This June, set sail for the most un-fin-believable SHARKFEST!
With 26 hours of programming, viewers will discover even more groundbreaking insights about the ocean’s most fearsome predator. Nat Geo’s annual must-see summer event will splash off with Marvel superhero Anthony Mackie navigating the waters of his hometown in New Orleans to learn why shark sightings are increasing in local fishing communities, plus ultra-athlete and shark advocate Ross Edgley will attempt to pit his mind and body against four of the ocean’s most formidable sharks. Then, sink your teeth into more fin-tastic programming to explore a newly discovered great white shark nursery off the coast of New York City, unravel in forensic detail WHY sharks attack, investigate unusual shark encounters around the world, and learn more about the biggest tiger sharks on Earth dominating the shores of Australia. SHARKFEST is the de-FIN-itive destination for everything about these jaw-some predators — exclusively on National Geographic, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo Mundo, Disney+, Hulu and ESPN2.

Proud New Orleans native and passionate angler Anthony Mackie is on a mission to uncover the truth behind stories of sharks stealing from fishers on the shores of Louisiana. Born and raised fishing the waterways of New Orleans, Anthony and a team of shark experts explore the latest science both in and out of the water searching for answers to help humans and sharks coexist in New Orleans.

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Ultra-athlete and world record holder Ross Edgley takes on the ocean’s ultimate athletes including the mako, tiger, hammerhead and great white shark. After an inspirational encounter with a shark on his swim around Great Britain. Ross tests his body in four challenges to see who can eat more, turn on a dime, leap higher out of the water, and swim the fastest to see just how shark-like he can become.

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Podcast: Do Shark Stories Help Sharks?

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Our obsession with sharks has generated folklore around the world for thousands of years. But a series of attacks at the Jersey shore in 1916 would forever change the way we tell stories about sharks.

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