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• 2021
  • New Mote shark research director led international shark survey - Herald-Tribune 
  • Moray eels thrive on coral reefs close to people - FIU News
  • Australian sharks face extinction: govt report - Global Times
• 2020
  • Sharks are 'functionally extinct' in many global reef systems, study finds - Mongabay
  • Unprecedented Study, Led By FIU Researchers, Shows Alarming Drop in Shark Populations - CBS 4
  • Sharks 'functionally extinct' at 20% of world's coral reefs as fishing drives global decline - The Guardian
  • Sharks 'functionally extinct' from one in five coral reefs - Science 
  • Conservation: Reef sharks are in major decline worldwide - BBC News
  • New Study Finds That Reef Sharks Are 'Functionally Extinct' & Here's What That Means - Newsweek
  • Sharks are Nearly Extinct in the World's Reefs - Discovery 
  • The worldwide shark survey led by FIU begins to pay off - FIU News
  • Reef Sharks Are in Serious Danger of Extinction - Smithsonian Magazine 
  • Sharks have abandoned a fifth of reefs, Global FinPrint finds - The Times 
  • Reef sharks around the world are in trouble - Popular Science
  • Sharks are Functionally Extinct on Many of the World's Reefs - Independent
  • Global census reveals reef shark status, need for improved conservation management - Mirage News
  • Sharks are Now 'Functionally Extinct' in 19% of Earth's Ocean Reefs - Science Alert
  • Grandma & retired professor logs thousands of hours for global reef study - ABC 6
  • Bahamas praised for shark conservation leadership - Eyewitness News
  • First-of-its-Kind Global Survey Reveals Sharks are Thriving in The Bahamas - Shedd Aquarium
  • Belize Leads the ‘Rayvolution’, Protecting All Rays From Fishing - Paul Allen
  • Large marine parks can save sharks from overfishing threat - University of Queensland
• 2019
  • Go swim with the sharks in this 10-hour YouTube video from Paul Allen's Global FinPrint survey - GeekWire
  • Here are 5 organisations working to preserve the Indian marine ecosystem - YourStory
• 2018
  • Live every week like it’s Shark Week - The Hill
  • Border Force patrols enable sharks return to remote Australian reef - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • FinPrint: Determining the Relative Abundance of Sharks and Rays using BRUVS Surveys - Environmental Monitor
  • Young Scientists Participate in Shark Research - Aquarium of the Pacific
  • Shark experiences for every age at the Shedd Aquarium - Chicago Parent
  • 2018's Top Tech Tips - IEEE Spectrum
• 2017
  • Chicago Teens Participate in Global Research Project to Help Save Sharks - Shedd Aquarium
  • Watch: 'Kermit' the great white shark takes an underwater camera for a ride - Earth Touch
  • Belize to create world’s first ray sanctuary, guided by Global FinPrint - FIU News
  • Watch: Huge great white shark bites underwater camera used in Paul Allen’s FinPrint project - GeekWire
  • Shark Snapshot - Saving sharks with an underwater photoshoot - Smithsonian Ocean
• 2016
  • Global FinPrint guides shark conservation in Dominican Republic - FIU News
  • Sharks Near You? Global Survey Reveals Predators' Top Spots - Live Science
• 2015
  • Scientists Embark on Most Ambitious Reef Shark Survey Ever Attempted - Sailors for the Sea