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Podcast: WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Audio Archives
Episode: Nature Notes: A Maine Naturalist Afield 5/25/25: Shark Alley
Description: Host: Logan Parker Producer: Glen Mittelhauser Logan Parker explores the evolving presence of sharks in the Gulf of Maine, from childhood memories of touch-tank dogfish to the modern realities of Great White Sharks along Maineβs coast. This episode examines shifting shark populations, seal recovery, and how modern tracking research is reshaping our understanding of these apex predators. More information about Maine Natural History can be found at mainenaturalhistory.org. About the hosts: Glen Mittelhauser founded Maine Natural History Observatory (MNHO) in 2003 to fill the need for an organization that specializes in collecting, interpreting, and maintaining datasets for understanding ch...