Shark science and conservation magazine launched by Living Sharks Museum

[Westerly, RI, October 22, 2026] — Living Sharks Museum is releasing its first issue of Living Sharks Magazine, a limited edition bi-annual collectible publication highlighting the work of shark advocates, researchers and conservationists. The magazine will be available on the museum’s website and in the museum shop this weekend. 

The premiere issue of the magazine features an article by ocean conservationist and underwater videographer MJ Algarra, who recently starred in Netflix’s All the Sharks andExtraordinary World on PBS. An article titled Invisible Sharkshas Rhode Island shark scientist and Shark Week alum Lauren Romeiro walking the reader through the innovative field of eDNA research. Shark diver Alexandre Carrier of Xela Expeditions takes you into the underwater world of the hammerhead shark in The Ghost Drifter of Mokkaran. A piece by curatorial assistant Meaghan Sorce from the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology highlights some of her favorite preserved specimens in their collection and the scientific importance of their archive. Ryan Dacko, author of the Jaws prequel The Book of Quint that’s gaining a fast fanbase, pens the article The Jaws Generation, connecting the dots on how Jaws continues to inspire shark fascination even after 50 years. The magazine’s own Editor-in-Chief Keith Cowley also recaps his personal experiences as a diver assisting research aboard the R/V Warfish in his article entitled Blue Sharks: Transient Opportunists. Cowley has also included a youth conservationist spotlight, with an article written by 17 year old Cash Daniels, The Conservation Kid, who tells his story of how he came to take matters into his own hands to clean up his neighboring watershed and advocate for sharks. The final contribution was from the Living Sharks Museum archives, a lost unpublished article and series of images by the late shark conservationist and underwater filmmaker Ron Taylor, known for his work on the 1971 doc Blue Water, White Death, and living shark footage in the blockbuster Jaws (1975). Taylor’s article is a look into the early 1960’s work of Ron and his wife Valerie who strove to change the perception of sharks that led to protections for the Grey Nurse shark in Australia. 

“I wanted to create an educational publication that made the work of researchers and advocates alike accessible to the general public, something deeply visual and current,” said Keith Cowley. “It will be an extension of the museum’s mission to change the perception of sharks through the communication of shark science and conservation, throughout historical records and emerging discoveries.” Cowley added, “I’m really pleased with the final product. Living Sharks Magazine is full of high-quality compelling images and fantastic stories, and directly supports the work of Living Sharks Museum."

Living Sharks Museum, located in downtown Westerly, Rhode Island and in it’s 8th year, was created to educate the public about the story of the shark through a visual record of their history, exploitation and conservation. Living Sharks Museum is America’s first shark history museum and research center featuring artifacts from around the world that detail and preserve the story of the shark. Learn more at www.livingsharks.org and by following @livingsharksmuseum on social media.