Biography

Ralph S. Collier - Founder & President, Shark Research Committee, Chatsworth, California; Director, Global Shark Attack File, Princeton, New Jersey, & Author, "Shark Attacks of the Twentieth Century; from the Pacific Coast of North America" Recognized internationally as the leading authority on Shark Attacks and Pacific Coast White Shark behavior and ecology. For more than 50 years he has studied shark predatory behavior and biology as they relate to interactions with humans. Excerpts from his exceptional collection of data and understanding about how, when, where, and why White Sharks attack have been published in peer reviewed journals, research symposium volumes, and appeared in more than 300 articles in the popular press. His book, "Shark Attacks of the Twentieth Century: from the Pacific Coast of North America," has been proclaimed "a masterpiece" by colleagues and shark enthusiasts worldwide. He has appeared in more than two dozen Discovery Channel Shark Week Specials and four dozen independent documentaries; including those for the History Channel, BBC, Channel 5 UK, National Geographic, Animal Planet and A & E. He has been a continuing consultant for Radio and TV news programs including; NBC Sunday Today Show, KNBC News, CBS News, The O'Reilly Factor, ABC News New York, CNN, The Heartland on FOX News, FOX News Los Angeles, FOX News Geraldo At Large, KTLA News Los Angeles, NBC 7/39 News, KUSI News, KHJ-TV News Los Angeles, ABC 7 News San Francisco, KPTV FOX 12 Portland, ABC's Good Morning America, CBS Evening News New York, ABC's Sunday Good Morning America, KCOY Fox News Santa Maria, WWWL Radio New Orleans, WGN Radio Chicago, America Tonight Radio, WBBR Radio New York, Michael Dresser Syndicated Radio, WICH Radio Connecticut, CJAD Radio Montreal, CKNW Radio Vancouver, WTCM Radio Michigan, KWRE Radio St. Louis, IRN USA Radio Network, Healthy Life Radio Network, AARP Radio, KFMB CBS 8 San DIego, Jessie Frees "Ask the Expert" WMTR New Jersey, KGTV ABC10 San Diego, KABC Radio 790 Los Angeles, NBC Today New York, CBS News Radio Los Angeles, Fox and Friends FOX News, CNN's Erin Burnett Out Front, MSNBC Andrea Mitchell Reports, MSNBC News New York, KABC 7 News Los Angeles, KCRW Los Angeles, KSBY News San Luis Obispo, CNN News Michaela Pereira, Weather Channel, KNX 1070 News Radio Los Angeles, CBS News 8 San Diego, i24 News Tel Aviv, Israel, REN TV Russia, News 12 New Jersey, Scripps News, Colin Murray BBC Radio 5, UK, and most recently RTVI TV Russia.

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- IMDb mini biography by: Cindy McNeill & Ralph Collier