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Caught on camera: ancient Greenland sharks

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February 27, 2018

The Greenland shark is one of the world’s largest marine species, reaching lengths of over six metres. And yet these fish, which prefer the deep, cold waters of the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans, have largely eluded scientific study. However, OFI researcher, Jonathan Fisher was part of a team that captured underwater video footage of Greenland sharks in the Canadian Arctic, providing valuable insight into their abundance, size and behaviour, as well as their distribution.

Learn more by reading an article co-written by Dr. Fisher and PhD student researcher, Brynn Devine of Memorial University in The Conversation Canada …