Episodes
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These Sharks Eat Plants (And It Gets Weirder.)
S1 E7 - 10m 43s
The tiny bonnethead shark might be holding a secret or two. Host Jasmin Graham joins her former mentee Kathy Liu to uncover why male and female bonnetheads may be exhibiting sexual dimorphism and whether cryptic speciation is another phenomenon found in this mini shark.
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This Gigantic Shark is a Huge Mystery
S1 E6 - 10m 54s
Jasmin joins PhD student and Minorities In Shark Sciences co-founder Jaida Elcock on her mission to find and tag a massive and mysterious shark: the basking shark. It won’t be easy, so an international collaboration with friends in Ireland might hold some answers.
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Can Sharks Really Smell Blood From a Mile Away?
S1 E5 - 14m 51s
Learn more about how shark noses work and how natural chemicals found in ink produced by their prey could unlock the secret to the ultimate shark repellent.
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The New Technology Changing How We Track Sharks
S1 E4 - 14m 37s
Jasmin Graham visits shark researcher and data analyst, Apryl Boyle, at El Porto Beach, California to learn about the work she’s done to help surfers become community scientists. Find out what we can learn from Environmental DNA (eDNA), how it’s analyzed, and how it can be used for conservation management practices.
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How Does a Record-Breaking Ocean Heat Wave Impact Sharks?
S1 E3 - 12m 5s
Jasmin Graham teams up with Weathered host, Maiya May, to search for sharks in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Jupiter, Florida. With shark researchers, Deborah Azevedo and Hannah Medd, as their guides, Jasmin and Maiya discuss the impacts of July’s ocean heatwave on sharks and what future events like this one might mean for these cold-blooded creatures.
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Something Strange Is Happening With These Leopard Sharks
S1 E2 - 13m 9s
Shark scientists Jasmin Graham, A-bel Gong, and Andrew Nosal head over to La Jolla to investigate a natural “shark spa.” This unique part of the California coast is a favorite spot for leopard sharks and guitarfish. After studying them from afar, the team is heading out to check on the health of these elasmobranchs and see if they can gain insight into a new, strange behavior.
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Shark "Traffic Jam": Inside a Biscayne Bay Shark Survey
S1 E1 - 12m 2s
Jasmin joins PhD student Amani Webber-Schultz on a shark biodiversity survey off the coast of Miami. They are leading a workshop for Diversifying Ocean Sciences, an initiative to provide research experience to women and gender minorities of color. At sea, the students race to capture and release as many sharks as possible in order to provide data for long-term studies of Biscayne Bay’s ecosystem.
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