Oceanic Whitetip Shark (IMAGE)

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

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The Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF) announced that the R.J. Dunlap Marine Conservation Program (RJD) at the University of Miami (UM) has been awarded an annual grant to support its project: 'Conserving Critically Endangered Oceanic Sharks.' The RJD team will conduct a comprehensive study on the movement patterns of oceanic whitetip sharks in the subtropical Atlantic employing Smart Position or Temperature Transmitting (“SPOT”) satellite tags to track shark behavior in near real-time for up to 2 years. The study will help to determine the vulnerability of the species to continued overfishing and identifying critical mating and feeding areas.

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image courtesy of Neil Hammerschlag

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