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Shipwrecks and other artificial reefs provide a banquet of food options for sharks

shark swims over an artificial reef surrounded by schools of fishAttracting a wealth of marine life, shipwrecks and other artificial reefs provide a banquet of food options for sharks. NCCOS scientists have been assessing the ecological functions of these reefs through habitat mapping, diving surveys, ROV surveys and more: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/new-research-suggests-predators-prefer-artificial-reefs-to-natural-habitat-shark-presence-on-shipwrecks-impacts-community-structure/