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Sharks and Rays Beyond the Ocean

Name: Sharks and Rays Beyond the Ocean
Start: 2025-10-18T11:00:00-0400
End: 2025-10-18T12:00:00-0400
Location: Royal Ontario Museum

Date

Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 11:00

Registration Opens

Thursday, Sep 18, 2025 10:00

Location

Level B1,

Eaton Theatre

Admission

Member: Free Member - Child: Free

Audience

Adults

Date

Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 11:00

Registration Opens

Thursday, Sep 18, 2025 10:00

Location

Level B1,

Eaton Theatre

Admission

Member: Free Member - Child: Free

Audience

Adults

Forget the sensational summer shark flicks. Some real-life shark and stingray species have evolved to thrive far from the ocean’s salty waters. While most of their kind remain bound to the ocean, few have broken the mold and adapted to life in freshwater rivers and lakes.

Join ROM Associate Curator of Fishes, Dr. Nathan Lujan, as he shares stories from the field. Learn about exceptional species that have made the leap to freshwater and what their journeys can teach us about evolution, ecology, and the diversity of life.

Speaker

Dr. Nathan Lujan

Dr. Nathan Lujan is ROM's Associate Curator of Fishes and an Assistant Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto. Dr. Lujan is an internationally recognized expert on fishes of the Canadian Great Lakes and the Amazon Basin, two of the most biodiverse freshwater ecosystems on earth. He has led over 25 scientific expeditions to remote river basins throughout North and South America, has discovered and described over 35 new fish species, and has published over 65 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. His research has been externally funded by over $1.1 M in grants from Canada's National Science and Engineering Research Council, the US National Science Foundation, the National Geographic Society, and the Explorers Club.

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