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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif">PRESS RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">September 13, 2023 Teresa Izzo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> 508-896-3867 ext. 137<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif">The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif">Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif">Dr. Greg Skomal<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#262626">BREWSTER, MA —The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster will be hosting Dr. Greg Skomal for a lecture and book signing for his latest
book <i>Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark</i>, on </span><b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Thursday, October 12, 2023.
<span style="color:#262626">Doors will open for wine & cheese at 6 pm. Lecture at 6:30pm.</span></span></b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#262626"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0in;line-height:115%;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#202124">In his book,
<i>Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark</i>, Dr. Greg Skomal, one of the leading great white shark experts in the country, reveals the true nature of these mysterious apex predators, as well as the fascinating story behind their history and
startling resurgence to the coastline of Cape Cod.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#202124">The story of the great white shark’s return to the eastern seaboard, is told through the life of the scientist who found himself in the oftentimes
thankless position of having to balance conservation efforts and the drive to do important science, with panic and fear in the court of public opinion. Chasing theses shadows of the deep, Skomal leaves no stone unturned in his pursuit of the secrets behind
the largely unknown lives of these charismatic creatures and in his duty to solve the intricate puzzle of how humans can coexist alongside them.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#4D5156;background:white">Dr. Greg Skomal is a senior fisheries biologist with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries and currently directs
the Massachusetts Shark Research Program. Greg has authored dozens of scientific research papers and has appeared in several film and television documentaries, including programs for National Geographic, Discovery Channel, PBS, and numerous television netwo</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">rks.
He is a regular on Shark Week and Shark Fest and is the author of The Shark Handbook. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Rhode Island and a PhD from Boston University.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#202124">Join Dr. Skomal for a first-hand account of this extraordinary journey. A book signing will follow his presentation. Books are available
in the Museum shop.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#262626"> For more information, please call the Museum at 508-896-3867 ext. 133<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Teresa Izzo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Program Coordinator/Publicist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Cape Cod Museum of Natural History<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">869 Main St. / Rte. 6A<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Brewster, MA 02631<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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