However, 332 days after the wounded shark was photographed, divers spotted the same shark, identifiable by the NOAA dart tag which remained attached to the base of its dorsal fin. There was no ...

When placing the GPS tags, I also place a second tag beneath each shark’s dorsal fin that displays a unique ID number, so I was able to confirm the injured shark was one from my study, #409834.

When placing the GPS tags, I also place a second tag beneath each shark's dorsal fin that displays a unique ID number, so I was able to confirm the injured shark was one from my study, #409834.

“ [But] to my surprise, I did see this shark again.” A year later, the team received photos from John Moore and Josh Schellenberg, revealing the return of #409834 with a healing dorsal fin.

When someone is reporting a shark sighting to Chisolm and mentions a fin moving like that, he immediately knows it is no apex predator, he said. The dorsal fins of sunfish are taller and narrower ...

The first step involves catching the shark. Collatos explains that she start by tossing out a piece of bait with a fishing ...

Shortly after, a silky shark was spotted with its dorsal fin cut up — in the exact shape of where a satellite tag would be,” Black wrote in a Dec. 14 Instagram post.

As a fish swims through water, the dorsal fin stabilizes it and keeps it from rolling over. But over time, many fish have evolved different uses and appearances for these skin flaps.

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