Shark's eye view: Greg Skomal on a life spent chasing great white shadows

In his new memoir, the pre-eminent Atlantic shark researcher delights in enduring mystery as well as scientific discovery"I guess you wouldn't call me a shark hugger," Greg Skomal says from Cape Cod. "I'm a classically trained fisheries biologist. I believe that if you have sustainable fisheries, you should allow people to fish. Fishermen have helped me so much, and taught me so much. I don't paint them as bad people. I try to show all sides."Skomal, 61, is a senior fisheries biologist with the Massachusetts division of marine fisheries, an adjunct professor at the University of Massachusetts, and director of the Massachusetts shark research program. Continue reading...