Also this really isn’t super-esoteric information available only to experts. There are details about sharks that media gets wrong that are genuinely nuanced or obscure, but this is literally the first result if you google “hammerhead shark catch and release”:

Here’s what claspers look like, with and without spurs deployed!

I promise I do genuinely understand that this is not a distinction that’s important for the vast majority of humanity, but: claspers! Spurs!

For any young scientist feeling sad about GRFP results today!

Friendly reminder that I am 90% a poster about sharks and conservation, 10% shit posting to get on @whysharksmatter.bsky.social’s last nerve.

There are so many incredibly smart, serious people following me that I’m concerned I’ve accidentally intellectually catfished you, so here’s a refresher on what you can expect from me:

-shark-related content
-conservation content
-teaching-related content
-memes roasting sandbar sharks

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