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  • Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) off Jardines de la Reina (Gardens of the Queen National Park), Cuba
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  • Three nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in a courtship dance at sunrise in a mangrove area near Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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  • Silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) in the pelagic, open ocean off Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba
    20170216GOTQ0087.jpg
  • Silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) in the pelagic, open ocean off Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba
    20170216GOTQ0080.jpg
  • A mating aggregation of blacknose sharks (Carcharhinus acronotus) in a blue hole in The Bahamas.
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  • A trio of silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) off Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba.
    20170215GOTQ0609.jpg
  • A SCUBA diver enjoys a beautiful encounter with five Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perez) in Cuba.
    20170213GOTQ0879.jpg
  • Bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) underwater in Mexico.
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  • A trio of Silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) in the pelagic, open ocean off Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba
    20170213GOTQ0333.jpg
  • Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi), two, one with a fishing hook and line and one with a broken jaw from catch and release shark fishing. Image made in The Bahamas.
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  • Two nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in a courtship dance at sunrise in a mangrove area near Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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  • Three nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in a courtship dance at sunrise in a mangrove area near Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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  • Three nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in a courtship dance at sunrise in a mangrove area near Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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  • A large, pregnant bull shark off Mexico's Playa Del Carmen. Bull sharks, Carcharhinus leucas, off Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.
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  • A large, pregnant bull shark off Mexico's Playa Del Carmen. Bull sharks, Carcharhinus leucas, off Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.
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  • A close up of a large, female bull shark off Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. Bull sharks, Carcharhinus leucas, off Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.
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  • A pregnant bull shark prowles for food off Playa Del Carmen, Mexico Bull sharks, Carcharhinus leucas, off Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.
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  • Two bull sharks swim towards the surface. Half and half image. Image made in Bimini, Bahamas.
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  • Lemon sharks depend on mangroves for the survival of the first 5-8 years of their lives. Mangroves are disappearing throughout the world and the fate of the lemon shark is left in the balance. We need to get proper protections for the world's mangroves and then enforce them.
    2015_11_30HI0977.jpg
  • Lemon sharks depend on mangroves for the survival of the first 5-8 years of their lives. Mangroves are disappearing throughout the world and the fate of the lemon shark is left in the balance. We need to get proper protections for the world's mangroves and then enforce them.
    2015_09_09_CEI526.jpg
  • Sharpnose sharks gather at a blue hole in The Bahamas to mate.
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  • When mating does begin to take place it can appear to be a violent ball of sharks and difficult to tell exactly what's happening.
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  • Male nurse sharks will try to pin the female to the bottom, stirring up sediments.
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  • Caribbean reef sharks near the surface in the Bahamas.
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  • A small mangrove lined creek is home for young lemon sharks.
    Creek
  • Male nurse sharks will grasp females by the pectoral fin as gravity isn't there to help.
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  • Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) are predators high on the food chain. Their presence in large numbers is a key indicator of a healthy ecosystem. *Note: This image is only for sale for Rights Managed or as a limited edition print. See my "Limited Editions" under the PRINTS tab for more information or send me an email for a quote.
    Caribbean Reef Sharks
  • Researchers Ian Bouyoucos and Cam Raguse test whether a lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) had been previously tagged at the Cape Eleuthera Insitute in The Bahamas. Lemon shark pups spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development.
    2015_09_09_CEI308.jpg
  • Queen conch (Lobatus gigas) walk along the ocean floor with Caribbean reef sharks (Carcharhinus perezi) in the background. Image made off Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas.
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  • Blue sharks (Prionace glauca), two, in the open ocean off Rhode Island, USA.
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  • Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), two, feeding on fish spawn, Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
    2010-08-19 Cancun Whale Sharks583.jpg
  • A lemon shark acclimatizes to her temporary home inside a large tank at the Cape Eleuthera Institute in The Bahamas.
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  • It's very common to see a male nurse shark attached to each pectoral fin.
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  • Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) mating is a brutal affair. The male grips the female by the pectoral fin and tries to pin her to the bottom so he can insert his clasper in her cloaca for copulation.
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  • A lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) in a research tank at the Cape Eleuthera Institute in The Bahamas is used for a study on the social lives of sharks before being released back into the wild. Lemon shark pups spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2015_11_30HI397.jpg
  • Researchers Ian Bouyoucos and Cam Raguse test whether a lemon shark pup (Negaprion brevirostris) had been previously tagged at the Cape Eleuthera Insitute in The Bahamas. Lemon shark pups spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development.
    2015_09_09_CEI392.jpg
  • In 2011 The Bahamas was declared a shark sanctuary, banning the killing of sharks. The ban would not have happened if sharks didn't attract tourist revenue. This Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) was killed despite the ban in 2013. The law and the perception of sharks has a gap that is slowly being filled as more local Bahamians reap the rewards of shark tourism.
    Fear Killed The Shark
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) are social animals, proven to form friendships. Lemon shark pups spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2014_10_17HI265-2.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2016_05_16_HI0973.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2016_09_27LemonShark789.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    20170930-1205.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2014_10_16HI715.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2016_05_16_HI0106.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2016_05_16_HI1122.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2016_05_16_HI1299.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2016_09_14LemonShark249.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2016_05_16_HI1048.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2016_09_15Lemons507.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    20170605HI0041.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2016_09_28LemonShark099.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2016_05_16_HI0952.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2016_05_16_HI0908.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2014_10_17HI650.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2016_05_16_HI0855.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2014_10_17HI526.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
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  • A Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezii) with a wire leader hanging from her mouth off New Providence, Bahamas. Sharks are often observed with hooks, scars or other evidence of encounters with fisherman. It has been illegal to catch sharks in The Bahamas since 2011.
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  • Bonnethead sharks (Sphyrna tiburo) are the first shark species discovered to be omnivorous. They ingest copious amounts of seagrass while feeding on crabs and are able to retain nutrients from the plants. Sharks in captivity that only had access to seagrass actually gained weight.
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  • A scuba diver feeds an invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) to a Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) off Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. It was once thought that if the sharks learned that lionfish taste good they would actively hunt live lionfish. So far, that has not been the case.
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  • Despite the Bahamas being declared a shark sanctuary in 2011, their reputation among the local population is less than popular. Many fisherman will kill sharks simply for the sake of killing a shark. Here a Caribbean Reef Shark (Carcharhinus perezi) was killed, decapitated and simply dumped off a fish cleaning dock. No fish, jaws, teeth or anything else were removed.
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  • A scuba diver feeds an invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) to a Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) off Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. It was once thought that if the sharks learned that lionfish taste good they would actively hunt live lionfish. So far, that has not been the case.
    2016_06_19Freeport616.jpg
  • An invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) is fed to a Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) off Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. It was once thought sharks could be trained to feed on lionfish by feeding them speared lionfish which, so far, this has proved to be false.
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  • An adult lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) pauses in the sand to be cleaned by a small cleaner wrasse. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made off Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas.
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  • A baby nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), or pup, swims in a mangrove forest. The little sharks take advantage of the many places to hide in mangroves or under rocks. Image made in Bimini, Bahamas.
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  • A scuba diver feeds an invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) to a Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) off Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas. It was once thought that if the sharks learned that lionfish taste good they would actively hunt live lionfish. So far, that has not been the case.
    2016_06_19Freeport697.jpg
  • A clasper, the shark equivilent of a penis, of a nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) ready to mate.
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  • A nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) hiding under a ship wreck off Cancun, Mexico. During the day the sharks often rest in a sheltered area, coming out to feed at night.
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  • Great hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna mokarran) in shallow water off Bimini, Bahamas.
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  • Silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) in the pelagic, open ocean off Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba
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  • A male nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) bites onto the pectoral fin of a female and pins her to the seabed for copulation in shallow water off Eleuthera, Bahamas
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  • A male nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) bites onto a female for mating in in shallows off Eleuthera, Bahamas while a second male waits for a turn.
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  • The larger the group, the better the chance a female will be pinned for copulation.
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  • The jaws of a lemon shark are designed to eat fish. The bottom teeth are skinny and pointy to grip the thrashing fish while the top teeth are serrated and efficient at cutting flesh. Lemon sharks depend on mangroves for the survival of the first 5-8 years of their lives. Mangroves are disappearing throughout the world and the fate of the lemon shark is left in the balance. We need to get proper protections for the world's mangroves and then enforce them.
    Lemon Shark Jaw
  • Claspers not only deposit sperm into into the female's cloaca, they will also squirt seawater in to flush out another males sperm.
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  • Salmon shark (Lamna ditropis) nearing sea surface, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean.
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  • Salmon shark (Lamna ditropis) nearing sea surface, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean.
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  • Salmon shark (Lamna ditropis) nearing sea surface, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean.
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  • Salmon shark (Lamna ditropis) nearing sea surface, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean.
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  • Salmon shark (Lamna ditropis) nearing sea surface, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean.
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  • Salmon shark (Lamna ditropis) nearing sea surface, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean.
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  • The mangroves provide protection from large predators, mostly other sharks, as the prop roots are a tangle too tight for larger sharks to swim through. Lemon sharks will return to the same exact creek they were born in to give birth, a process known as natal philopatry. Lemon sharks depend on mangroves for the survival of the first 5-8 years of their lives. Mangroves are disappearing throughout the world and the fate of the lemon shark is left in the balance. We need to get proper protections for the world's mangroves and then enforce them.
    LemonsAndMangroves03.jpg
  • Lemon shark pups (Negaprion brevirostris) spend the first 5-8 years of their life in mangrove forests. The tangle of roots provides protection from predators like large sharks and is full of potential prey like juvenile fish and crabs. Lemon sharks are the first species of shark proven to practice natal philopatry where the mother will return to the same area she was born in to give birth. Mangroves are being lost at unsustainable rates thanks to coastal development. Image made on Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2016_09_15Lemons507.jpg
  • Even pups are targeted by sport fisherman looking for the thrill of catching a shark. The area surrounding mangrove creeks are usually sand flats home to bone fish. Sharks are often a side attraction to popular catch and release bone fishing. Lemon sharks depend on mangroves for the survival of the first 5-8 years of their lives. Mangroves are disappearing throughout the world and the fate of the lemon shark is left in the balance. We need to get proper protections for the world's mangroves and then enforce them.
    LemonsAndMangroves08.jpg
  • Baby lemon sharks have been shown to exhibit distinct, individual personalities. Some even form friendships. Lemon sharks depend on mangroves for the survival of the first 5-8 years of their lives. Mangroves are disappearing throughout the world and the fate of the lemon shark is left in the balance. We need to get proper protections for the world's mangroves and then enforce them.
    LemonSharkStory04.jpg
  • Great white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, off Guadalupe Island, Mexico are a major tourist draw. While it is controversial no one can deny the economic argument for protecting sharks as tourist attraction.
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  • Great white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, off Guadalupe Island, Mexico are a major tourist draw. While it is controversial no one can deny the economic argument for protecting sharks as tourist attraction.
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  • As the sun sets larger sharks often venture into mangroves as well. Lemon sharks depend on mangroves for the survival of the first 5-8 years of their lives. Mangroves are disappearing throughout the world and the fate of the lemon shark is left in the balance. We need to get proper protections for the world's mangroves and then enforce them.
    LemonsAndMangroves04.jpg
  • Great white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, off Guadalupe Island, Mexico are a major tourist draw. While it is controversial no one can deny the economic argument for protecting sharks as tourist attraction.
    2015_10_17Guad204.jpg
  • Great white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, off Guadalupe Island, Mexico are a major tourist draw. While it is controversial no one can deny the economic argument for protecting sharks as tourist attraction.
    2015_10_18GuadD3339.jpg
  • A lemon shark pup is caught in a mangrove creek in south Eleuthera, Bahamas. At less than 2 feet he is a very young shark. He will be transported to a lab and then to an open-ocean pen for observation before being released as a tagged, wild shark. The shark will become a representative of the species. Lemon sharks depend on mangroves for the survival of the first 5-8 years of their lives. Mangroves are disappearing throughout the world and the fate of the lemon shark is left in the balance. We need to get proper protections for the world's mangroves and then enforce them.
    LemonsAndMangroves10.jpg
  • Great white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, off Guadalupe Island, Mexico are a major tourist draw. While it is controversial no one can deny the economic argument for protecting sharks as tourist attraction.
    2015_10_16GuadD1128.jpg
  • A tiny lemon shark pup is enclosed in a seine net. The shark is captured to be studied, tagged and released back into the wild. Lemon sharks depend on mangroves for the survival of the first 5-8 years of their lives. Mangroves are disappearing throughout the world and the fate of the lemon shark is left in the balance. We need to get proper protections for the world's mangroves and then enforce them.
    LemonsAndMangroves20.jpg
  • A baby lemon shark swimming in the protection provided by mangroves. Lemon sharks depend on mangroves for the survival of the first 5-8 years of their lives. Mangroves are disappearing throughout the world and the fate of the lemon shark is left in the balance. We need to get proper protections for the world's mangroves and then enforce them.
    LemonsAndMangroves02.jpg
  • Researcher Ian Bouyoucos of the Cape Eleuthera Institute (CEI) releases a lemon shark pup into his temporary enclosure. One of the leading causes of shark mortality is as bycatch in longline fisheries. The team at the CEI are looking at physiological and behavioural responses to being caught with the hopes of establishing 'best practice' guidelines for releasing sharks from long lines.
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  • Lemon sharks depend on mangroves for the survival of the first 5-8 years of their lives. Mangroves are disappearing throughout the world and the fate of the lemon shark is left in the balance. We need to get proper protections for the world's mangroves and then enforce them.
    LemonsAndMangroves22.jpg
  • Lemon sharks depend on mangroves for the survival of the first 5-8 years of their lives. Mangroves are disappearing throughout the world and the fate of the lemon shark is left in the balance. We need to get proper protections for the world's mangroves and then enforce them.
    LemonsAndMangroves23.jpg
  • A lemon shark pup uses the mangroves as protection from large sharks. The ecosystem is also home to many potential prey items like juvenile fish and crabs. This shark will spend the first 5 to 8 years of her life in this mangrove creek and return to the same one to give birth. Image made on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.
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  • Baby lemon sharks have been shown to exhibit distinct, individual personalities. Some even form friendships. Studies have shown the little sharks will spend more social time with certain individuals and can even learn from each other.
    Friends
  • A lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) pup uses the mangroves as protection from large sharks. The ecosystem is also home to many potential prey items like juvenile fish and crabs. This shark will spend the first 5 to 8 years of her life in this mangrove creek and return to the same one to give birth. Image made on Eleuthera Island, Bahamas.
    Ecosystem
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