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Researchers mapping underwater meadows using tiger sharks

By ABC NEWS (Australia)

Published : Nov. 2, 2022 - 13:43

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Surveying the world's biggest seagrass meadow is a challenge satellite images are unclear, and divers are expensive and slow. But US based researchers have found a creative solution enlisting the help of a group of tiger sharks. They've attached cameras to their fins, recording crucial information about the patch of seagrass, which is estimated to span 66-thousand square kilometres in the Bahamas.