![]() ![]() Further still, her expertise is the challenging (underwater!) study of fish behavior. Moreover, she did her training during the early 1940s, when academic life was neither common nor welcoming for women, which must’ve been doubly true for a Japanese-American in the cultural climate of World War II. Not only is she a pioneer as a woman scientist who has forged an uber-successful career. Explorer, teacher, writer, trail-blazer: this 90-year old woman, known affectionately as “The Shark Lady”, is a shining star in her field and a compelling symbol of marine conservation.Īs a female biologist, I have long had great admiration for Dr. ![]() fish researcher) and one of the world’s premier shark authorities. Eugenie Clark is a renowned ichthyologist (a.k.a. ![]() Goodbye “Shark Lady”, you will be missed by humans and animals alike!ĭr. UPDATE: We are sad to say, Eugenie Clark has passed away on at the ripe age of 92 after losing a battle with non-smoking related lung cancer. ![]()
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