It is Shark Week and we had to get Dr. David Shiffman on the podcast to explain why sharks matter. Today’s episode is chalk full of information on sharks like: What makes a shark different than other fish? What are the largest living shark? How do marine biologists catch sharks and study them ethically? Does a marine biologist think a Mega Shark or a Giant Octopus would win in a fight? Additionally, Drake and David talk about the issues with Shark Week and the myths/misinformation associated with the most talked about fish in the sea.
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Follow Dr. David Shiffman on Twitter @whysharksmatter and check out his “Save our seas” project here: https://saveourseas.com/project-leader/david-shiffman/.
For David’s open access research on marine conservation and other topics: davidshiffmancv.com