Photo of the Week

We are excited to bring back our Photo of the Week section so stay tuned for new content coming soon! In the meantime, take a look at these fantastic pictures from our teachers.

Not all sharks are “apex predators” – that is, predators at the top of a food chain. Smaller sharks are always at risk of becoming prey.

October 17, 2016
A sandbar shark attacks a blacknose shark that had taken the bait on the longline.

Photo: Matt Ellis

On September 26, we caught a sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus). Despite its size, the sandbar shark poses little threat to man. Due to overfishing, sandbar shark populations are said to have dropped by as much as 2/3 between the 1970’s and the 1990’s. They are now making a comeback, whether it be from fishing regulations, or the decreased populations of larger sharks feeding on juvenile sandbar sharks.
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