This Monday we'll have Ralph S. Collier of the Shark Research Committee presenting on our local sharks. I first came to notice Ralph's work in 2009 when some terrific shark breaching photos were being emailed around. I've been pursuing him ever since...
Ralph S. Collier is recognized internationally as the leading authority on Pacific Coast White Shark behavior and ecology. For more than 40 years he has studied White Shark predatory behavior and biology as they relate to interactions with humans. His audio visual library extends for more than four decades and is unequaled in content. Excerpts from his exceptional collection of data and understanding about how, when, where, and why White Sharks attack have been published in professional journals, research symposium volumes, and appeared in more than 100 articles in the popular press. His book, “Shark Attacks of the Twentieth Century: from the Pacific Coast of North America,” has been proclaimed “a masterpiece” by colleagues and shark enthusiasts worldwide.
Mr. Collier’s achievements include:
•Founder and President of the Shark Research Committee
•Pioneering the technique using "interspace measurements"
from tooth impressions to determine shark species and size.
•The first researcher to cite the significance of White Shark attack “recurring locations,”
as they pertain to attacks on humans.
•The first researcher to note the significance, and correlation, between juvenile White Shark appearances at Southern California beaches and California Grunion spawns.
•The first to postulate the significance behind the oddity of “eye rolling” by the White Shark during feeding and/or investigation behaviors.
Mr. Collier has appeared in more than two dozen Discovery Channel Shark Week Specials and three dozen independent documentaries; including those for the History Channel, BBC, Animal Planet and A & E. He has been a continuing consultant for TV news programs including; NBC Sunday Today Show, KNBC News, CBS News, The O'Reilly Factor, ABC News, CNN, The Heartland on FOX News, FOX News Los Angeles, FOX News Geraldo At Large, KTLA News Los Angeles, NBC 7/39 News, KUSI News, KFMB News San Diego, KHJ-TV News Los Angeles, and most recently MSNBC.
Please join us in welcoming Ralph to the club this Monday!
http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.com/
Ralph S. Collier is recognized internationally as the leading authority on Pacific Coast White Shark behavior and ecology. For more than 40 years he has studied White Shark predatory behavior and biology as they relate to interactions with humans. His audio visual library extends for more than four decades and is unequaled in content. Excerpts from his exceptional collection of data and understanding about how, when, where, and why White Sharks attack have been published in professional journals, research symposium volumes, and appeared in more than 100 articles in the popular press. His book, “Shark Attacks of the Twentieth Century: from the Pacific Coast of North America,” has been proclaimed “a masterpiece” by colleagues and shark enthusiasts worldwide.
Mr. Collier’s achievements include:
•Founder and President of the Shark Research Committee
•Pioneering the technique using "interspace measurements"
from tooth impressions to determine shark species and size.
•The first researcher to cite the significance of White Shark attack “recurring locations,”
as they pertain to attacks on humans.
•The first researcher to note the significance, and correlation, between juvenile White Shark appearances at Southern California beaches and California Grunion spawns.
•The first to postulate the significance behind the oddity of “eye rolling” by the White Shark during feeding and/or investigation behaviors.
Mr. Collier has appeared in more than two dozen Discovery Channel Shark Week Specials and three dozen independent documentaries; including those for the History Channel, BBC, Animal Planet and A & E. He has been a continuing consultant for TV news programs including; NBC Sunday Today Show, KNBC News, CBS News, The O'Reilly Factor, ABC News, CNN, The Heartland on FOX News, FOX News Los Angeles, FOX News Geraldo At Large, KTLA News Los Angeles, NBC 7/39 News, KUSI News, KFMB News San Diego, KHJ-TV News Los Angeles, and most recently MSNBC.
Please join us in welcoming Ralph to the club this Monday!
http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.com/
