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Ret Talbot is an award-winning independent journalist and writer who covers ocean issues and fisheries at the intersection of science and sustainability. His most recent book is Chasing Shadows , written with shark biologist Greg Skomal. At its heart, it is a conservation success story about restoring an apex predator to an ecosystem told through the eyes of a leading white shark biologist who found himself in the middle of it all.

Talbot's work can also be found in publications such as Discover Magazine, National Geographic, Mongabay, Ocean Geographic, Coral Magazine, and Yale Environment 360. He lives on the coast of Maine with his wife, scientific illustrator Karen Talbot.

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	Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark by Gregory Skomal (Goodreads Author), Ret Talbot (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 784 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark Library Edition by Greg Skomal, Ret Talbot (Goodreads Author), Jamie Renell (Narrator) 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	North Woods at Night: Literary Reflections on Maine's Largest Forest by Steven Long, Ret Talbot (Goodreads Author) (introduction) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Banggai Cardinalfish: A Guide to Captive Care, Breeding & Natural History by Ret Talbot (Goodreads Author), Matt Pedersen, Matthew L. Wittenrich it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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13 Years Ago Today – The Day Greg Skomal Knew White Sharks off Cape Cod’s Beaches Was the New Normal

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“Now the white shark has returned to one of America’s most iconic summertime destinations, and it’s challenging our perception of what the ocean is to us. For the first time in a long time, we have a hazy sense of what it means not to be the top predator. For the first time in a long time, we’ve had to consider what it means to be prey, even if we’re only mistaken as such. What do we do with those emotions? Do we celebrate our
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