet.
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Ask Us Anything About Sharks (Round 2)! With Dr James Lea
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Painting the Town Blue: Artivism and Bringing the Ocean to the Streets with Tré Packard and Akira Biondo
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May 21, 2026 |
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All Shark, No Bite - How Ocean Acidification Could Affect Shark Teeth with Max Baum
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May 07, 2026 |
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The Secret History of Sharks! Shark Evolution and Adaptations with Professor John Long
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Shark Depredation: An Emerging Challenge in Shark Conservation with Mina Hatayama
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Nurse Sharks: The Sharks That Like to Cuddle with Sergio Madrigal Mora
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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How Do Sharks See The World? A Deep Dive Into Shark Vision with Dr Lily Fogg
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Ask Us Anything About Sharks! With Dr James Lea
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Making Way for Sharks and Rays: Where Do We Go From Here? With Sarah Fowler & Rima Jabado
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Bioluminescence: How Glowing Sharks Light Up the Deep
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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On the Hunt! How Sharks Find and Catch their Food with Dr Yannis Papastamatiou
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Sharks in the Dark: Revisiting the Deep Sea with Dr Brit Finucci
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Hammerhead Sharks: Predators with Perspective with Dr Kelly Kingon
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Shark Movements, Food Webs and Flower Gardens with Brett Sweezey
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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The Shark That Swims in Rivers: Protecting the Winghead Sharks of Papua New Guinea with Yolarnie Amepou
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Studying Ancient Sharks at the End of the Earth: How Sevengills Are Responding to Climate Change in New Zealand’s Fiordland with Dr Alice Rogers
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Eyes in the Sky: Using Drones to Gain Insight Into White Shark Behaviour with Carlos Gauna (The Malibu Artist)
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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The Ups and Downs of Shark Movements with Dr Sammy Andrzejaczek
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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In the Field: Monitoring Sharks and Manta Rays on a Remote Island (PART 1 - Manta Rays)
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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In the Field: Monitoring Sharks and Manta Rays on a Remote Island (PART 2 - Sharks)
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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BONUS EPISODE - 50 Years On: Was Jaws Really Bad for Sharks? With Amani Webber-Schultz and Chris Pepin-Neff
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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White Sharks: Secrets of a Top Predator with Dr Alison Kock
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Filling the Gaps to Protect Sharks in Angola with Ana Lúcia Furtado Soares
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May 29, 2025 |
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Forensic Fisheries: Using DNA to Investigate the Trade in Shark Liver Oil with Dr Madeline Green
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May 15, 2025 |
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Hungry Sharks? How a Shark's Digestive System Works
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May 01, 2025 |
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Epaulette Sharks: The Sharks That Can Walk On Land with Faqih Akbar Algozali
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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The Fascinating and Weird World of Shark Eggs with Cat Gordon
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Electroreception: The Shark's Sixth Sense with Professor Stephen Kajiura
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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The Lives of Sharks with Dr Dean Grubbs
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Uncovering The Shark Meat Trade With Dr Divya Karnad and Dr Trisha Gupta
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Sharks You Might Never Have Heard Of...With Kristian Parton
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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In the Field: The Great African Seaforest with Dr Jannes Landschoff
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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What's Happening to the World's Sharks and Rays? With Dr Rima Jabado and Alexandra Morata
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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The Next Frontier: How AI and Underwater Robots Can Help Us Better Understand Sharks with Martina Lonati
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Searching for Sawfish on the Amazonian Coast with Dr Patricia Charvet
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Lemon Sharks: Baby Sharks That Live in Trees with Jillian Morris-Brake
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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How to Build a Career in Shark Science (Part 2!) Featuring the Guests of Seasons 5 and 6
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Capacity Building for Shark Conservation with Dr Andrew Chin
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Megalodon: Inside the Life of a Superpredator with Jack Cooper
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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The Importance of Linguistic Diversity in Shark Science with Jaime Penadés and Hettie Brown
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Regional Endothermy: The Secret Superpower of the Mackerel Sharks with Dr Haley Dolton
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Failure to Launch: Understanding Reproductive Failure in Turtles and Tortoises with Alessia Lavigne
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Building Safe Spaces for Sharks, and Shark Scientists with Jasmin Graham
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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In the Field: Basking Sharks with Dr Alexandra McInturf
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Angel Sharks: Masters of Stealth and Critically Endangered
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Around the ocean in 80 sharks with Dr Helen Scales
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May 30, 2024 |
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Exploring Galápagos, the sharkiest place on Earth with Pelayo Salinas de León
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May 16, 2024 |
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Thresher Sharks: The Biomechanics of Tail-Whipping with Jamie Knaub
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May 02, 2024 |
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Protecting sharks and coastal livelihoods with Dr Hollie Booth
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Could climate change affect baby sharks? With Noémie Coulon
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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The mystery of Charlotte, the pregnant stingray with Dr David Shiffman
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Tackling the fin trade with CITES with Luke Warwick
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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The acoustic world of sharks: how do they hear? With Dr Lucille Chapuis
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Going back in time with shark skin! With Dr Erin Dillon
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Why have sharks been so successful? With Dr James Lea
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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How do I build a career in shark science? Featuring the guests of season 4!
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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How might pollution impact sharks? With Franco Cristiani
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Translating science into conservation action with Rob Bullock and Henriette Grimmel
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Ghost sharks: chimaeras, the sharks’ forgotten cousins with Dr Luz Erandi Saldaña Ruiz
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Shark brains: how are they wired? With Dr Kara E. Yopak
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Saving sharks in the Seychelles with Ellie Moulinie and Dillys Pouponeau
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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How powerful is a shark’s sense of smell? With Dr Lauren Eve Simonitis
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Greenland Sharks: Old, Cold and Fascinating with Dr Julius Nielsen
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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The history and politics of shark ”attacks” with Dr Chris Pepin-Neff
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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What can we learn from a shark’s DNA? With Professor Mahmood Shivji
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Celebrating weird, wonderful and obscure sharks with A-bel Gong, Brit Finucci and Vicky Vásquez
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Documenting the Great African Seaforest with Craig Foster
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Encouraging the next generation of shark conservationists with Dr Clova Mabin
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Exploring human connection with the ocean with Pippa Ehrlich
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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The brilliant world of the blue shark with Dr Jenny Bortoluzzi
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May 18, 2023 |
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Do sharks hang out with their siblings? With Fenella Wood
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May 04, 2023 |
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Grants 101: tips for getting your project funded with Dr James Lea, Lee Crockett and Sarah Fowler OBE
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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A global approach to shark and ray conservation with Rima Jabado, Emiliano García Rodríguez and Ciaran Hyde
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Creating impact through imagery with Thomas Peschak
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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An announcement!
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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What’s been happening in the world of sharks? With Dr James Lea and Jade Schultz
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Working with local communities for shark conservation with Alifa Haque and Dr Nadia Rubio
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Climate change storytelling and Frozen Planet II with Yoland Bosiger and Rachel Butler Scott
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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What is the most endangered species of shark? With Dr Dave Ebert
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Telling epic stories about sharks with Bertie Gregory
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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What did prehistoric sharks look like? With Emma Bernard
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Orca predation on white sharks with Alison Towner
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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How can art help shark conservation? With Rachel Brooks
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Could microplastics impact sharks? With Dr Alina Wieczorek
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Secrets of the Galapagos whale sharks with Jonathan and Sofia Green
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Season 3 Trailer!
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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Ask us anything about sharks! With James Lea, Jade Schultz and Lauren de Vos
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Diving into deep sea sharks! With Paul Clerkin and Sofia Graça Aranha
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Do sharks have friends? With Dr Bryan Keller
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Celebrating ocean wins! With Sarah Fowler OBE
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Do sharks matter? With Dr David Shiffman
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May 26, 2022 |
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Going Beyond Jaws with Andrew Lewin and Dr Dave Ebert
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May 12, 2022 |
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What’s happening to Antarctica’s penguins? With Dr Tom Hart
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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How do marine animals navigate the oceans? With Jesse Granger and Kyle Newton
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Magnificent Mantas! With Lois Flounders, Yani Mohamed and Simon Hilbourne from the Manta Trust
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Reframing the narrative of sharks with Steve Backshall
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Can sharks adapt to changing seas? With David Sims and Freya Womersley
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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How will climate change impact sharks? With Dr Jodie Rummer and Carolyn Wheeler
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Ask us anything! With Dr James Lea and Jade Schultz
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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What do basking sharks eat? With Shane Wasik and Rachel Brooks
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Nov 11, 2021 |