"I knew more about produce from the sea than any of my schoolmates, and my reports in school, from kindergarten on, amused and shocked my classmates and teachers. I told them how we ate with chopsticks, had rice and seaweed for breakfast, raw fish, octopus, and sea urchin eggs for supper, and cakes made from sharks."
Eugenie Clark was an American ichthyologist known as the Shark Lady for pioneering marine research. She conducted foundational studies of fish behavior and marine biodiversity. She also founded and led marine research institutions and expanded public interest in ocean science.