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MARINE biologist Jasmin Graham is set to release her memoir Sharks Don’t Sink: Adventures of a Rouge Shark Scientist on July 16.
The book narrates the inspiring story of the young Black scientist’s journey to flourish outside the traditional confines of academia, while drawing on her innate connection to sharks - a misunderstood creature.
Jasmin, along with three other Black women, goes on to form Minorities in Shark Sciences, an organisation dedicated to providing opportunities and supporting young women of colour who share her interest in the field.
Jasmin specialises in elasmobranch (shark and ray, among others) ecology and evolution, and has a special appreciation particularly towards sharks, believing that the fish has an impact on everyone.
“My favourite chapter in the book is the ‘Public perception of sharks chapter’ because it really gets into sharks, and the impact they have had on people and that people have had on them. If I have picked up this book and I live in, say Nebraska, I am not necessarily going to think I have an impact on sharks or that they have an impact on me, but reading that chapter solidifies that everyone should care about this, because it really does affect everyone,” Jasmin explains in an interview.
