David Ebert

David Ebert has been researching sharks and their relatives (the rays, skates, and ghost sharks) around the world for more than three decades focusing my research on the biology, ecology and systematics of this enigmatic fish group. I have conducted research on six continents and in over 25 countries. I have authored 22 books, including the “Sharks of the World”, and have published numerous scientific papers and book chapters, and contributed over 120 IUCN Shark Specialist Group Red List species assessments. I am the Director of the Pacific Shark Research Center, a research faculty member at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, a research associate for the California Academy of Sciences Department of Ichthyology and at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. I am the regional co-Chair of the IUCN Northeast Pacific Regional Shark Specialist Group, IUCN Vice Chair for taxonomy, and a member of the American Elasmobranch Society, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, and Oceania Chondrichthyan Society. I am an advisor and consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on shark related issues. My research has been featured on the acclaimed BBC series “Shark”, Discovery Channel’s Shark Week and in National Geographic. I frequently consult on media-related programs and projects. My current research efforts are focused on finding, documenting, and bring awareness to the world’s “lost sharks”, those little known or unknown shark species that have largely been lost from the public and scientific consciousness.

June 2016