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  • DMF Intensifying Its White Shark Research

    07/16/2021 10:24:45 AM PDT · by Capt. Tom · 38 replies
    Mass. Division of Marine Fisheries ^ | July 16, 2021 | Greg Skomal, PhD, Senior Biologist, and Shark Research Project Leader
    As another summer is upon us, white sharks are returning to feed in Massachusetts waters. Since 2009, DMF biologists (and collaborators) have been examining the movement ecology, behavior, natural history, and population dynamics of this species through its Shark Research Project. To date, agency staff have tagged more than 230 white sharks with a variety of high-tech tags to study their fine- and broad-scale movements. Most of these sharks were tagged off Cape Cod, but others were tagged off New York, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Florida. The sharks ranged in total length from 4.0-17.5 ft and were comprised of...