Happy Halloween! Join us for a special episode where we talk about some spooooky sharks!

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SHOW RESOURCES:

Kitefin Shark

• CNN 2021 report: https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/03/asia/shark-bioluminescence-research-scli-intl-scn/index.html
• Bioluminescence: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982216000464
• Vanderbilt University: https://studentorg.vanderbilt.edu/vsvs/2023/01/23/why-can-sharks-glow-in-the-dark/
• Julien Claes: https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/212/22/i/19045/GLOWING-SHARKS-USE-HORMONE-ON-OFF-SWITCHES
• Ocean Conservancy: https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2022/07/14/meet-kitefin-shark/
• NatGeo: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/deep-sea-shark-largest-glowing-animal-bioluminescence#:~:text=However%2C%20the%20sharks%20also%20had,sharks%20communicate%20with%20one%20another.

American Pocket Shark:

• Tulane University: https://news.tulane.edu/pr/researchers-identify-new-species-pocket-shark
• Ocean Conservancy: https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2019/07/30/american-pocket-glow-shark/
• FishBase: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/69597

Goblin Shark:

• Size and habitat: https://www.sharktrust.org/blog/creature-feature-goblin-shark
• Teeth: https://www.fossilguy.com/gallery/vert/fish-shark/goblin/index.htm
• Sharkwater Extinction: https://www.sharkwater.com/shark-database/sharks/goblin-shark/
• USFWS: https://www.fws.gov/story/goblin-sharks#:~:text=While%20their%20more%20famous,going%20back%20125%20million%20years!
• FishBase: https://fishbase.se/summary/5910

Cookiecutter Shark:

• Florida Museum: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/cookiecutter-shark/
• Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/this-tiny-shark-can-take-out-nuclear-submarines-2013-1
• NY Post: https://nypost.com/2023/09/07/glow-in-the-dark-cookiecutter-sharks-attack-aussie-boat/
• Catamaran story: https://www.waaytv.com/news/these-small-cookiecutter-sharks-sank-an-inflatable-catamaran-and-sparked-a-dramatic-rescue/article_04711159-5417-5c91-8e16-2f96579fee80.html

Helper Sharks

• Bake and Shake Worldwide: https://www.youtube.com/@bakeandshakeworldwidepresents

SOUND CREDITS:

• Sound effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker App for Android.
• Background ocean waves courtesy of YouTube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG
• Outro music "Coral Chorus" from Fortnite.

**Join us for our milestone 10TH EPISODE!** And it's a special pre-Halloween episode about Ghost Sharks (Chimaeras)! Thank you for getting the Shark and Awe podcast to episode #10! We're glad you're here!

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• Email: sharkandawepodcast@gmail.com
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SHOW RESOURCES:

• Cape Clasp: https://www.capeclasp.com/blogs/cape-clasp-blog/5-facts-about-ghost-sharks#:~:text=4.,keep%20growing%20throughout%20their%20life.
• Shark Trust: https://www.sharktrust.org/chimaera
• Shark Research Institute: https://www.sharks.org/blog/blogs/science-blog/sharks-and-chimaeras-and-a-hedgehog
• PADI - Chimaeras: https://blog.padi.com/sharks-lesser-known-but-equally-amazing-relatives/#:~:text=and%20coolest)%20relatives.-,Chimaeras,scales%2C%20chimaeras%20have%20smooth%20skin.
• Shark's "sixth sense": https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/even-sharks-electrical-sixth-sense-may-be-tuned-attack#:~:text=%E2%80%9CIon%20channels%20essentially%20make%20the,synapses%2C%20made%20with%20neighboring%20neurons.
• American Scientist - Ampullae of Lorenzini: https://www.americanscientist.org/article/the-discovery-of-the-sharks-electric-sense
• Hawaii's Department of Land and Natural Resources: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/sharks/about-sharks/senses/#:~:text=The%20lateral%20line%20system%20consists,as%20the%20acoustico%2Dlateralis%20system.
• Dr. Saldana Ruiz: https://saveourseas.com/worldofsharks/podcast/ghost-sharks-chimaeras-the-sharks-forgotten-cousins
• Dulvy - IUCN Red List Status 2020: https://www.dulvy.com/uploads/2/1/0/4/21048414/finucci_2020_faf.12526.pdf
• SciTech Daily: https://scitechdaily.com/deep-sea-ghost-sharks-grow-teeth-on-their-foreheads-and-scientists-finally-know-why/
• University of Florida: https://news.ufl.edu/2025/09/ghost-shark-teeth/
• Discover Magazine: https://www.discovermagazine.com/ghost-sharks-grow-retractable-teeth-out-of-their-forehead-not-to-eat-but-to-mate-48002
• Florida Museum: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/ghost-shark/
• National Marine Sanctuary Foundation: https://marinesanctuary.org/blog/sea-wonder-ghost-shark/
• LiveScience: https://www.livescience.com/animals/fish/ghost-shark-with-enormous-head-and-giant-iridescent-eyes-discovered-off-thailand
• NOAA: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/ocean-fact/explored/
• Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-long-does-it-really-take-to-form-a-habit/

Helper Sharks

• Bake and Shake Worldwide: https://www.youtube.com/@bakeandshakeworldwidepresents

SOUND CREDITS:

• Sound Effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker app for Android.
• Background ocean waves courtesy of Youtube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG
• Outro music “Coral Chorus” from Fortnite

Today, you'll not only learn about efforts to reintroduce endangered shark species into the world, but about the wild birds that inspired this episode - the Spix's macaw of Brazil!

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SHOW RESOURCES:

• Spix's macaw: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/for-extinct-spixs-macaw-successful-comeback-is-overshadowed-by-uncertainty/#:~:text=The%20ACTP's%20main%20partner%20in,items%5D%20have%20been%20ticked.%E2%80%9D
• NatGeo: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/shark-rewilding-indonesia-oceans-conservation-zebra?showLogin=true&cds_email=Z290Z2hvc3Rzc0B5YWhvby5jb20%3D&loggedin=true&rnd=1760538522862
• Conservation.org: https://www.conservation.org/blog/how-an-extraordinary-new-effort-is-giving-sharks-a-fighting-chance
• IUCN - Zebra shark (Indo-Pacific leopard shark): https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41878/124425292
• Reasons to be Cheerful: https://reasonstobecheerful.world/worlds-first-rewilded-sharks-thrive-reshark/
• Spencer Roberts' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fish_defender

PETITION LINKS:

• Stop Social Media Shark Poaching: https://www.change.org/p/stop-social-media-shark-poaching?utm_medium=custom_url&utm_source=share_petition&recruited_by_id=ca3fa010-304a-11e7-b43d-1341a57174ad
• Save Miami Sharks: Ban Land-Based Shark Fishing: https://www.change.org/p/save-miami-sharks-ban-land-based-shark-fishing?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAad9pVwBIGq4PB_YZh2I5GLX8ZKxGc8JH2moYchgffB6xgYs29moeGbHE48y5w_aem_attNDNWgolXApeqkCyI7JA
• Stop the Deceptive SHARKED Act: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/protect-endangered-sharks-stop-the-deceptive-sharked-act?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAacUimtED4h1Mjc_uzvkp0aglbVUPL4PoxUFRTRM50BR64MrDY63-wDKybsoPA_aem_UehC3ovZb-vOAIGuv4ngww

Helper Sharks:

• Bake and Shake Worldwide: https://www.youtube.com/@bakeandshakeworldwidepresents

SOUND CREDITS:

• Sound Effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker app for Android.
• Background ocean waves courtesy of YouTube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG
• Outro music called “Coral Chorus” from the game Fortnite (via the Soundboard Maker app)

Great news has been reported about the sand tiger (grey nurse) shark in Australia! Tune into this week's episode to find out what's happening in the land Down Under!

Get in touch!

Email: sharkandawepodcast@gmail.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharkandawepodcast/

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Check out our helper sharks:

Bake and Shake Worldwide: https://www.youtube.com/@bakeandshakeworldwidepresents

SHOW RESOURCES:

• Worldwide names: https://tinyurl.com/mr2em4ds
• Worldwide names (blue-nurse): https://tinyurl.com/2e2wnxfv
• OnlyOne Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPeHJzJk0SC/?img_index=4
• OnlyOne website: https://tinyurl.com/2a4pycnb
• IUCN - Australia: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44070/10854830
• IUCN - Mediterranean: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3854/16527817
• Teeth: https://tinyurl.com/y57v7vs5
• ISAF: https://tinyurl.com/mtcwf7k6
• Species Implicated in Attacks: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/factors/species-implicated/
• Habitat: https://virginiaaquarium.com/sand-tiger-shark#:~:text=from%20all%20sides.-,Habitat,during%20the%20summer%20each%20year.
• Oceana: https://oceana.org/marine-life/sand-tiger-shark/
• FL Museum: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/sand-tiger-shark/
• Breathing methods: https://cimi.org/blog/spiracles-the-secret-of-the-benthic-shark/
• NatGeo Kids: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/facts/sand-tiger-shark
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-13/critically-endangered-grey-nurse-shark-numbers-on-the-rise/105765674
• DCCEEW: https://tinyurl.com/23sbkea
• Grey Nurse Shark Recovery Plan: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/biodiversity/threatened/recovery-plans/recovery-plan-grey-nurse-shark-carcharias-taurus-2014
• Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey: https://conservewildlifenj.org/?species=carcharias-taurus
• IFL Science: https://www.iflscience.com/meet-rip-the-worlds-first-sand-tiger-shark-pup-born-by-artificial-insemination-63799
• ReefQuest Center for Shark Research: http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/shark_profiles/c_taurus.htm#:~:text=Due%20to%20its%20large%20size,was%20previously%20in%20general%20usage.
• Ripley's story: https://www.aza.org/connect-stories/stories/ripleys-aquariums-research-efforts-birth-sand-tiger-shark-first-successful-by-artificial-insemination
• Ripley's Aquarium Myrtle Beach: https://www.ripleys.com/attractions/ripleys-aquarium-of-myrtle-beach/conservation

SOUND CREDITS

**Sound Effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker app for Android.

**Background ocean waves courtesy of Youtube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG

**Outro music called “Coral Chorus” from the game Fortnite (via the Soundboard Maker app)

This week's episode is all about the thresher shark, with its awesome whip-like tail. Tune in to find out what's being done to protect this shark, where you might encounter one, and how big they grow.

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• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharkandawepodcast/
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• Email: SharkAndAwePodcast@gmail.com

SHOW RESOURCES:

• IUCN Red List: https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=thresher%20shark&searchType=species
• Florida Museum - Pelagic Thresher: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/pelagic-thresher/
• NOAA - Common Thresher: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/atlantic-common-thresher-shark
• Oceana: https://oceana.org/marine-life/pelagic-thresher-shark/#:~:text=The%20pelagic%20thresher%20is%20the,will%20also%20eat%20pelagic%20squid.
• Shark Angels - Big-eye Thresher: https://sharkangels.org/feb-monthly-chomp-bigeye-thresher-shark/
• Marine Species Portal: https://marinespecies.wildlife.ca.gov/common-thresher-shark/false/
• United Native Americans: https://www.facebook.com/iitfii02/photos/this-educational-graphic-compares-three-species-of-thresher-sharkscommon-bigeye-/760904433385373/
• Defenders of Wildlife: https://defenders.org/blog/2015/04/big-threats-bigeye-thresher
• Save Our Seas: https://saveourseas.com/project/the-thresher-sharks-of-rhun-island/
• CITES: https://cites.org/eng/prog/shark/more.php
• NOAA Shark ID Guide: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/s3//2024-05/Rec-Shark-ID-Placard-04-2024.pdf
• Nature journal: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06825-8#:~:text=During%202017%E2%80%932021%2C%20on%20average,%25)%20for%20other%20vessel%20activities.
• Rafid Shiqui: https://www.neaq.org/its-more-than-just-thresher-shark-conservation/
• Thresher Shark Indonesia: https://threshershark.id/en/
• Fisheries Research Journal: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165783614002112
• NOAA Safe Fishing Guidelines: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/resources-fishing/fishing-tips-protect-sea-turtles-and-marine-mammals
• FAU: https://www.fau.edu/newsdesk/articles/shark-tail-whipping-study.php#:~:text=The%20tresher%20shark's%20exceptionally%20elongated,but%20also%20a%20formidable%20hunter.
• Shark Angels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sharkangels/posts/10160117588611715/
• Shark Guardian (video): https://www.sharkguardian.org/post/pelagic-thresher-shark#:~:text=Pelagic%20threshers%20swim%20fast%20toward,each%20whip%20from%20its%20tail.
• Smithsonian Ocean: https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/sharks-rays/shark-tail-fins-tell-story#:~:text=The%20thresher%20shark's%20tail%20serves,of%20the%20water%20in%20bubbles.
• The Thresher Shark Project: http://www.threshersharkproject.org/TSRCP/Home.html

SOUND CREDIT:

• Sound Effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker app for Android
• Background ocean waves courtesy of YouTube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG
• Outro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Soundboard Maker app)

This is part 2 of the Great White Shark episode! It's longer than past episodes so far, but it's chock-full of great information and fun facts! Stick with me and become an ocean warrior!

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• Email: sharkandawepodcast@gmail.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shark_and_awe_podcast/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast

SHOW RESOURCES

• IUCN Red List - Great White Shark: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3855/212629880#assessment-information
• NewsWeek: https://www.newsweek.com/great-white-sharks-populations-interbreeding-conservation-1931909
• GWS range: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/white-shark
• West Coast populations: https://sharkstewards.org/great-white-sharks-on-the-rise/
• South African populations: https://tinyurl.com/4358b47h
• Calypso Star Charters: https://sharkcagediving.com.au/shark-tours
• Save Our Seas: https://saveourseas.com/update/return-to-neptune-islands/
• Merriam-Webster: https://tinyurl.com/2vdh35pn
• Mistaken Identity Hypothesis: https://brill.com/view/journals/beh/160/11-14/article-p1153_6.xml
• One Ocean Diving: https://oneoceandiving.com/blogs/f/do-sharks-have-tongues-and-taste-buds
• International Shark Attack File: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/factors/species-implicated/
• Rogue shark theory: https://natureaccordingtosam.wordpress.com/2022/05/10/the-guilt-of-one-shark-the-history-of-the-rogue-shark-theory/
• 2010 Egypt "attacks": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Sharm_El_Sheikh_shark_attacks
• Oceana: https://usa.oceana.org/threats-great-white-sharks/
• World Economic Forum: https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/02/how-microplastics-get-into-the-food-chain/
• Shark conservation: https://farallones.noaa.gov/eco/sharks/sharks_conservation.html

SHARK FUN FACTS!

• White Shark Projects: https://www.whitesharkprojects.co.za/news/10-interesting-facts-about-the-great-white-shark/
• WWF: https://tinyurl.com/mtbf4xja
• Breaching - Smithsonian Ocean: https://tinyurl.com/t8jfffet
• Breaching - A-Z Animals: https://a-z-animals.com/video/great-white-shark-breaks-record-with-unbelievable-15-foot-jump/
• Breaching - Zola's jump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOVoXfP5i8s&t=6s
• IFAW: https://www.ifaw.org/animals/great-white-sharks#faqs

Sound effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker app for Android. Background ocean waves courtesy of Youtube https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG. Outro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite.

In this multi-part special, learn all about the ocean's most famous shark: the Great White! In this week's episode, we talk habitats, baby sharks, mating events, and the biggest adult great white on record!

If you're enjoying the show, please rate it on whichever platform you're listening and share with your friends, family, colleagues, and anyone who loves sharks! The more people we can reach, the more people we can inspire to help save our sharks!

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• Email: SharkAndAwePodcast@gmail.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shark_and_awe_podcast/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast

SHOW RESOURCES:

• FishBase: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/751
• Endothermic sharks: https://www.sharks4kids.com/post/2019/01/31/endothermic-sharks
• White Shark Ocean: https://tinyurl.com/8d47mvke
• NOAA Fisheries: https://tinyurl.com/5yxf6w4a
• National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/babies-great-white-sharks-camera-new-york
• LiveScience: https://www.livescience.com/49874-sharks-mature-later-thought.html
• Ovoviviparous sharks: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/sharpen-your-shark-facts
• Save Our Seas: https://saveourseas.com/worldofsharks/species/white-shark
• Adelphophagy: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/fish/sharks/shark-pup2.htm
• California Dept of Fish and Wildlife: https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Marine/White-Shark#542632341-how-old-do-white-sharks-get-and-how-often-do-they-reproduce
• Shark Research Institute: https://www.sharks.org/blog/2020/9/14/white-shark-mating-new-zealand
• The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/04/rolling-and-rolling-and-rolling-the-first-detailed-account-of-great-white-shark-sex
• Abyss Scuba Diving: https://www.abyss.com.au/blog/sharks/great-white-sharks
• All-white baby great white: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/first-ever-sighting-live-newborn-great-white
• California State University: https://tinyurl.com/cmd43h26
• Sub-adult definition: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.744202/full
• Cape Cod Times: https://tinyurl.com/muarbekx
• OCEARCH: https://www.ocearch.org/education/shark-facts/
• NewsWeek: https://www.newsweek.com/deep-blue-biggest-great-white-shark-world-story-pictures-1709971
• The Economic Times: https://tinyurl.com/9aet76au

On this week's episode, we explore a plethora of things MORE dangerous than sharks! And the list doesn't even include other animals!! The likelihood of you being killed by a shark is very low compared to other things, such as vending machines and champange corks! Hopefully this episode will inspire you to be more fascinated by sharks than afraid of them.

Get in touch!

• Show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shark_and_awe_podcast/
• Show Facebook: www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast
• Show email: sharkandawepodcast@gmail.com

SHOW RESOURCES:

• International Shark Attack File (ISAF): https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/
• What is the ISAF? https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/about/isaf/
• TC Palm article: https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/2025/07/18/fatal-shark-attacks-odds-death-statistics/85256022007/
• PETA website: https://www.peta.org/features/shark-attack-vs-other-causes-of-death/
• 2024 shark bite statistics by ISAF: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/yearly-worldwide-summary/
• How many people do sharks kill each year? IFL Science: https://www.iflscience.com/how-many-people-do-sharks-kill-each-year-or-is-that-the-wrong-question-78167
• Drowning statistics: https://tinyurl.com/2wppp6x8
• Vending machine and texting statistics: https://www.trustedchoice.com/insurance-articles/opinion-variety/more-dangerous-than-sharks/
• US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/distracted-driving
• Pokémon Go statistics: https://pokemongodeathtracker.com/
• ISAF comparative risk list: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/odds/compare-risk/
• Andy Casagrande's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abc4explore and webpage: https://www.abc4sharks.com/

Hark! An orange nurse shark is making history! Dive into this week's episode where we talk about this rare shark, its unusual condition, implications for its survival, and the species' conservation status. Check out its amazing photos on our Instagram page @shark_and_awe_podcast, follow us on our new official Facebook page, or shoot an email to sharkandawepodcast@gmail.com!

Today's show resources are:

• IFL Science https://www.iflscience.com/first-of-its-kind-bright-orange-nurse-shark-recorded-off-costa-rica-makes-history-80482
• DIVE Magazine https://divemagazine.com/scuba-diving-news/gold-coloured-nurse-shark-caught-in-caribbean
• The New York Post https://nypost.com/2025/08/27/science/scientists-discover-one-of-a-kind-bright-orange-shark-swimming-off-costa-rica/
• Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-change-is-altering-animals-colors/
• Britannica https://www.britannica.com/animal/nurse-shark-family
• FL FWC https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/saltwater/sharks/nurse-shark/
• IUCN https://www.iucnredlist.org/ja/search?query=nurse%20shark&searchType=species

This week's episode covers the appalling aspects of the shark fin industry. An unsavory topic, but one all shark and ocean lovers must be aware of! Join me as I dive into fishing regulations, policy loopholes, sharks threatened by the shark fin and meat trade, and more.

*Follow the show on Instagram @shark_and_awe_podcast

*Send us an email at sharkandawepodcast@gmail.com

*Follow the NEW Facebook page!: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?viewas=100000686899395&id=61580013594893

**SIGN THE PETITION TO END SHARK FINNING AND BOYCOTT BUMBLE BEE TUNA: https://www.change.org/p/bumble-bee-president-and-ceo-jan-tharp-boycott-bumble-bee-tuna

**Show Resources:

• Shark Stewards: https://sharkstewards.org/why-hammerheads-and-mantas/

• Sharkwater: Extinction https://www.sharkwater.com/help-save-sharks/warning-contains-shark/

• My Shark Angels Shark Finning article: https://sharkangels.org/shark-finning/
• "Shark Fin Ban Masks Growing Appetite for Its Meat" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/sep/12/shark-fin-ban-not-saving-species
• "Shark Meat is a Global Phenomenon — But Not Everyone Knows They’re Eating It" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/how-shark-meat-became-a-global-phenomenon
• Wild Aid https://wildaid.org/researchers-find-endangered-shark-species-in-thailands-shark-fin-trade/
• Shark Management Laws https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/laws-policies/shark-management-laws
• Shark and Fishery Conservation Act of 2011 https://www.congress.gov/111/plaws/publ348/PLAW-111publ348.pdf
• Shark fishing law loopholes https://sharkangels.org/shark-laws-loopholes/united-states/

Thank you for tuning into the first "official" episode of the show! This week, we dive into fun facts about the Blue Shark, the threats it faces in the wild, and how you can help protect this amazing open-ocean species.

PETITION TO END LETHAL SHARK NETS AND DRUMLINES:

• https://tinyurl.com/2ea3ftra

Instagram Pages:      

• Earth Legacy Foundation: https://www.instagram.com/earthlegacyfoundation/
• Shark Allies: https://www.instagram.com/sharkallies/
• ANDY MURCH: https://www.instagram.com/bigfishexpeditions/

Links to sources and organizations mentioned in this week’s podcast:

• Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/animal/blue-shark

• Florida Museum: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/blue-shark/

• Government ofCanada: https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/species-especes/profiles-profils/blueshark-requinbleu-eng.html

• International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): https://www.ifaw.org/journal/faq-about-sharks

• International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN):https://www.iucnredlist.org/ja/species/39381/2915850#green-assessment-information

• Marine Species Portal: https://marinespecies.wildlife.ca.gov/blue-shark/false/

• Natural History Museum: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/shark-evolution-a-450-million-year-timeline.html

• Oceana: https://oceana.org/marine-life/great-white-shark/

• Oceana: https://oceana.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2022/11/oceana_blueshark_summary_dec2022.pdf

• Shark Research Institute: https://www.sharks.org/species

• Swiss Shark Foundation: https://shark.swiss/component/phocacart/item/29-blue-adoption

This is just a short "About Me" episode, so you can learn a little bit about who you're listening to! The articles I mention in the episode are linked below:

• https://sharkangels.org/shark-finning/
• https://sharkangels.org/shark-conservation/
• https://sharkangels.org/species-in-focus-blue-shark/
• https://sharkangels.org/conservation-of-the-blue-shark/

• The scholarly article I summarized: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0305608#sec017

Here are the links to Shark Angels' website and Instagram page:

• https://sharkangels.org/

• https://www.instagram.com/sharkangels

Drop us a *line*! sharkandawepodcast@gmail.com

Or check out our Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/shark_and_awe_podcast/

Welcome to the Shark and Awe podcast! This is the introduction episode, where I introduce myself and the topics we'll be covering. If you're interested in following along on Instagram, the account is @shark_and_awe_podcast. If you'd like to send me a message, the show's email address is sharkandawepodcast@gmail.com.

I hope to "sea" you for future episodes! Thank you for tuning in!