Saving Sharks, One Step at a Time
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Convincing people to help an often demonized predator isn't easy, but that's just what 2015 National Geographic Emerging Explorer Jessica Cramp left her career and home to do. Cramp helped establish a shark sanctuary in the Cook Islands and is showing local fishermen and others why these creatures are so important to our oceanic ecosystems.
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