News Articles

2025

• ScienceDaily Satellite tracking of 12,000 marine animals reveals ocean giants are in trouble June 7, 2025

• Virginia Tech News by Max Esterhuizen Groundbreaking study maps the movements of marine megafauna June 5, 2025

• Virginia Tech Magazine by Max Esterhuizen SHARK TALE - Researchers Study Endangered Sharks June 4, 2025

• Fast Company Jackie Snow Luxury yacht owners are throwing scientists a lifeline April 22, 2025

2024

• BBC Wildlife Daniel Graham White shark expedition stumbles across something unexpected and important in the Mediterranean Sea

• Forbes by Melissa Cristina Márquez Young Mako Shark Travels 750 Miles, Offering Hope For Conservation Effor December 15, 2024

• Virginia Tech News by Max Esterhuizen Researchers tag first Mediterranean shortfin mako shark December 10, 2024

• Il Messaggero By Redazione Web Colonia di squali bianchi nel Canale di Sicilia, la scoperta degli scienziati Usa: “Vanno protetti” October 30, 2024

• la Repubblica Luca Fraioli Il biologo marino Francesco Ferretti: “Io, cacciatore di squali bianchi nel Mediterraneo. Ma solo per salvarli” print version October 25, 2024

• Virginia Tech News by Max Esterhuizen Virginia Tech researcher works to preserve white sharks in the Mediterranean Sea October 22, 2024

• Virginia Tech News By Rich Mathieson Virginia Tech expertise to support sustainable agriculture and fishing in Tunisia April 19, 2024

2023

• Virginia Tech News by David Fleming Big teeth, bigger data September 8, 2023
• BOAT International by Sophia Wilson Yachts for Science: Sailing superyacht helps with ground-breaking shark research in the Mediterranean July 31, 2023
• Robb Report By RACHEL CORMACK How This 87-Foot Sailing Yacht Is Helping to Protect Endangered White Sharks August 4, 2023
• Forbes by Melissa Cristina Márquez Uncovering Mediterranean White Sharks With Environmental DNA Apr 6, 2023

2022

• Virginia Tech News by Kendall Daniels Taking pulse: Researcher addresses knowledge gaps in shark and ray research

2021

• Cronache Maceratesi by Laura Boccanera Un Maceratese a caccia dello squalo bianco in Sicilia: lo scopo e’ taggarlo
• Virginia Tech News by Jimmy Robertson Virginia Tech professor and Discovery Channel team up on a great white shark research expedition in the Mediterranean
• Virginia Tech News by David Flemming Biodiversity, fishing, and the environment: thinking globally to protect our oceans
• The Hindu by Ananthakrishnan, G. India’s blue revolution needs more marine protected areas says new research
• Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide by Bhagyasri Chaudhury: Why is California’s Great White shark population rising? ‘Red triangle’ sees 30% more predators in 10 years

2020

• Virginia Tech News by David Flemming One fish, two fish: merging marine animal tracking with fishing fleet movements
• Virginia Tech News by Krista Timney Researcher: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act provides chance for U.S. to impact shark conservation efforts
• Protecting the global ocean for biodiversity, food and climate: 226 news stories from 165 outlets
• National Geogtraphic by Rachel FobarHow the U.S. is inadvertently facilitating shark fin smuggling
• Pliocene colonization of the Mediterranean by Great White Shark inferred from fossil records, historical jaws, phylogeographic and divergence time analyses 7 news stories from 6 outlets

Italy

• La Repubblica Lo squalo bianco rischia l’estinzione nel Mediterraneo. “Scomparso fino al 96%”
• Il Messaggero: Lo squalo bianco nuota nel Mediterraneo da 3,2 milioni di anni ma oggi rischia l’estinzione
• Animali.it: Avvistato nel messinese squalo bianco di 5 metri
• La Rivista della Natura: Squalo bianco: dov’è nel Mediterraneo
• DireGiovani.it: Squalo bianco a rischio estinzione nel Mar Mediterraneo

2019

• Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries 89 news stories from 83 outlets
• Killer whales redistribute white shark foraging pressure on seals:124 news stories from 108 outlets
• Predicted hotspots of overlap between highly migratory fishes and industrial fishing fleets in the northeast Pacific11 news stories from 11 outlets

2018

• Leveraging vessel traffic data and a temporary fishing closure to inform marine management:5 news stories from 5 outlets -Shark baselines and the conservation role of remote coral reef ecosystems: 4 news stories from 4 outlets
• Tracking the global footprint of fisheries 154 news stories from from 121 outlets

2017

• Resilience of marine ecosystems to climatic disturbances:4 news stories from 3 outlets

2016

• Lenfest Ocean Program: Large marine protected areas (LMPAs) in the Mediterranean Sea

2015

• National Geographic by Riley BlackThe Mediterranean’s Missing Sawfishes
• The Wall Street Journal: What Are the Odds? Long, Most Likely
• The New York Times: California Shark Attack Rates Plunge 90 Percent Since 1950s
• The Washington Post: The risk of getting attacked by a shark off California has plummeted sharply since 1950, study says
• LA Times by Karen Kaplan: Shark attacks on the rise? In California, the risk has plunged
• Time magazine by Justin Worland: Your Risk for Shark Attack Is Lower Now Than 50 Years Ago
• Forbes by Allie Wilkinson: Shark Attack Risk in California Down Significantly Since 1950, Study Says
• Newsweek by Duglas Main: Shark Attack Risk Down Sharply, Despite Recent Incidents
• Huffington Post: California shark attack rates plunge 90 percent since 1950s
• Fox News by Associated Press: California shark attack rates plunge 90 percent since 1950s
• CTV News by Christopher Weber: Shark attacks in California plunged 90 per cent since 1950s: study
• NBC News by James Eng: Study Says Risk of Shark Attack in California Has Plummeted
• National Geographics by Brian Clark Howard: Shark Attack Risk Is Down Sharply Since 1950
• National Geographics En Espanol: ¿Por qué disminuyó el riesgo de ataques de tiburón?
• Science/AAAS by Hanae Harmitage: Shark attacks: Is it safe to go back in the water?
• Ecological Society of America by Liza Lester: To Avoid Dangerous Shark Encounters, Information Trumps Culling
• Scientific American by Tara Haelle: Shark Bites Are Up, but Attack Risk Is Down?
• Stanford News by Rob Jordan: Stanford researchers show the risk of shark attacks is way down
• Discovery by Danny Clemens: Study: Shark Bite Risk Has Fallen 91%
• The Monterey Bay Aquarium by Cynthia McKelvey: New research: Steep decline for shark attack rate in California
• Boat International by Sophia Heath: Risk of shark attacks has plummeted since the 1950s
• Consumer Affairs by Mark Huffman: Shark researchers offer some tips for staying safe
• CBS San Francisco: California Shark Attack Rates Down 90 Percent Since 1950s, Stanford Research Says
• CBS Los Angeles: California Shark Attack Rates Plunge 90 Percent Since 1950s
• The Daily Breeze by Carley Dryden: Despite rise in shark sightings, attack risk low in L.A. County, Stanford study says
• Daily Democrat By Lisa M. Krieger: Shark attack rates in California down 90 percent since the ’50s
• Detroit News by AP: California shark attack rates plunge 90% since 1950s
• Discovery World by Danny Clemens: Shark Files: Shark Bite Risk Down 91 Percent Since 1950
• Bayoubuzz.com Luisiana: SAFER THAN EVER Calif. shark attacks drop 90 percent since 1950s
• Los Angeles CBS Local by Los Angeles AP: California Shark Bite Rates Plunge 90 Percent Since 1950s
• Live Outdoors by David Rosenfeld: Shark Attacks Chances Down Despite Recent bites
• Half Moon Bay Review: by Cyrus Ready-CampbellrDespite headlines, shark attack is less likely
• Hattiesburg American: California shark attack rates plunge 90% since 1950s
• KSBW: Good news for surfers: California shark attack rates plunge
• Marin Indipendent Journal by Mark Prado: Shark attacks less of a threat around state, but Marin still dangerous, study finds
• Marine Science Today by Emily Tripp: Reducing Shark Attacks: Information More Powerful Than Culls
• Mirror Daily by John Birks: Swimmers and surfers have 90 percent less chances of being shark attacked
• Monterey County Herald By Lisa M. Krieger: Shark attack rates in California down 90 percent since the ’50s
• Nature World News by Catherine Arnold: California Shark Attacks Down By 91% in 60 Years
• News Channel 5 Network: California Shark Attack Rates Plunge 90 Percent Since 1950s
• Phys.org by Liza Lester: To avoid dangerous shark encounters, information trumps culling
• Philly Voice by Michael Tanenbaum: Study: Risk of shark attacks way down despite recent frenzy
• Outside Online by the editors: Shark Attack Risk Down in California Despite increased attacks
• www.orangeville.com: California shark attack rates plunge 90 per cent since 1950s
• Orange County Register: Study: California swimmers, surfers 90% less likely to be bitten by sharks
• www.ooyuz.com: Shark Attack Risk in California Down Significantly Since 1950, Study Says
• Red Bluff Daily News By Christopher Weber: California shark attack rates plunge 90 percent since 1950s
• Santa Cruz Sentinel by Lisa M. Krieger: Number of shark attacks up but your chances of getting attacked is down
• San Jose Mercury News by Lisa M. Krieger: Shark attack rates in California down 90 percent since the '50s
• San Francisco Examiner by Associated Press: California shark attack rates plunge 90 percent since 1950s
• Science World Report by Catherine Griffin: Risk of Great White Shark Attack Falls by Staggering 91 Percent
• Science Daily: To avoid dangerous shark encounters, information trumps culling
• Scripps Media: California Shark Attack Rates Plunge 90 Percent Since 1950s
• SF Gate: California shark attack rates plunge 90 percent since 1950s
• Stanford Daily Kalpana Gopalkrishnan: Stanford study maps white shark behavior to understand attack risk factors
• Summit County Voice by Bob Berwyn: Better info, more public awareness is the key to reducing shark attacks, researchers say
• The Inertia by Alexander Haro: Stop F*cking Panicking: Stanford Study Finds Risk of Shark Attack Down by 91%
• Times-Standard News by Lisa M. Krieger and Tabitha Soden, San Jose Mercury News and the Times-Standard Rate of shark attacks declining in California
• The Columbian: California shark attack rates plunge 90%
• The Zoological: It’s never been safer to go back in the water
• Uncover Michigan by Carol Bailey: Shark attack rates slip 90% since 1950s: researchers say
• Washington Times by Christopher Weber: California shark attack rates plunge 90 percent since 1950s

Canada

• The Sudbury Star (Canada) by Christopher Weber: Shark attacks in California have plunged since 1950s despite more people in water
• Toronto Sun (Canada) by Christopher Weber: Shark attacks in California have plunged since 1950s despite more people in water
• Ottawa Sun (Canada): Shark attacks in California have plunged since 1950s despite more people in water

South Africa

• Independent Online (South Africa) by Tony Carnie: Night time is shark time

2011

• Foreign Policy by Juliet Eilperin Man Bites Shark

2008

UK

• BBC News by Richard Black Fast fall of the Mediterranean Sharks June 10, 2008
• Reuters by Robin Pomeroy Med Shark numbers down 97 pct over two centuries June 11, 2008
• Herald Tribune by Staff Sharks decline by 97 percent in Mediterranean June 11, 2008
• Times Online by Richard Owen We must learn to love sharks, study warns June 11, 2008
• The Guardian by Staff Shark numbers crash June 12, 2008
• The Guardian Editorial In Praise of …Sharks June 12, 2008
• The Telegraph by Malcolm Moore Sharks ‘functionally extinct’ in Mediterranean June 12, 2008

USA

• The New York Times by Andrew C. Revkin Emptied Mediterranean - Sharks Nearly Gone June 11, 2008
• The New York Times - by Andrew C. Revkin Some shark populations collapsing June 12, 2008

• The Washington Post by Juliet Eilperin In Mediterranean, the predator is the hunted June 30, 2008.

• The Seattle times
• The Gulf news By Juliet Eilperin, Los Angeles Times - Washington Post Predator in a fin soup July 18, 2008
• The Los Angeles Times

Italy

• ANSA (wire agency) Squali, perderli e’ come non avere la polizia June 11, 2008
• ANSA (wire agency) by Elisabetta Guidobaldi Grandi squali mediterraneo stanno scomparendo June 11, 2008
• AGR (wire agency) Ambiente: squali a rischio di estinzione nel mediterraneo June 11, 2008
• Corriere della Sera Mediterraneo, squali a rischio estinzione June 11, 2008
• La Repubblica [Da Italia Allarme Per Estinzione Squali Mediterraneo] June 12, 2008
• Il Messaggero [Allarme per il Mediterraneo] June 11, 2008
• Il Secolo XIX [Squali del mediterraneo a rischio di estinzione] 11 june 2008
• Il Resto del Carlino [L’allarme gli squali stanno scomparendo] 11 june 2008.
• Il Resto del Carlino byLorenzo Monachesi. Per studiare gli squali sono dovuto emigrare in un ateneo del Canada June 17, 2008.
• La Stampa Squali decimate in via d’estinzione La Stampa, Italy, 12 june 2008.
• La Stampa [Nel Mediterraneo e’ allarme squali *stanno scomparendo]. La Zampa (animal section of La Stampa). 11 June, 2008
• Corriere Adriatico by Pia Biacchelli Squali a rischio un Maceratese lancia l’allarme - printed page June 12, 2008
• Corriere Adriatico Sono bravi, normale che vadano all’estero June 12, 2008
• Corriere Adriatico In practica ‘funzionalmente estinti’, cosi’ l’ecosistema va in tilt 12 june 2008

Spain

• La Vanguardia Los tiburones del Mediterráneo, en peligro de extinción 11 June 2008
• Publico by Manuel Ansede El número de tiburones mediterráneos se desploma 12 June 2008.
• Soiutu.es by Pablo Francescutti Hermano tiburón 12 June 2008

Germany

• Katrin Wernke Alarm unter Wasser

France

• Le Monde (front page) by Jean-Jacques Bozonnet. Les requins de la Méditerranée sont en voie d’extinction rapide - printed front page, printed page 9 June 14, 2008
• Le Monde [La Méditerranée, une mer bientôt sans requins]

China

• China Daily Mediterranean sharks: Hunters or prey June 12, 2008

New Zealand

• New Zealand Herald Fishing takes big bite out of shark population June 12, 2008

Malta

• Malta Today Raphael Vassallo No more ‘Jaws in the Med’ study warns 15 june 2008
• UPI.com Sharks disappearing from the Mediterranean 30 june 2008.
• UPI SCIENCE NEWS Study: Shark species face extinction 30 JUNE 2008.

Weekly or monthly Magazines

2008

• Gente magazine. I giganti del mare stanno scomparendo 18 August 2008
• Eleonora de Sabata. Ambiente Mare: tempi duri per gli squali in Mediterraneo. Nautica
• What’s up. ambiente. Squali nel Mediterraneo calati del 97% in 200 anni
• Ulisse- Scienza Esperienza: dove son finiti gli squali mediterranei?
• WWF Italia: Che fine hanno fatto gli squali in Mediterraneo?
• La Nuova Ecologia: salviamo gli squali
• Italia Notizie: Mediterraneo, gli squali stanno scomparendo
• Mongaby Bay: Large sharks population fall 97% in the Mediterranea
• Conservation Magazine: Jets and sharks
• Plenty: Mediterranean sharks see 99% extincion, now functionally extinct
• International Animal Rescue: Med sharks, numbers plummet
• RedOrbit: Shark popultations declining in the Mediterranean
• Grist: our jaws are dropping
• Animali e Animali: SOS squali mediterraneo
• Virgilio Notizie: Ferretti, sempre meno squali
• Blogeko: in un secolo spariti il 99,9% degli esemplari
• Blog scienze: pericolo estinzione
• Ambienteco: grandi squali mediterraneo scompaiono
• SharkNews: SOS squali, la scomparsa dei grandi predatori dal Mediterraneo
• Mail and Guardian online: sharks numbers crash
• Yahoo answers: consequences of the loss of large sharks in the Med?
• MondoMarino.net
• Missionary Intl. News Service
• Vivere Marche
• Pianeta Verde
• ByMarche
• Qbr Magazine
• Latte e Miele (Radio)
• Ecologiae - squali del Mediterraneo a rischio estinzione
• Ocean Indigo: lo squalo è in via d’estinzione
• Kataweb: Mediterraneo, squali a rischio estinzione
• Mare in Italy - squali a rischio anche in Mediterraneo
• European Vegetarian and Animal News Alliance
• Il sussidiario
• Il Mediterraneo
• Marine Conservation News
• Il reporter: Mediterraneo, squali addio
• Discover Magazine - Embrace the shark before it’s gone.

Radio Interviews

2021

• Casa Italiana Language School by Manuela Cavalieri Interview about professional activities at Virginia Tech and pressing Ocean Issues.
• With Good Reason McConnell, Sarah Saving endangered species
• Defender Radio by Michael Howie: EPISODE 234: AFTER BITE
• KQED by Danielle Venton: Risk of Shark Attacks in California Has Plummeted, Researchers Say

2008

• RDS, Italian Radio network, Interview, Italy, 13 june 2008
• Radio Blu, Interview, Italy, 11 July 2008
• Radio24, Moebious Science News, Italy, 2 August 2008.
• Radio Nuova in Blu, Live show 19 August 2008

TV Interviews and News

2025

• Rete 4 With Michela BrambillaTV interview for the show “Dalla parte degli Animali” January 28, 2025

2021

• WFXR Fox - Living Local with Price, Kianna Swimming with the sharks: Virginia Tech Professor reveals insight to great whites in the Mediterranean Sea
• WDBJ7 by Pete DeLuca VT professor spends month on Mediterranean Sea searching for sharks

2015

• Korn4 by Aaron Pero California shark attack rates plunge

2014

• Monterey County weekly by Diana LaScala-Gruenewald Monterey researcher creates SharkPulse smartphone app for shark pictures

2008

• TG1, national public television, national report, 13 June 2008 13.30
• Camilla Moreni, Rischio estinzione per gli squali nel Mediterraneo TGLa7, 11 june 2008 14.08
• SOS squali nel Mediterraneo – ANSA TV (Italian wire on-line TV).
• Panorama online
• Tiscali video
• Yahoo video
• Vincenzo Venuto. Nuovo studio scientific mostra un allarmante decline dei grandi predatori del Mediterraneo. Misione natura, TV magazine, La7

Citing the study on related issues

• National Geographics by Craig Welch: Mysterious Great White Shark Attacks on Sea Otters Surge
• The Christian Science Monitor Aquatic answers: Why do sharks bite more people in Hawaii?