Researchers Catch Sharks Off NY's Hamptons, Attach Trackers to Toothy Predators
Researchers are tagging sharks to track nursery behavior and migration patterns, with baby whites already 4 feet long at birth, scientists said.
- Off the Hamptons coast, shark researcher Greg Metzger and his team are catching and tagging sand tiger sharks to study the local population. Researchers attach data collection devices to track predator movements.
- The perceived surge in shark sightings off Long Island is a misconception, experts emphasize, as these predators have always inhabited the waters. Metzger notes that widespread cellphone access has increased public awareness of the animals.
- Baby white sharks are drawn to Long Island's shallow coastal areas to feed and grow, Frank Quevedo of the South Fork Natural History Museum explains. These juveniles weigh up to 80 pounds at birth and must fend for themselves immediately.
- Warming waters are drawing more diverse species, including spinner and bull sharks, from tropical southern waters during summer months, Quevedo said at the Bridgehampton museum. These temperate sharks utilize the habitat when food sources are available.
- Conservation efforts in recent decades have helped shark populations rebound, though numbers remain far below historical levels. Quevedo emphasizes: "If we can protect apex predators around the world, youre pretty much sustaining the world and keeping it as healthy as possible.
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Researchers catch sharks off N.Y.'s Hamptons, attach trackers to toothy predators
Researchers are catching a wide range of sharks off New York’s Hamptons and outfitting them with small trackers as they seek to understand more about one of the world’s few confirmed great white shark nurseries.
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Researchers catch sharks off NY’s Hamptons, attach trackers to toothy predators
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Just off one of New York’s famed Hamptons beaches, shark researcher Greg Metzger reels in one of the day’s prize catches: a young but powerful sand
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Researchers catch sharks off NY's Hamptons, attach trackers to toothy predators
Researchers are catching a wide range of sharks off New York’s Hamptons and outfitting them with small trackers as they seek to understand more about one of the world’s few confirmed great white shark nurseries.
scientists track great white nursery off new york
Scientists are catching, tagging and releasing sharks off New York’s famous Hamptons as they work to better understand one of the world’s few confirmed great white nursery areas. The waters of the New York Bight, stretching from Montauk on Long Island to Cape May in New Jersey, provide an important summer habitat for young white...
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