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Ret Talbot is an award-winning independent journalist and writer who covers ocean issues and animals at the intersection of science and sustainability. Talbot lives on the coast of Maine with his wife, scientific illustrator Karen Talbot. His most...

Hard to believe now, but It was way back in 2017 when the “I love a mystery column” first started. The response from locals and online readers was positive and encouraging. Thanks to the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library and the Boothbay Register/...

FARMINGTON — Join us at the Farmington Public Library on December 6 at 6 p.m. for a presentation and book signing by acclaimed journalist and author Ret Talbot on the book Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark. Renowned for his in-depth coverage of ocean issues and animals, Talbot brings a wealth of […]

FARMINGTON — Join us at the Farmington Public Library on December 6 at 6 p.m. for a presentation and book signing by acclaimed journalist and author Ret Talbot on the book Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark. Renowned for his in-depth coverage of ocean issues and animals, Talbot brings a wealth of […]

FARMINGTON - Join the Farmington Public Library on December 6 at 6 p.m. for a presentation and book signing by acclaimed journalist and author Ret Talbot on the book Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark. Renowned for his in-depth coverage of ocean issues and animals, Talbot brings a wealth of experience to

ROCKLAND — On Wednesday, Aug. 9, at 7 p.m., come out to Maine Coastal Islands Visitor Center, 9 Water St., to hear Ret Talbots talk entitled "Sharks, Reef Fishes &

In his new memoir, the pre-eminent Atlantic shark researcher delights in enduring mystery as well as scientific discovery

“Chasing Shadows: My Life Tracking the Great White Shark” by Greg Skomal with Ret Talbot

Greg Skomal has made a career out of studying great white sharks, and he shares his insights and stories about these apex predators of the ocean in a new book that should be a popular beach read this summer.

The region's top expert on great white sharks takes a deep dive into the apex predators returning to Cape Cod and New England beaches -- and his career tracking them -- in a new book released on Tuesday.