Sharkie the shark 🦈

Just a little great white shark educating people about how awesome and important sharks are to ocean health!

[Carlee Jackson @carleejackson__]

No, they’re not. They are exhibiting a reverse in avoidance behavior due to being fed here, and I’m literally about to defend my thesis that focuses on this topic 💁🏾‍♀️

[Sharkie the shark 🦈 @sharkiesharks]

Congratulations on your first Canada shark @OCEARCH!!!! 🇨🇦🦈 Excited to learn more about my white shark brothers and sisters!

[Sharkie the shark 🦈 @sharkiesharks]

I know everyone loves the big flashy shark species, and I love my fellow great whites too! But the ocean is full of so many other elasmobranch species, and it is critical that we do all we can to understand all of these diverse animals and do more to protect them! 😊 #SharkWeek

[Sharkie the shark 🦈 @sharkiesharks]

I want to share some facts now about my cool but lesser-known and lesser-loved shark, ray, and skate cousins. #SharkWeek

[Sharkie the shark 🦈 @sharkiesharks]

Some skate species are highly abundant, but others are critically endangered. Skates grow slowly and generally mature later, so their populations can't recover quite as quickly when a population is fished heavily. #SharkWeek

[Sharkie the shark 🦈 @sharkiesharks]

Love seeing my fellow baby great white sharks featured on #SharkWeek!!! Excited to learn about them! #SharkBabies

[Sharkie the shark 🦈 @sharkiesharks]

Scientists are incredible innovators and use many tools to answer questions. How do hammerhead sharks see? What are the benefits of a cartilage skeleton? Any question you have, a scientist is probably trying to answer! Reach out and talk to them about their research! #SharkWeek

[Sharkie the shark 🦈 @sharkiesharks]

Tagging sharks is the method most often shown on #SharkWeek, but scientists use so many other methods to understand the biology and ecology of these beautiful animals.

[Sharkie the shark 🦈 @sharkiesharks]

And as you probably saw on #monstertag, scientists even take ultrasounds to determine if a shark is pregnant! #SharkWeek