Beyond Jaws: Exploring Shark Science and Conservation
Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin interview shark scientists and conservationists to find out the steps they took that lead them to study and work with sharks. Interviews include stories of field shenanigans; career choices and advice; and, the science of sharks that may or may not include great white sharks...mostly not.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 64 minutes
- Episodes
- 106
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
From banker to CEO of the Shark Trust with Paul Cox
Paul Cox joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin to discuss how he became the CEO of the Shark Trust. He also discusses how the Shark Trust is about to celebrate 20 years of the egg case hunt.
The Sh…
Prepare for shark science like Dr. Jenny Bigman
Dr. Jenny Bigman joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the podcast to discuss how she knew what she wanted to do in her career since she was a little girl. She wanted to study sharks! Jenny tells…
Creating a massive online open course on Sharks with Dr. Josh Moyer
Dr. Josh Moyer joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the podcast to discuss why he and Dr. Will Beamish created a Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) on Sharks and how it has served over 35,000 stu…
Jeff Carrier on writing shark text books, teaching at Albion College, and being a broadcaster for Albion College Football
Dr. Jeff Carrier joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the podcast to tell them the reasons why he coauthored and edited three editions of "Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives"; why he chose to…
What happened to the Seal Island great white sharks with Wildlife Photographer, Chris Fallows
Wildlife photographer and shark advocate, Chris Fallows, talks to Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin about how he got into wildlife photography and captured the epic shark predation photos from Seal Is…
Forrest Galante is exploring the shark world on network TV
Forrest Galante joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the first podcast of the second year of Beyond Jaws, where he tells them how he grew up exploring the bush of Zimbabwe; getting used to high …
26: Communicating the science via the Whole Tooth Podcast with Dr. Isla Hodgson
Dr. Isla Hodgson joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the final episode of our fourth season and our first full year of the Beyond Jaws podcast to talk about how she started working with the Sav…
25: Fighting for shark science and conservation in New Zealand with Dr. Brit Finucci
Brit discusses her work on …
24: Pursuing a shark sensory career with Dr. Steve Kajiura
Dr. Steve Kajiura joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew to discuss how he grew up in a small town in Ontario to work on shark sensory research at Florida Atlantic University.
Connect with Steve: Twitter:…
23: Focused on a career of projects with a conservation application result with Jill Brooks
22: The zombie lab with Dr. Kara Yopak
Dr. Kara Yopak joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin to discuss her journey in the shark science field and how she started studying the brains of sharks and now refers to her lab as the Zombie Lab.
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20: Describing sharks, writing grants, and identifying species through egg case morphology with Dr. Will White
Dr. Will White joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the podcast to talk about his career in studying shark age and growth, identifying new species, the importance of writing grants, and how he i…
19: Persistence and passion in shark science with Dr. Kady Lyons
Dr. Kady Lyons joins Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin on the podcast to discuss her career in shark science which landed her a research assistant position in shark science at the Georgia Aquarium.
K…
18: A shark science career is not a straight path with Dr. Andrew Chin
17: Building the MarAlliance with Dr. Rachel Graham
Dr. Rachel Graham joins Andrew Lewin and Dr. Davide Ebert on the podcast to tell them how she built her career in shark science and how she created the MarAlliance.
Links to MarAlliance: Website: htt…
16: The Jaws generation with Dr. Dean Grubbs
15: Building a shark ecology program with Dr. Chris Lowe
Chris' Twitter: h…
14: The trade of wedgefish and guitarfish
They speak to:
Stan Shea (Hong Kong)
Matt McDavitt (Unite…
13: Fisheries management and trade of wedgefish and guitarfish
Ryan Daly - Oceanographic Research Institute (South Africa)
Benaya Simeon - Wildlife Conservation Society (I…