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      The Best Shark Biologists and Conservationists to Follow During Shark Week

      These researchers and educators can teach you more about sharks as the fascinating, ecologically important and threatened multiple species that they are

      • By David Shiffman on August 8, 2014
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        David Shiffman is a marine conservation biologist, scientific consultant and science writer based in Washington, D.C.


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