Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This summer, the Aquarium's Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life scientists continued their study of nurse sharks in the Dry Tortugas. This work has been going for over three decades and has led to the only marine protected area in the world for shark mating. In recent years, we've started adding shark-mounted camera loggers that record every tailbeat, turn, and interaction. And just look at this footage!
This clip comes from “Trep,” an ~8 ft nurse shark male we first identified in 2005 who has been visiting this site for at least 20 years. In just a few days, this camera revealed interactions with both male and female nurse sharks + an encounter with a Caribbean reef shark. Pretty cool, right?
#AndersonCabotCenter #NurseSharks #DryTortugas #Sharks
This summer, the Aquarium's Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life scientists continued their study of nurse sharks in the Dry Tortugas. This work has been going for over three decades and has led to the only marine protected area in the world for shark mating. In recent years, we've started adding shark-mounted camera loggers that record every tailbeat, turn, and interaction. And just look at this footage!
This clip comes from “Trep,” an ~8 ft nurse shark male we first identified in 2005 who has been visiting this site for at least 20 years. In just a few days, this camera revealed interactions with both male and female nurse sharks + an encounter with a Caribbean reef shark. Pretty cool, right?
#AndersonCabotCenter #NurseSharks #DryTortugas #Sharks
