Shark and Awe

Join us for a very special Awe in Action interview with the founders of the North Carolina Shark Conservancy! Make sure you're following them on Facebook and Instagram, and keep an eye on their website for updates from the field!Get in touch with the Shark and Awe podcast! Send us an email!Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube!Buy Us A Coffee! ☕SHOW RESOURCESNorth Carolina Shark ConservancySound Credits Sound Effects courtesy of the Custom Soundboard Maker app for AndroidBackground ocean waves courtesy of YouTubeOutro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Custom Soundboard Maker app)Recording of this interview made possible by Riverside Studio**Collaborators!** SharkGang website + FL Instagram + TX Instagram!

Sharks have been around a really long time - between 400 and 450 million years. They've been around so long that they pre-date Saturn's rings, the Rocky Mountains, and more! This is one episode you don't want to miss! 🪐⛰️🦈⭐ Now you can Buy Us A Coffee! Proceeds support the podcast and go toward shark research and field work. Thank you in advance to anyone who donates! 🙌🏼Get in touch! Send us an email!Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube!Buy Us A Coffee! ☕SHOW RESOURCES Natural History Museum (shark evolution)Lowell ObservatorySyFyCalifornia Academy of SciencesFrost Science 'X' postNational Park ServiceBritannicaVirginia TechNew Phytologist journalLoudoun Wildlife ConservancyDiscover WildlifeCurrent Biology journalNatural History Museum (dinosaurs)Natural History Museum (mammals)Sound Credits Sound Effects courtesy of the Custom Soundboard Maker app for AndroidBackground ocean waves courtesy of YouTubeOutro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Custom Soundboard Maker app)**Collaborators!** SharkGang website + FL Instagram & TX Instagram

Join us for the final installment of our 2026 Halloween special as we study the Greenland shark!Get in touch! Send us an email!Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube!*NEW!* Buy us a coffee! <<<SHOW RESOURCES Arctic GenomicsFlorida MuseumJournal of Experimental Marine Biology and EcologyNational GeographicSave Our Seas FoundationNature Communications JournalSmithsonian MagazineNOAA Ocean ServiceScience.orgRate-of-living theoryPubMed CentralThe Shark TrustDive Photo GuideOcean ConservancySt. Lawrence Shark ConservancyBiodiversity for a Livable ClimateThe Evergreen State College**Video of Greenland sharks!**Sound Credits Sound Effects courtesy of the Custom Soundboard Maker app for AndroidBackground ocean waves courtesy of YouTubeOutro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Custom Soundboard Maker app)**Collaborators!** SharkGang website + FL Instagram + TX Instagram

Next up on our 2026 Halloween sharks list: the frilled shark! Find out some of the fun and spooky traits this "living fossil" and check out our Facebook and Instagram pages for pictures of this scary-looking shark!Get in touch! Send us an email!Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube!SHOW RESOURCES Discover WildlifeMarineBio.orgReading is Fundamental (teeth)Australian Museum (prey)Stan C. Smith (possible other prey)The Shark Research InstituteSuruga Bay, Japan study (1990)Animal DiversityFishBase.seIUCN RedListShark GuardianSuruga Bay, Japan study (1991)LiveScienceNPRThe ABC News, AustraliaShark and Awe Podcast - Episode 11: Sharky Halloween! (10/31/2025)Discovery Channel VIDEO (Alien Sharks: The Frilled Shark)Sound Credits Sound Effects courtesy of the Custom Soundboard Maker app for AndroidBackground ocean waves courtesy of YouTubeOutro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Custom Soundboard Maker app)**Collaborators!** SharkGang website + FL Instagram + TX Instagram

First up on our 2026 Halloween sharks list: the megamouth shark! Find out some of the fun and spooky traits this gentle giant has on this week's new episode of the Shark and Awe Podcast! Get in touch! Send us an email!Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube! SHOW RESOURCES Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR)First recorded sighting (1976)Sharks4KidsOceanaShark AngelsSharkman's WorldThe Florida MuseumIUCN Red ListFilo (where do sharks go when they die?)The Shark Research InstituteShark GuardianBueno et al. 2025 studyLiveScienceForbesMartinez-Ortiz et al. 2024 studyWildlife OnlineDuchatelet et al. 2020 study**Video 1 of a swimming megamouth!**Video 2 of a swimming megamouth!****PSA: Please do not get close to any wild animals you might encounter! This is not a safe practice and could result in harm to you, others, and/or the animal! Sound Credits Sound Effects courtesy of the Custom Soundboard Maker app for AndroidBackground ocean waves courtesy of YouTubeOutro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Custom Soundboard Maker app)**Collaborators!** SharkGang website + Florida Instagram + Texas Instagram

What's that flying through the air? It's a bird! It's a plane! Nope, it's a spinner shark! Find out more on this week's new episode of the Shark and Awe Podcast! Get in touch! Send us an email!Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube! SHOW RESOURCES Shark Research InstituteShark TrustOceanaFlorida MuseumShark Bytes (YouTube video)iNaturalistNYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation (video)Smithsonian MagazineIUCN Red ListCalifornia State University, Long Beach (CSULB)Sharks4KidsEnvironmental Biology of Fishes journal (2025)NOAA Fisheries: Shark management lawsLouisiana Dept of Wildlife & Fisheries (LDWF)NOAA Atlantic HMS Fishery Management Plans and AmendmentsSound Credits Sound Effects courtesy of the Custom Soundboard Maker app for AndroidBackground ocean waves courtesy of YouTubeOutro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Custom Soundboard Maker app) **Collaborators!** SharkGang website + Florida Instagram + Texas Instagram

Sharks have the usual 5 senses plus a superpowered sixth sense. Learn about all six in this week's new episode!Get in touch! Send us an email!Follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and subscribe on YouTube! SHOW RESOURCES*SMELL*Shark TrustHawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR)Save Our SharksWhite Shark ProjectsSmithsonian MagazineConvention on Migratory Species (CMS)*SIGHT*Florida Oceanographic SocietySophie MaycockNational Geographic*SOUND*How Stuff WorksFlorida Atlantic University (FAU) articleFAU research studyOceana*TOUCH*Save Our Seas Foundation*TASTE*Sharks4KidsSmithsonian OceanScience.orgProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal*ELECTRORECEPTION*Catalina Island Marine Institute (CIMI)National Institutes of Health news releaseMarine Science Institute at the University of Texas at AustinSound Credits Sound Effects courtesy of the Custom Soundboard Maker app for AndroidBackground ocean waves courtesy of YouTubeOutro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Custom Soundboard Maker app)**Collaborators!**SharkGang website ... Florida Instagram ... Texas Instagram

A shark "attack." A catch-and-kill order. Learn about the unfortunate events that took place in Western Australia just last week on today's new episode of the Shark and Awe Podcast.Get in touch! Send us an email!Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube! SHOW RESOURCES ISAF 2025 ReportShark AlliesNew York PostYahoo! NewsSurfer.com1980s sightingCatch-and-kill order detailsSafety4SeaThe Western AustralianNews Worthy podcastCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)Sound Credits Sound Effects courtesy of the Custom Soundboard Maker app for AndroidBackground ocean waves courtesy of YouTubeOutro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Custom Soundboard Maker app) **Collaborators!** SharkGang website + FL Instagram + TX Instagram

One of the most iconic and charismatic sharks in the ocean, the great hammerhead shark is the focus of today's new episode!Get in touch! Send us an email!Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!SHOW RESOURCES Florida MuseumNOAAOceanaFishBase (distribution)Shark GuardianShark AngelsDr. Guttridge's philopatry study (2017)Saving the BlueMokarran Protection SocietyThe Shark TrustFahloBimini Shark LabGalapagos Conservation TrustIUCN Red ListEarth.orgAustralian Marine Conservation SocietyPew Charitable Trust______________________________________________Miami Shark ProjectSave Our SeasShark Research InstituteSound Credits Sound Effects courtesy of the Custom Soundboard Maker app for AndroidBackground ocean waves courtesy of YouTubeOutro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Custom Soundboard Maker app)**Collaborators!** SharkGang website ... Florida Instagram ... Texas Instagram!

Multiple sharks were mutilated by an unknown individual on a west coast beach in Florida. **WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions and animal abuse.Get in touch! Send us an email!Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!**NEW!** SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE!!SHOW RESOURCES FWC websiteFox News13 Tampa Bay (09/07/2026 story)ABC News Channel 13 report (09/08/2026)Fox News13 Tampa Bay (09/08/2026 story)**Spencer Roberts' Instagrams: Fish Defender & Subaquatic SpikeFlorida State Legislature - Title XXVIII, Chapter 379The Kristin Jacobs Ocean Conservation ActThe KJOC Act, explained (Shark Allies)Sound Credits Sound Effects courtesy of the Custom Soundboard Maker app for AndroidBackground ocean waves courtesy of YouTubeOutro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Custom Soundboard Maker app)**Collaborators!** SharkGang website, Florida Instagram, Texas Instagram