OceanX | Want to Learn How to Lasso a Shark for Science? @OceanX | Uploaded January 2024 | Updated October 2024, 8 hours ago.
Jorge Fontes, an Azorean scientist we met on OceanXplorer, has developed a non-invasive technique with lassos to tag blue sharks - one of the most-fished sharks in the world. He partnered with Fred Buyle, who was the first to successfully “lasso” a shark with this method. The long-term goal is to create dynamic (moving) marine protected areas to protect this "most fished" species of shark.

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