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PRESS RELEASE<br>
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</b>FOR IMMEDIATE
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:<br>
August 30,
2017
Teresa Izzo<br>
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tizzo@ccmnh.org<br>
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<div align="center"><b>SHARK-TEMBER<br>
at<br>
The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History <br>
Presents <br>
<i>Seeing Deeper into the World of the Great White Shark<br>
with<br>
Dr. Greg Skomal / Fundraiser<br>
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</b>BREWSTER, MA The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster, MA
will be hosting Dr. Greg Skomal of the Massachusetts Shark Research
Program on <b>Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 6:00 pm. <br>
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</b> Despite its well-established presence in the North Atlantic
Ocean, the white shark is not considered an abundant species and efforts
to study its ecology have historically been hampered by the inability of
researchers to predictably find these sharks. However, the rebounding
population of gray seals off the coast of New England is drawing white
sharks in greater numbers to our shoreline. Cape Cod has now become the
only known aggregating site for white sharks in the North Atlantic. <br>
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To take advantage of this opportunity, the Massachusetts Division of
Marine Fisheries initiated a long-term white shark program in 2009 to
study the ecology and natural history of this species in the western
North Atlantic. With more than 100 white sharks now tagged with
sophisticated technology, Dr. Greg Skomal and his team are piecing
together an incredible story of how this shark lives in the North
Atlantic.<br>
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Dr. Skomal is an accomplished marine biologist, charismatic speaker and
senior fisheries biologist with Massachusetts Marine Fisheries since
1987. He currently heads up the Massachusetts Shark Research Program as
well as directing the scientific research on Great White Sharks off the
coast of Cape Cod for the last 6 years. <br>
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<b>Doors will open for wine and cheese at 6 pm</b>. <b>Lecture at
6:30pm<br>
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<b>The presentation is $30 per person</b>. All proceeds will benefit Dr.
Skomal’s research via the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy and the Cape
Cod Museum of Natural History’s education programs. <b>Reservations are
required:</b> Tickets available online at
<a href="http://www.ccmnh.org">www.ccmnh.org</a>.<br>
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For more information please call the Museum at 508-896-3867 ext.
133<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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