Ben Cropp - The vanishing grey nurse shark

Ben Cropp - The vanishing grey nurse shark

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Australia’s grey nurse shark population is on a decline, to the brink of extinction. This documents the history of the grey nurse shark along the east coast of Australia. Tagging sharks for scientific research may be its salvation.

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