todropscience:This is a how a shark nursery looks like. A team of marine scientists have discovered
todropscience: This is a how a shark nursery looks like. A team of marine scientists have discovered a Blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus) nursery, 320 km west of Ireland while investigating Ireland’s deep ocean territory. Despite blackmouth shark are common, this is a rare finding. Using ROVs (Remote Operated Vehicle), researchers captured underwater images of an area dominated by blackmouth sharks, images show a very large numbers of egg cases filmed on the seafloor at depths of up to 750 metres. What strongly suggests this area as an breeding zone, where sharks meet and copulates, and where females may gather in the area to lay their eggs. Video source: marineinstituteIRL [Gif 1 and 2 description: blackmouth catshark are small and thin. Are swimming near the bottom, surrounding a large number of egg case] -- source link
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