For those of you who are interested in the current status of elasmobranch research, as well as thought-provoking discussions, we recommend you take the time to visit the Websites that are linked below. You will find them informative and/or dedicated out of admiration to one of our planet's most magnificent and ancient predators - the shark.

Surfrider Foundation — The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of oceans, waves and beaches through a powerful activist network. Surfrider staff and members have contributed shark encounter reports to the Shark Research Committee and support SRC's important work.

Shark Research Institute — The Shark Research Institute (SRI), an international research and conservation organization, is headquartered at Princeton, New Jersey. SRI also maintains the Global Shark Attack File, a database created by and for physicians and serious researchers who require accurate information about shark/human interactions worldwide.

Reef Quest Centre for Shark Research — A superb web site by R. Aidan Martin and Anne Martin providing the most current research data and information for sharks and rays, with frequent updates of their numerous research projects in progress. The site features the illustrations of RAM.

Alessandro De Maddalena — Researcher and illustrator and Curator of the Italian Great White Shark Data Bank and member of the Mediterranean Shark Research Group.

Sharks Are People Too — A very interesting and informative web site by Sophia Smallstorm. Provides the reader with current information on sharks worldwide.

Canadian Shark Research Laboratory — This site is an important source of information concerning existing and emerging shark research along the Canadian coast.

U.S.S Indianapolis CA-35 — The official web site dedicated to survivors and the memory of those lost due to the wartime sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis.

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