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Press Coverage

We have been fortunate enough to work alongside some of the world’s leading publications to not only share our story, but to bring our work to the global stage. The below outlines our years of media coverage, where we’ve been and what we’ve been up to.

2024

2024
Glowing sharks, electric rays and a ghost shark are among the marine species the new Search for Lost Sharks is striving to find
re:Wild press release

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2024
Big Blue Collective X Beneath The Waves: Episode 9
Big Blue Collective blog

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2024
BACARDÍ Celebrates Camila Cabello’s New Album “C,XOXO” with Limited-Edition Commemorative Vinyl Single of “I Luv It” Made Using Sugarcane
Yahoo Finance

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2024
Talking Shark Week 2024 With Marine Biologist Austin Gallagher, Who Studied Great Whites From Inside a Fake Whale Carcass
GQ

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2024
‘Shark Week’: Massive Makos, Queen Bosses and a baby angel shark on Discovery, where women shine
San Francisco Chronicle

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2024
Marine biologist encourages vigilance in the ocean after uptick in shark encounters
Fox News

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2024
Shark Week Preview: “Belly of the Beast”
KATU 2 ABC

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2024
Massive creatures hunting sharks off Mexico create a ‘landscape of fear’, study says
Miami Herald

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2024
Orcas are eating sharks in the Gulf of California – and it may be happening more than we think, experts say
Live Science

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2024
Conservationists are protecting the ocean with help from an unusual partner – CNN’s Call To Earth
Albawaba Signal

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2024
Call to Earth: Expedition Bahamas. Dr. Austin Gallagher, founder and CEO of Beneath The Waves, leads an expedition to advance their groundbreaking research with sharks and sea turtles in The Bahamas 
CNN

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2024
Call to Earth: How tiger sharks wearing cameras revealed the world’s largest seagrass ecosystem 
CNN

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2024
How tracking animal movement may save the planet
MIT Technology Review

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2023

2023
The Bahamas still 24 months away from blue carbon credits listing
Eyewitness News

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2023
BISX home makes sense for Bahamas carbon credits
Tribune 242

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2023
Dr. Austin Gallagher on Shark Week’s Belly of the Beast & Monster Mako
Screen Rant

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2023
URI alumna Christine de Silva goes in search of sharks off South Africa with Shark Week
The University of Rhode Island

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2023
GoPro for a Cause Spotlight: Tracking Tiger Sharks with Beneath The Waves
GoPro: The Current “Heroes”

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2023
The Trillion-Dollar Auction to Save the World
Wired

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2023
How sharks equipped with cameras solved an aquatic mystery
National Geographic

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2023
How Helper Sharks Discovered the World’s Largest Seagrass Ecosystem
Scientific American

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2023
How remote animal tracking can allow humanity to be better protected from natural disasters
The Print

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2023
Innovation for Good: Beneath The Waves and AKUA
Alive Magazine

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2022

2022
Opinion: The ocean’s ‘blue carbon’ can be our secret weapon in fighting climate change
CNN

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2022
November 2022: Brazilian election results; Africa’s weather extremes; Food systems at COP27
CarbonBrief

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2022
Tiger Sharks Carry Cameras to Help Scientists Map Seagrass
Smithsonian

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2022
Scientists discover ‘world’s largest’ seagrass forest – by strapping cameras to sharks
The Guardian

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2022
World’s Biggest Seagrass Forest Discovered by Scientists
Newsweek
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2022
Shark-Human Alliance Uncovers World’s Largest Sea Prairie
Bloomberg
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2022
Piebald nurse shark with incredible speckled skin may be first on record
EarthTouch News

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2022
GoPro for a Cause Spotlight: Searching for Sharks with Beneath The Waves
GoPro: The Current “Heroes”

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2022
Catch-and-release fishing may cause temperature spikes in sharks
Phys.Org

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2022
Reef protectors from the region gather in St. Maarten for training
The Daily Herald

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2022
Beneath the Waves’ summer camp inspires young Bahamians to become stewards of the environment
Magnetic Media

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2022
5 Ways to Be Proactive About Protecting the Oceans in Light of ‘Mass Extinction’ Climate Change Predictions
People

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2022
Exuma Students Become Citizen Scientists, Join Beneath the Waves in Shark Tagging Research
Bahamas Local

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2022
Leading Marine Sciences NGO Beneath the Waves Advances Science on Reef Sharks, Adds Bahamian Expert to Staff
ZNS Bahamas

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2022
Exploring The Impacts Of Fisheries On Blue Sharks
Forbes

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2022
Shark tagging expedition draws Beneath the Waves supporters to Exuma
Eyewitness News
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2021

2021
Meet the Women Diversifying Shark Science
PBS
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2021
Experience Sharks with Beneath the Waves
Discovery
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2021
Austin Gallagher Receives Sea Hero Honors for Shark Conservation Work
Scuba Diving Magazine
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2021
Deep-Sea Life In The Caribbean Is About To Come To Light
Forbes
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2021
Beneath the Waves Receives Major Funding to Study Deep-Sea Life in the Caribbean
Daily Herald
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2021
Beneath the Waves: Shark Week crew filming in Nassau with Stuart Cove’s
Eyewitness News
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2021
Virginia Tech professor and Discovery Channel team up on a great white shark research expedition in the Mediterranean
Virginia Tech
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2021
All-Female Team Leading Expedition Focused on Juvenile Tiger Sharks in Turks and Caicos
Market Watch
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2021
Caribbean shark coalition launch promotes training, impact, collaboration around shark protections in greater Caribbean region
Reader’s Digest
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2021
All-Female Team Leading Expedition Focused on Juvenile Tiger Sharks in Turks and Caicos
KTVN
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2021
Caribbean Shark Coalition Launched
Forbes
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2021
Nora En Pure Drops New Single to Raise Awareness for Ocean Conservation
EMD
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2021
Beneath the Waves and Southern Tide Are Saving Sharks With One Super Stylish Capsule Collection
Travel + Leisure
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2021
Beneath the Waves pays courtesy call on Minister of Education
Bahamas Weekly
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2021
Caribbean Shark Coalition Launched
Scubaverse
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2021
Scientists tag sharks in St. Maarten Waters
The Daily Herald
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2021
Jauz teams with HALIENE for Earth Day Livestream to benefit Beneath The Waves
Your EDM
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2021
Celebrate Earth Day With These Livestreams & Merch For Good!
Recording Academy Grammy Awards

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2021
Beneath The Waves Created NFTs That Let Buyers Tag and Watch a Shark
Trend Hunter

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2021
First-ever fully charitable NFT raises over 70k for shark research
Sharkophile
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2021
Watch: Nurse shark ‘walks’ using fins, bites with awesome power
For The Win, USA Today
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2021
Protecting sharks will greatly benefit the TCI, says conservation expert
Turks and Caicos Weekly News
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2021
Sharks benefitting from Marine Protected Areas in Atlantic Ocean, according to new study
Oceanographic Magazine
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2021
Sharks found with dangerously high levels of heavy metals in Caribbean
Curacao Chronicle
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2021
Caribbean people urged to rethink consumption of shark meat
Loop Trinidad & Tobago
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2021
New Study Highlights Success of Marine Protected Areas for Large Sharks
ECO Magazine

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2021
Heavy Metals Found in Shark Tissues in The Bahamas
Forbes

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2021
Sharks found with dangerously high levels of heavy metals in The Caribbean
The Nassau Guardian

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2021
Heavy Metals Found In High Levels In Sharks
The Bahamas Tribune
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2020

2020
Larger Marine Protected Areas Needed for Survival of Migratory Species in the Caribbean
Oceanographic Magazine
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2020
New Species of Life to Be Wiped Out Before They Have Even Been Discovered, Scientists Say
The Independent
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2020
Scientists Call For Better Protection For Sharks In Caribbean
Cayman Compass
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2020
Los tiburones del Caribe necesitan grandes áreas marinas protegidas
Noticias de la Ciencia
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2020
Device Developed at URI Used to Record Video of Deep Sea Sharks
WPRI
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2020
Feds Seize $1 Million of Dried Shark Fins At Miami Airport
Patch
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2020
Wendy Benchley joins Ocean Conservation Group Beneath the Waves
ECO Magazine
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2020
This Non-Profit Wants To Engage Non-Scientists In Ocean Conservation
Forbes
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2020
Apparel Maker Southern Tide Partners With NGO Beneath The Waves
Deeper Blue
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2020
The Tale Of The Shark That Swam The Whole World- Well, Sort Of
Forbes
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2020
Why a COVID-19 vaccine could further imperil deep-sea sharks
National Geographic
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2019

2019
Beneath The Waves: A Game Changer to Shark Science in the Caribbean
Forbes
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2019
This Species of Shark Was Spotted For the First Time in the Tongue of the Oceans Near the Bahamas
Forbes
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2019
Shark Encounters in The Bahamas for Environmentally Conscious Vacationers
Barron’s
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2019
Grande Isle Resort & Spa Offers Shark Tagging Experience
Luxury Travel Advisor
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2019
Grand Isle Resort Announce New Dates for Shark Tagging Adventure
Luxury Travel Advisor
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2019
Bahamas Resort Offers Guests a Chance to Tag Sharks in the Wild (For Science)
Forbes
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2019
Fancy A Vacation Tagging Sharks in the Wild in The Bahamas?
LonelyPlanet
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2019
You Can Seek Wild Sharks in The Bahamas in the Name of Conservation
The Manual
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2019
A Holiday With Teeth: How You Can Help Sharks While On Vacation
Forbes
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2019
Grand Isle Resort Offers Shark Week of Its Own
Travel Weekly
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2019
Save the Sharks!
Scientific American
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2019
Irish Researchers Help To Reveal The Secret Lives of Tiger Sharks
Irish Times
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2019
Capturing Wild Animals For Study Can Stress Them To Death. Is it Worth It?
The Washington Post
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2019
Paralenz Launches New Brand, Mission
Deeper Blue
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2019
10 unique hotel experiences that involve more than sleeping
USA Today
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2019
Climate change: warm seas will harm sharks, say scientists
The Times
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2018

2018
The Greatest Environmental Issue You’ve Never Heard Of
Hive Life
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2018
This Map Shows Where Commercial Fishing Boats and Sharks Butt Heads
Popular Science
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2018
How You Can Find Our Where the Sharks Are
Weather.Com
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2018
Sharks and Crocodile Feats on Dead Whale in First-Ever Video
National Geographic
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2018
Drone Spies Crocodile Eating Dead Whale Alongside Tiger Sharks, Much To The Sharks’ Dismay
Discover Magazine
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2018
Sharks, Crocodile Spotted Feasting on Whale in Rare Drone Video
Fox
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2018
Killing Sharks, Wolves and Other Top Predators Won’t Solve Conflicts
PBS
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2018
Sharks In The Water: This New Interactive Map Will Show You Where They Are
Fox News
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2018
Astounding Responsive Map Shows Shark Interactions With Commercial Fishers
Inhabitat
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2018
Getting Caught Can Induce Labor in Sharks and Rays
Hakai Magazine
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2018
Overfishing is Decimating Sharks. This Map Shows Where They Cross Paths with Fishermen.
Vox
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2017

2017
Increased protection of world’s national animal symbols needed, suggests study
Science Daily
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2017
Where One Predator Meets Another: Tracking Sharks and Fishing Effort
Mongabay
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2017
How Tracking Technology is Used for Shark Conservation
Pacific Standard
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2017
The New Technologies That Could Slow the Slaughter of Sharks
NewsDeeply
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2016

2016
Are South Africa’s Great White Sharks Really Dying Out?
EarthTouch News
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2016
Can Breaking Down Barriers in a Tuna Fishery Prevent Accidental Shark Deaths?
NRDC
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2016
Mark Healey is the Greatest Athlete You’ve Never Heard Of
Outside Magazine
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2016
Conservation Biologist, Dr. Austin Gallagher ’04, shares his shark stories
Thayer Academy
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2016
Why Scientists Are Using Kites to Terrify Fish
Popular Mechanics
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