Shark v. Seal: Who Wins?

Heather Goldstone is the science editor at WCAI, the Cape and Islands NPR Station. She holds a Ph.D. in ocean science from M.I.T. and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and spent a decade as an active researcher before leaving the lab to become a writer.

August 23, 2012

Updated July 03, 2023

There's been a rise in shark sightings on the Cape this summer — drawn not by humans in the water (pace "Jaws") but by an abundant population of seals. So ... can we drive away the sharks by culling the seals? As WGBH science editor Heather Goldstone told Bob Seay, it's not the first time marine experts have proposed this strategy.

Heather Goldstone is the science editor at WCAI, the Cape and Islands NPR Station. She holds a Ph.D. in ocean science from M.I.T. and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and spent a decade as an active researcher before leaving the lab to become a writer.