How likely are you to climb into the waters off Nova Scotia to get up close to a great white shark? A marine ecologist and shark researcher based is hoping it’s appealing to a lot of people this summer. Neil Hammerschlag is the owner and president of <a href="https://atlanticsharkexp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Atlantic Shark Expeditions</a>, a Nova Scotia company offering expeditions out of Liverpool this summer. He says ecotourism is a great way to teach people about sharks by letting them get up close to the creatures, but in a way that keeps the humans and sharks safe. And part of the mission is to use the revenue to offset the costs of his white shark research.

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