Everything You Know about Shark Conservation Is Wrong

The Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes at Arizona State University is an intellectual network aimed at enhancing the contribution of science and technology to society’s pursuit of equality, justice, freedom, and overall quality of life. CSPO’s DC office expands its capacity to help decision makers and institutions grapple with the immense power and complexity of science, technology and society by communicating knowledge and methods, educating students and decision makers, forming strategic partnerships, participating in science policy initiatives, and building community of intellectuals and practitioners.

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Join us  to learn about ocean conservation policy and myth-bust some of the wrong information you’ve learned about how to protect sharks

ASU Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center

Despite their fearsome reputation, sharks have more to fear from humans than we do from them. Sharks are some of the most threatened animals in the world, with rapid and alarming population declines driven by unsustainable overfishing. As public concern for their conservation grows, the debate over the best policy solutions to protect sharks has become more heated. If the problem is overfishing, should regulators aim to make fishing more sustainable, an approach supported overwhelmingly by scientists? Or, if fishing can’t be made more sustainable, should policymakers ban all fishing for sharks and trade in shark products? Further complicating the debate: much of the most widely shared information about sharks and their conservation is flat-out wrong. Join ASU postdoctoral researcher and marine conservation biologist David Shiffman for a morning of learning ocean conservation policy and myth-busting some of the wrong information you’ve learned about how to protect sharks. Dr. Shiffman is an award-winning expert in public science engagement whose writings have appeared in the Washington Post, Issues in Science and Technology, Gizmodo, Scientific American, and a monthly column in SCUBA Diving magazine. He’s also one of the most widely followed scientists on social media, and invites you to follow him on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @WhySharksMatter.

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Everything You Know about Shark Conservation Is Wrong

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