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Shark Week at NOAA Fisheries Measures Up

July 12, 2021
A scientist measures the length of a Caribbean reef shark before releasing it back to the ocean.

Photo: Steven Frantz

It is always nice when you witness the rare or unusual. Such was the case with the next shark we caught. Many photographs were taken in order to document this rare occurrence. After releasing the shark, it was identified as a Caribbean reef shark, Carcharhinus perezi. Mark Grace, who started this survey 18 years ago, believes this is only the third Caribbean reef shark ever caught on the longline survey! Rare indeed! Unbelievable–the very next longline we caught a second Caribbean reef shark!
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