By Merry Camhi, Wildlife
Conservation Society | July 28, 2017 04:01pm ET
Dr. Merry Camhi is director of
the WCS New York Aquarium's New York Seascape Program, an initiative of the
Wildlife Conservation Society. She has a doctorate in ecology from Rutgers
University. Camhi contributed this article to Live Science's Expert
Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.
Yes, it's that special time again
— Shark Week, the Discovery Network's celebration of all things chondrichthyan,
when sharks are on the air … andin our waters.
In urban New York City, mention
"shark" any other time of year, people might think of lawyers, cards
and loans. Most folks are surprised to learn that at least 26 species of sharks and 14 species
of skates and rays (sharks' close cousins) ply the coastal and offshore waters
of New York, especially from spring to fall.
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