May 8, 2014 — Taped by WGBH Forum Network, a panel of shark researchers visited the New England Aquarium to discuss their work and why shark conservation matters.
Panelists included Tobey H. Curtis, shark researcher and fisheries manager, NOAA Fisheries Service; Dr. James Sulikowski, associate professor of marine science, University of New England; Dr. Jeff Kneebone, research biologist; Dr. Greg Skomal, senior fisheries scientist, Massachusetts Marine Fisheries; Heather Marshall, Ph.D. candidate, University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth; Dr. Diego Bernal, associate professor, University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth; John Chisholm, marine fisheries biologist, Mass. Division of Marine Fisheries Shark Research Program; and Dr. Lisa J Natanson, senior research fisheries scientist, Apex Predators Program, National Marine Fisheries Service, Narragansett, RI.