Follow the Oceanic Whitetips

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Follow the Oceanic Whitetips

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In July 2011, The Bahamas declared a shark sanctuary in its Exclusive Economic Zone. Two months earlier, scientists had tagged 12 oceanic whiteips around The Bahamas and created an animation that tracked the movement of three of those sharks. The scientists found that although they are highly migratory, oceanic whitetips spent most of their time within the sanctuary. Sanctuaries are an important refuge for sharks. Learn more: http://www.pewenvironment.org/campaigns/global-shark-conservation/id/8589941059/.

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