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IMAGE: Locations of the Bahamas and Miami study areas in relation to the paths of Hurricane Matthew (a, path of eye as dot-dash line) and Hurricane Irma (a, path of eye. view more
Credit: Figure from Gutowsky et al. (2021
Tiger shark: Neil Hammerschlag Ph.D., University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
MIAMI A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science tracked large sharks in Miami and The Bahamas to understand how these migratory animals respond to major storms, like hurricanes.
The researchers analyzed acoustic tag data from tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier), bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas), nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), and great hammerheads (Sphyrna mokarran) before, during, and after Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and Hurricane Irma in 2017. They found that they behaved differently by species and location.