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sharks and mosasaurs eat a dead plesiosaur
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Mesozoic Predators

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A painted top shell sits in the water of low tide.
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Painted Top Shell

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Sharks: Setting the Record Straight

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Caribbean reef sharks swim over a coral reef in the Bahamas.
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Ocean Portal's Top Shark Resources

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Grey reef sharks are among the most versatile and tough predators on a Pacific coral reef, but they are also among the most vulnerable species, as they are threatened by wasteful fishing practices like shark finning.
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Where the Shark and the Snapper Roam

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Frozen Out

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Twin-spot snappers are curious top predators on Pacific coral reefs, eating a variety of fishes, shrimps, crabs, and snails among others, and are usually around 2.5 feet long.
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Curious Bohar

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Millions of sharks are caught each year for their dorsal fins, which are prized for shark fin soup. Top predators like sharks are important to maintaining biodiversity, and their removal can have ripple effects through an ecosystem.
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Finned Sharks in South Africa

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Really Small Fry: Shifting Baselines in Marine Fish Stocks

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An illustration of the megalodon shark.
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Ancient Giant Megatooth Shark

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Illustration of the extinct ammonite, related to the modern squid.
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Ammonite

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Visit the Line Islands with Reef Ecologist Dr. Stuart Sandin

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