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Press Contacts:

Robert Hueter/Mote Marine Laboratory (Sarasota, FL)
Hayley Rutger, 941-374-0081
hrutger@mote.org
Christopher Neff/University of Sydney (Sydney, Aus)
Rachel Gleeson, 02 9351 2261

christopher.neff@sydney.edu.au

New Study Calls for Society to Change the Way We Refer to Shark Behavior
Researchers Say Use of Term …

2012 Research Recap:

This year saw the continuation of a long-standing issue. While there were greater protections for sharks in declared MPA’s and sanctuaries as well as global anti-finning victories, there were tragic fatal shark bites followed by regrettable …

22 October 2012, 6.20am AEST
The great shark debate: to cull or not to cull?
by Christopher Neff
The great shark debate continues in Australia as summer approaches. Shark bites on bathers and surfers are a particularly …

I discuss the October decision to pre-emptively hunt sharks in WA here

15 July 2012, 12.22pm AEST
How government can help us avoid shark “attacks”
By Christopher Neff
The latest fatal shark bite on a surfer, north of Perth, is another in a string of terrible and random tragedies that …

I was honored to have the opportunity to give a TED Talk during the TEDx Sydney Global Talent Search Salon in May, 2012.
I presented with an amazing group from “Team Sydney” and they were inspiring! This …

[Note: this is an edited version and re-post of a blog posting that I wrote for the Save Our Seas Foundation on 25 June]
Over the past two years, my research has asked the question: how …

Three Lessons about the reality of shark bites
Science / Ocean Conservation
August 22, 2012
By Christopher Neff
As another summer of shark news and Shark Week come to a close, it is helpful to look back on what we …

Human-shark encounters are always called attacks even when there is no contact, artificially amplifying the numbers. What’s more, no distinction is made for minor bites from non-threatening species.

Video link here: ABC 7.30 Report
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcast: 25/10/2011
Reporter: Nikki Wilson Smith

Shark hunts carried out in the wake of three deaths in Western Australia have caused anger among shark experts. They question the …