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  • Sharks of the Chesapeake Bay

    In celebration of Shark Week, learn about the sharks that call the Chesapeake Bay home! Read More

    Published 7/24/2018

  • Tracking Shark Populations Off Delaware's Coast

    This summer, a team of National Aquarium biologists spent a week aboard our research vessel, the R/V Carcharhinus, conducting shark conservation research off the coast of Delaware. Read More

    Published 11/19/2015

  • Re-cap: 2015 Shark Tagging

    Every August, the National Aquarium invites the public to join us on shark research out of Ocean City, Maryland! Read More

    Published 9/8/2015

  • Shark Week: What Makes a Shark a Shark?

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    Published 8/11/2014

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