Hi guys! Paddy and Chelle here from @biminisharklab signing off from our 4Ocean take over! Thank you all so much for checking out our posts and we hope that we sparked some interest in the research going on at @biminisharklab! We’re so grateful for companies like 4Ocean who are donating 10% of their net profits from the Shark Awareness bracelet to the @biminisharklab. We’ll leave you with just one more post with a bit of information about one of the coolest sharks around. Read on! —— Each year the island of Bimini gets a visit from our favourite weird-faced sharks: The Great Hammerhead (S. mokarran)! We started a project 3 years ago trying to better understand these endangered animals and here are some of our findings:
Results revealed large-scale return migrations (1883 miles), seasonal residency to local areas (some for 5 months), site fidelity (annual return to Bimini and Florida for many individuals) and numerous international movements. These findings enhance the understanding of movement ecology in great hammerhead sharks and have potential to contribute to improved conservation and management.
Find out more by visiting our website - www.biminisharklab.com ———
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