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Newspaper Articles |
| Sept. 1, 2010 |
SFWeekly
'Shark Will Almost Certainly Not Eat You, Expert Assures'
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| June 17, 2010 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Pelagic Shark foundation teams with Hopkins Marine Station to track basking sharks in Monterey Bay'
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| Dec. 27, 2009 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Underwater wall may bring balance to Elkhorn Slough'
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| Nov. 14, 2009 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Pelagic Research Foundation takes research to the sky with Specialized Helicopters'
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| Nov. 3, 2009 |
San Jose Mercury News
'Great white sharks at times enter San Francisco Bay'
by Paul Rogers |
| Oct 3, 2009 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Two great white sharks spotted off Santa Cruz County beaches'
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| August 28, 2009 |
East Brunswick Sentinel
'Churchill teacher inspired by summer shark study'
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| July 24, 2009 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Researchers find remains of apparent animal sacrifices at Elkhorn Slough'
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| May 4, 2009 |
Santacruz.com / Santa Cruz Weekly
'Researchers debate how—or if—to restore Elkhorn Slough’s eroded bed'
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| April 2, 2009 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Dead California gray whale towed away from Main Beach'
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| Dec 9, 2008 |
Santa Barbara Independent
'Great Whites on Display'
Has Scientific Pursuit Put This Predator Back on the Market? |
| Nov 29, 2008 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Blue sharks facing challenges, foundation finds'
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| Sept. 2, 2008 |
St. Petersburg Times
'Pinellas teacher ventures from the lab to the sea to the lab'
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| June 26, 2008 |
Mercury News
'Giant squid found off Santa Cruz dissected by researchers'
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| June 26, 2008 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Rare Giant Squid Found Off Santa Cruz'
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| Apr. 16, 2008 |
OC Register
'Playing with Sharks'
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| Mar. 11, 2008 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel Live
'Talking sharks with the Pelagic Shark Research Foundation’s Sean Van Sommeran'
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| Sept. 23, 2007 |
Monterey Herald
'Coastal Trek Protests Plastic Pollution'
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| Sept. 13, 2007 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Distance paddler wages quiet war on ocean pollution'
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| Aug. 1, 2007 |
Half Moon Bay Review
'Sharks Part of Coastal Landscape'
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| July 18, 2007 |
The Salem News
'Teacher goes to summer school - of sharks'
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| June 20, 2007 |
Register-Pajaronian
'Tagging mission heads to Elkhorn Slough'
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| June 19, 2007 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Sharks, rays thrive in Elkhorn Slough's muddy waters'
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| Apr. 8, 2007 |
SF Gate
'In Deep'
Despite reigning at the top of their food chain, sharks are still in trouble, ecologically |
| Oct. 18, 2006 |
Monterey Herald
'Return of the Great White'
Well-traveled shark comes back to Ano Nuevo Island |
| Oct. 17, 2006 |
Surf Rider
'Shark tagging transmitter found off Steamer’s Lane: minus shark '
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| Sept. 16, 2006 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Scientists explain the safest way to save entangled whales'
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| Sept. 4, 2006 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Entangled whale freed of fishing gear'
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| Sept. 3, 2006 |
Surf Rider
'Surfrider members help free entangled humpback whale off Carmel Point'
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| Jan. 15, 2006 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Gwen Mickelson, In The Water'
Irish surf champ drops into Santa Cruz |
| Jan. 15, 2006 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Disputes swirl around researchers'
Shark advocate faces challenges in and out of the water. |
| Jan. 15, 2006 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Seasons determine shark-tagging projects'
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| Jan. 15, 2006 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'A Man and the Sea'
Shark advocate faces challenges in and out of the water. |
| Nov. 2005 |
Half Moon Bay Review
'Tracking the Great White Shark'
Sean Van Sommeran and the PSRF have spent the last 15 years studying one of the
world's most elusive and misunderstood predators |
| Feb. 24, 2005 |
Monterey County Weekly
'White Shark's Days'
The Monterey Bay Aquarium's weekend-long shark celebration may be the beginning of the end. |
| Oct. 16, 2004 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'It's feeding time, again'
'Sharktober' marks great whites' return |
| Oct. 16, 2004 |
The Boston Globe
'Shark gives Researchers the Slip'
by AP |
| Oct. 2, 2004 |
San Jose Mercury News
'Shark breaks tank record by making herself at home'
by Ken McLaughlin |
| June 27 , 2004 |
Register-Pajaronian
'Well-known shark research group studies at Elkhorn Slough'
Regarding the Elkhorn Slough Project |
| June 17 , 2004 |
Good Times
'Great White Cage'
Monterey Bay Aquarium will attempt to keep a great white in captivity |
| May 16, 2004 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Local News'
Dead gray whale sits off shore |
| May 6, 2004 |
San Francisco Chronicle
'How to Swim with Fishes'
Tips on sharing our waters with great whites |
| Mar. 12, 2004 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Coast Lines'
Shark research expert awarded fellowship |
| Feb. 26, 2004 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Letters to the Editor'
Sean writes in regarding the UCSC settlement |
| Feb. 23, 2004 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Editors Opinion'
Regarding the UCSC settlement |
| Feb. 21, 2004 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Shark research group, former member reach settlement'
Regarding the UCSC settlement |
| Feb. 4, 2004 |
Metro Santa Cruz News
'Extended Niche'
Regarding the UCSC settlement |
| Dec. 19, 2003 |
San Francisco Chronicle
'Watching out for Sharks'
Pelagic group studies and saves the creatures of the deep |
| Nov. 24, 2003 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Area Researchers Track Migration of Great Whites'
Regarding the Isla Guadalupe Expedition |
| Sept. 7, 2003 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Discussing Shark Bait with a Local Guru'
Interview with Ben Marcus |
| July 31, 2003 |
Good Times
'A Slough of Sharks'
The Pelagic Shark Research Foundation wades into the Elkhorn Slough to gain a better understanding of sharks and rays
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| Aug. 3, 2002 |
San Francisco Chronicle
'Far-traveling shark enlightens scientists'
Fish migrated from Monterey to Japan |
| Jan. 31, 2002 |
Monterey County Weekly
'Sharkspotting'
In search of the ultimate eating machine. |
| May 7, 2001 |
San Francisco Chronicle
'Sharks under siege'
Scientists, sport divers at Farallones disagree on how much human attention great whites can stand while feeding |
| January 22, 2001 |
San Francisco Chronicle
'SHARK The Inside Story'
Accidental death provides opportunity to take apart a protected great white and extract some knowledge |
| Sept. 30, 2000 |
Santa Cruz Sentinel
'Maverick’s surfer escapes shark attack with minor cut'
By Darrel W. Cole |
| Sept. 10, 1997 |
Metro Santa Cruz News
'Savage Science'
Regarding the Ano Nuevo Project |
| June 27, 1995 |
New York Times
'Reasons Sought for Decline of Basking Shark'
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| June 30, 1993 |
New Zealand Herald
''Sporting' archers target mating sharks' 1200 wide
2000 wide
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Magazine Articles |
| Jan. 2010 |
Bay Nature Magazine
'Beyond Jaws'
Fathoming the Ways of the White Shark. |
| May 30, 2007 |
ABC Science
'Humans have a bit of Shark in them'
Some 450 million years ago, sharks and humans shared a
common ancestor, making sharks our distant cousins. |
| May 2004 |
New Scientist Magazine
'Swimming With Sharks'
Sean Van Sommeran has probably done more than any other researcher to increase our knowledge of the migration patterns of great whites and other sharks. |
| Jan. 2004 |
World and I Magazine
'Sharks: Dangerous or Endangered?' |
| Nov. 2002 |
National Geographic Magazine
'Satellite Tags Keep Track of Great White Sharks' |
| May 31, 2002 |
CNN.com
'Shark attacks man off California coast'
A Great White shark attacked a surfer off the northern California coast, biting him on the leg and back. |
| July 2001 |
Time Magazine
'Why Can't We Be Friends?'
A horrific attack raises old fears, but new research is revealing surprising keys to shark behavior. |
| 2001 |
Adventure Sports Journal
'The Pelagic Shark Research Foundation'
by Christa Fraser |
| June 1999 |
Discover Magazine
'The Great White's Ways'
Sean Van Sommeran has probably done more than any other researcher to increase our knowledge of the migration patterns of great whites and other sharks. |
| Fall 1995 |
Earth Island Institute Journal
'Direct Action Halts Shark-Shoot'
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| Dec. 1993 |
Discover Magazine
'Killer Culture'
Divergent killer-whale cultures. |
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| February 2010 |
Santa Cruz County Community Assessment Project
Comprehensive Report
'Santa Cruz Community Goals and Heroes'
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| Nov 3, 2009 |
Stanford University
'Tags reveal white sharks have neighborhoods in the north Pacific, say Stanford researchers'
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| May 4th, 2009 |
SantaCruz.com
'Elkhorn Slough: Eroding Confidence'
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| Feb. 18, 2008 |
Stanford University
'Unveiling the underwater ways of the white shark'
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| Nov. 9, 2007 |
Myrtle Beach Online
'Defending the Sharks'
CCU graduate student works
on new repellent
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| Aug. 28, 2007 |
KSBW Channel 8 Online
'Expert Says Shark Attacks Rare,
Despite Marina Incident'
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| July 11th, 2007 |
divephotoguide.com
'Declaration, Manifesto for Immediate Worldwide Shark Conservation Actions'
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| Oct. 1, 2004 |
ABC 7 News / KGO-TV
'Great White Shark Reaches Milestone In Monterey' |
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Science Now
'A Shark's Sixth Sense'
California Academy of Sciences discusses how sharks can detect electricity. |
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Richard Schmidt Surf School, Inc.
'Tracking Great Whites in The Red Triangle'
Richard Schmidt of Richard Schmidt Surf School, Inc. interviews Sean Van Sommeran. |
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