[SEMCO] White Sharks in the North Atlantic

[ELIZABETH LEIDHOLD]

Marion Natural History Museum
Presents, 
White Sharks in the North
Atlantic

With  Dr. Greg Skomal, Senior Marine Fisheries
Scientist, MA Marine Fisheries.  

Despite its well-established presence in the
North Atlantic, the white shark is not considered an abundant species and
efforts to study its life history and ecology have been hampered by the
inability of researchers to predictably encounter these sharks. However, with
the protection of marine mammals over the last 40 years, the western North
Atlantic gray seal population has rebounded and there is strong evidence that
white sharks have expanded their foraging strategies to include active
predation on these animals off Cape Cod, MA. For the first time, researchers
have predictable access to white sharks in the North Atlantic.  This presentation will highlight the results
of this research. Date: June 10 Time: 7 – 8 pm Where: Marion Music Hall, 164 Front Street, Marion, MA Cost: $8.00 members, $10.00 nonmembers. Marion Natural History Museum phone 508-748-2098, www.Marionmuseum.org 

 

 		 	   		  
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