Gregory Skomal

GREGORY SKOMAL, PhD, is a marine biologist and senior fisheries biologist with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, where he has worked since 1987. His recent books include Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark, The Shark Handbook, and multiple titles in the Your Happy Healthy Pet series.

Skomal holds a master’s degree from the University of Rhode Island and a PhD from Boston University. He is adjunct faculty at the University of Massachusetts School for Marine Science and Technology and an adjunct scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

When he’s not writing, Skomal heads the Massachusetts Shark Research Program and works as an underwater explorer, photographer, and aquarist. His books reflect these pursuits directly, spanning shark biology and aquarium keeping.

Gregory lives in Marion, Massachusetts.

Gregory Skomal’s books are published by Howell Book House, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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