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New Study Finds Shark Population Thriving In California Despite Worldwide Population Declines
"This was a huge, huge endeavor," Chris Lowe, director of the Cal State Long Beach Shark Lab, said.
By CBSLA Staff
July 22, 2020
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LONG BEACH (CBSLA) — A groundbreaking new study found decreasing shark populations in a number of areas — largely due to overfishing and climate change — though the California shark population was said to be thriving.
“This was a huge, huge endeavor,” Chris Lowe, director of the Cal State Long Beach Shark Lab, said.
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In the most comprehensive study done on the world’s shark population, scientists spent four years gathering 15,000 hours of video data on nearly 400 ecosystems in 58 countries. To do the study, scientists dropped a cage equipped with bait on one end and a camera at the other onto the ocean floor for an hour at a time to see how many sharks showed up.
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