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Tagging data show that blue sharks are true globalists

  • Written by Jasmin Graham, Ph.D. Candidate in Marine Science, Florida State University
Tagging data show that blue sharks are true globalistsA blue shark in the Channel Islands off California.NOAA SWFSC/FlickrTagging data show that blue sharks are true globalistsCC BY-ND

Blue sharks are among the widest-ranging shark species in the oceans. We know this partly because from 1962 to 2013, 117,962 blue sharks were tagged as part of the ongoing Cooperative Shark Tagging Program.

This partnership between the commercial fishing industry, the U.S....

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