Sharks may be closer to the city than you think, new study finds (IMAGE)

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

Sharks may be closer to the city than you think, new study finds

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Researchers release an acoustically tagged nurse shark into waters off Miami, Florida, to investigate shark residency patterns in relation to coastal urbanization.

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Robbie Roemer.

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