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Cape Canaveral Scientific: not-for-profit Marine Biological & Ecological Research - sharks, other fishes, & ocean ecosystems.

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shark predation on a seal at Great Point, Nantucket MA on Sunday was recorded from the beach by Sandy Fink who was visiting Nantucket from Orlando with her boyfriend Ron Welter. 🦑🐟🌎🦈

nantucketcurrent.com/news/watch-s...

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White shark bite on a gray seal juvenile. 🦑🐟🦭🦈🦤

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Heading offshore to fish - Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

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The area is relatively shallow along with certain shape/contours of this portion of Cape Cod Bay & strong tides can leave these animals stranded. They are social & may follow a group leader(s) as well. There are also other potential factors. The area has a long history of these types of strandings.

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Horseshoe crab aggregation- Nantucket Sound, Cape Cod. International Horseshoe Crab Day. 🦑🌎

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How To Avoid Sharks When Swimming in Cape Cod Waters 🦑🐟🌎🦈www.capecod.com/lifestyle/how-to-avoid-sharks-when-swimming-in-cape-waters/

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Shark Depredation: A Frustrating Experience for Fishermen in the Atlantic. Shark depredation is the partial or complete removal of a hooked fish by a shark directly from an angler’s line before the line can be retrieved. 🦑🐟🧪🦈 www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...

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The squid eggs have arrived in Nantucket Sound, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Female Atlantic longfin squid can lay ~30 egg capsules on the ocean floor in clusters often called “mops”. These were retuned to the sea 🦑🐟🌎

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Tarpon, Megalops atlanticus, can grow to 8+ feet long and 350+ pounds. We photographed these tarpon in the Florida Keys. 🐟🦑

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Seasonal occurrence and individual variability of bull sharks, Carcharhinus leucas, in a marine reserve of the southwestern Gulf of California 🦑🐟🦈🦤🧪peerj.com/articles/17192/

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Behavior, site use and demographics of shortfin devil rays, Mobula kuhlii, at a newly-discovered cleaning area in South Africa 🦑🐟🦈🦤🧪link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00227-024-04444-z

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Temporal changes in the diet composition of Shorttail Yellownose skate, when exposed to overfishing conditions in northern and central Patagonia, Argentina 🐟🦑🌎🧪 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Age and growth of the crocodile shark, Pseudocarcharias kamoharai, in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean 🦑🐟🧪doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2024.2316652

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Protected conservation land on the Florida Atlantic coast. Soon to be filled with green and loggerhead sea turtle nests. 🌎🦑🦤🐢

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FACT is co-organizing an acoustic telemetry symposium at the upcoming American Fisheries Society meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii! 🐟 Come join the party wave! Abstracts for the symposium are due April 26th, 2024. Link in thread! 🧵

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Not arguing whatsoever- this species is seasonally in temperate waters and we have worked with this and related ocean sunfish species for 3+ decades in both temperate and tropical waters. Of course climate change influences this and other marine species and our directed research supports that.

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Ocean sunfish, Mola mola, routinely occur in temperate waters (especially during warmer months) and are not solely an equatorial tropical species.”

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Massachusetts moves to protect horseshoe crabs during spawning season. Important conservation management for horseshoe crab populations. 🦑🌎🦤🧪

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Mangrove habitat- coastal conservation land along Indian River Lagoon Florida

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GADNR is hiring three seasonal positions for their Coastal Longline Survey! These are great positions for students and others to gain experience working with marine species and gear.

The deadline to apply is March 29, 2024!

www.linkedin.com/posts/fact-n...

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“Benthic fish species could be effectively protected even near markets, whereas only more remote protected areas will effectively safeguard large pelagic species.” 🌎🦤🐟🦑🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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