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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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A geneticist samples shark DNA
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Dr. Mahmood Shivji

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A frame-by-frame view of a Great White Shark breach.
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Photo Sequence of Great White Shark Hunting

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a shark swims along a sandy seafloor
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An Angel’s Return: How eDNA Was Used to Rediscover the Angelshark

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An episode of the Encyclopedia of Life's "One Species at a Time" podcast focused on the Greenland shark.
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Greenland Shark: One Species at a Time

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Henry the Fish is made completely out of colorful plastic that washed up on Oregon beaches.
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Washed Ashore: From Beach Trash to Ocean Art

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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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scientists insert an acoustic tag under a shark's skin
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Tagging a Shark

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a nurse shark and fish in dark water
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Nurse Shark

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a copepod attaches to the eye of a Greenland shark
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An Eye Sore

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A scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) at Isla del Coco, Costa Rica.
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Scalloped Hammerhead Shark

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A frame-by-frame view of a Great White Shark breach.
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Breaching Sequence

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