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Have you heard the good news about shark populations? Shark population increases are cause for #OceanOptimism

David Shiffman • Challenging the Conventional Narrative, Conservation, Conservation policy, Environmentalism, fisheries, marine science, Natural Science, Science, sharks, Underrepresented Issues in Marine Science and Conservation • February 28, 2018

Did you know that some shark populations have declined due to overfishing? Did you know that some once-declined shark populations have recovered? If you’re like my twitter followers, it’s likely that you’ve heard the bad news, but have not heard the good news. Why does this matter? It’s important to share bad news so that […]

What hybrid sharks mean (and don’t mean) for climate change and evolution: fact-checking the media coverage

David Shiffman • Conservation, fisheries, marine science, Natural Science, Science, sharks • January 6, 2012

Last week, a team of 10 Australian scientists announced that they had found the world’s first “shark hybrids”, offspring of individuals from two different shark species which had interbred. During a routine survey of Australian marine life, 57 sharks were found that physically resembled one species of shark, but had genetic markers inconsistent with that species. […]