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All about sharks

Kevin Lino NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC/ESD
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Grey Reef Shark

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.

It’s summertime and people are flocking to the beach.

On today’s program we will talk about sharks! We will uncover why they are misunderstood and all the important information about the “perceived ultra-predator.”

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