New Study Tracked Large Sharks During Hurricanes (IMAGE)

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

New Study Tracked Large Sharks During Hurricanes

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Locations of the Bahamas and Miami study areas in relation to the paths of Hurricane Matthew (a, path of eye as dot-dash line) and Hurricane Irma (a, path of eye as dashed line). The 64 knot (minimum sustained wind speed to categorize a hurricane) radii are indicated by grey shaded regions along each hurricane path.

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Figure from Gutowsky et al. (2021 Tiger shark: Neil Hammerschlag Ph.D., University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science

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