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NCCOS scientists recently assisted the fishery biologist at Rookery Bay with recapturing and measuring juvenile sharks

two people measure a small shark in a small wading poolAs follow up to a watershed and mangrove restoration project in Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, NCCOS scientists recently assisted the fishery biologist at Rookery Bay with recapturing and measuring juvenile sharks. This information will help the reserve assess the restoration impacts on juvenile shark communities in Southwest Florida. Learn more about this mangrove restoration:

https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/tracking-fish-populations-and-movements-to-support-watershed-restoration-in-southwest-florida/