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One of the the holy grails of shark science solved
By: Thetis099 Date: January 29, 2024, 5:02 pm
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I don't know if I have written about it before, but prior to
falling in love with marine botany and phytoplankton, I wanted
to study sharks, SCUBA dive with them, and take tissue samples
for genetic analysis. I gave up on that idea when I figured out
that damage to my right ear from a severe ear infection when I
was 14-years-old wouldn't let me easily equalize the pressure in
that ear as I descended. There isn't unlimited time on a dive,
so I would struggle until I ran out of air and give up on
descending beyond one atmosphere or 10 meters (33 feet). No
diving for me, hell, flying is enough of a challenge, which is
one of the reasons why I rarely fly.
I still love to read about new science around sharks, and this
is exciting news. They finally found some of what they have
been looking for, and in my old back yard in the Santa Barbara
area (they were filming just offshore near Carpinteria)!
HTML https://www.iflscience.com/worlds-first-sighting-of-a-newborn-baby-great-white-shark-off-california-72675
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Re: One of the the holy grails of shark science solved
By: kkt Date: January 29, 2024, 8:11 pm
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I was waiting for Mama Shark to take strong exception to the
humans swimming around her pup.
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