Michelle Passerotti
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Michelle Passerotti
@shellspc.bsky.social
Fish biologist, mostly sharks.
NOAA Fisheries Apex Predators Program,
Rhode Island, USA.
Mom, military spouse (EOD, retired).
Recent New England transplant, beginning beekeeper, wannabe homesteader and forager.
It's the rounder, more "derpy" face that gives it away (that's a technical term)... also note it actually looks like a rock 🤷🏼‍♀️ #science
📷 J. Nielsen
January 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Our SPOT tagged shark, Tasha, has also been making moves! Her tag expires after 180 days (July-early January), so hopefully she'll ping again soon. The great thing about M tags is they never expire, so we hope to receive recapture reports for these sharks for many years into the future.
December 11, 2024 at 8:04 PM
We're wrapping up Year 1 of our UK Blue Shark Tagging Project (www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...), and here are some highlights!
-2200 M tags deployed, all by recreational anglers
-1750 tag cards returned
-17 recaptures reported to date, maps below.
-Longest distance: 617 nm in 21 days!
December 11, 2024 at 8:04 PM