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Marine biologist Jasmin Graham explores the secret world of sharks

68 sharks were sighted off Cape Cod last year, with 18 of them tagged. (Elisa Levy/Flickr)
68 sharks were sighted off Cape Cod last year, with 18 of them tagged. (Elisa Levy/Flickr)

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Marine biologist Jasmin Graham grew up in a fishing family in South Carolina. Then, she fell in love with sharks. Graham has spent the last decade studying hammerheads and other shark species — trying to learn their secrets and to bring more women of color into marine biology.

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Jasmin Graham, marine biologist currently specializing in smalltooth sawfish and hammerhead sharks. Co-founder and president of the organization Minorities in Shark Sciences, or MISS. Host of PBS’ “Sharks Unknown with Jasmin Graham." Her new book is “Sharks Don’t Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist."

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