this is catalina island. 27 miles off the coast of los angeles.nown for its beauty both above and below the ocean that surrounds it. most of the fish that call these waters home go relatively unnoticed. but one species is impossible to miss. them. if you were from cal state's shark lab, it's not a bad place to set up shop. >> this is going to change how we study sharks in the ocean. >> chris lowe, getting to know him and his work is getting your feet wet. obviously, here a day at the office requires a different attire. and it also provides a different view of the world. it takes only a few moments underwater to understand chris lowe's passion for the ocean. and for the sharks he studies. >> what is it about sharks that interests you from a scientific perspective? >> they're a canary in a coal mine for the ocean. they tell us how healthy the oceans are. as a diver you jump in the water and you want the sharks to come to you, and sometimes they do and most times they don't. so that's always been the tricky part, how do we find the way to study them?

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this is catalina island. 27 miles off the coast of los angeles. place known for it's beauty both above and below the ocean that surrounds it. most of the dish that call these waters home go relatively unnoticed. but one spic species is impossio miss. leopard sharks. hundredses of them. >> if you are the director of the shark lab and you are trying to revolutionize the way sharks had studde studied it's not a bad way to set up shop. chris lowe is the director of calcal state long beach's shark lab. getting to know him and his work is getting your feet wet. obviously here a day at the office is a diffe different attd a different look at the world. >> it takes a few moments under the water to understand chris' passion for the othe ocean and e sharks he study:whe : >> when i caught my first shark there was something about it. it looked so different from all of the other fish i caught and it looked so streamline and sleek. it didn't match all of the fish i caught. >> what about it from the sharks threat that interested you in a sciencivic perspective.

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thank you very much in one yellow star with last night and it was just an incredible performance by catalina saw nicole but claiming the women's figure skating around the first rashid ever to do so. she received the score one hundred forty nine point nine five points and out pointing the defending champion due to kim of south korea. this stadium was just electric after she won so the gold medal there and then we go to the women's hockey match between canada and the us the us were leading to nothing. late in the third year to play the canada scored twice descended into overtime and canada the defending champions the three time defending champions would go on to win a twenty three two in an epic battle. rbc heartbreak for the us there are a couple other quick note of the canadian women one that rolling down the beat sweden's six three it was a suite for friends in the men's ski cross finals and maddie bowman grabbed the steep path like final the first time that of events has ever been staged at the live baits. where did the friday's events now also the guidance of course the going to apply is

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