Dr. Greg Skomal is an accomplished marine biologist, underwater explorer, photographer, and author. He has been a fisheries scientist with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries since 1987 and currently heads up the Massachusetts Shark Research Program. He is also adjunct faculty at the University of Massachusetts School for Marine Science and Technology and an adjunct scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Rhode Island and a Ph.D. from Boston University.

For more than 40 years, Greg has been actively involved in the study of life history, ecology, and physiology of sharks. His research has spanned the globe from the frigid waters of the Arctic Circle to coral reefs in the tropical Central Pacific. Much of his current research centers on the use of acoustic telemetry and satellite-based tagging technology to study the ecology and behavior of sharks.

Greg has been an avid SCUBA diver and underwater photographer since 1978. He has written more than 100 scientific research papers and has appeared in over 50 film and television documentaries, including programs for National Geographic, Discovery Channel, BBC, and numerous television networks.

His has authored several books including The Shark Handbook and The Great White Shark Handbook. His most recent book, Chasing Shadows, chronicles his personal history with white sharks, and the re-emergence of this predator on Cape Cod. He is a Boston Sea Rover and a member of The Explorers Club; his home and laboratory are on the south coast of Massachusetts.