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The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster<br>
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Atlantic White Shark Conservancy<br>
<i>Present<br>
</i>Dr. Gregory Skomal<br>
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014 @ 6:00pm<br>
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</i>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 25, 2014<br>
Media Contact: Teresa Izzo 508-896-3867, ext.137 tizzo@ccmnh.org<br>
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Dr. Gregory Skomal, accomplished marine biologist, underwater
explorer, photographer, aquarist, and author, will present his research
from 2009-2013, where he and his crew tagged 38 white sharks off the
coast of Cape Cod with coded acoustic transmitters and/or satellite-based
tracking tags. These tags and transmitters examine the sharks’ fine and
broad-scale movements, habitat use, site fidelity, residency and feeding
behavior along the east coast of the U.S. <br>
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<i>Dr. Skomal has been a senior fisheries biologist with Massachusetts
Marine Fisheries since 1987 and currently heads up the Massachusetts
Shark Research Program (MSRP). <br>
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CCMNH doors open for wine and hors d'oeuvres at 6pm <br>
Dr. Skomal’s presentation at 6:30pm<br>
Price is $20/per person <br>
Please call for reservations 508-896-3867, ext.133<br>
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Funds raised this evening will benefit Dr. Skomal’s 2014 shark population
study, CCMNH & AWSC education initiatives</i></b>.<br>
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Teresa Izzo<br>
Program Coordinator<br>
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History<br>
869 Main St./Rte. 6A<br>
Brewster, MA 02631<br>
508-896-3867 x137<br>
508-896-8844 - fax</body>
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