Scalloped hammerhead shark tagged (IMAGE)

New England Aquarium

Scalloped hammerhead shark tagged

Caption

MCAF Fellow Andrés López holds a scalloped hammerhead shark that has been tagged and is about to be released. Andrés is Co-Founder and Director of Misión Tiburón, a nonprofit organization whose work led to the declared the Wetlands of Golfo Dulce as a Scalloped Hammerhead Shark Sanctuary, the first shark sanctuary of Costa Rica .

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David Garcia/Misión Tiburón

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