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.
Still in the process of finding everyone here, I missed @bluedogfishing.bsky.social
@drmjwitt.bsky.social and
@garzonfrancesco.bsky.social
December 11, 2024 at 11:26 PM
There's more cooperative #shark science to come in 2025, stay tuned! Thanks to our partners
@anglingtrust.bsky.social
@thembauk.bsky.social
@bd-stew.bsky.social
Shark Hub UK
Witt Lab at U of Exeter
and the recreational anglers who make this work happen!
December 11, 2024 at 8:04 PM
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
Reposted by Michelle Passerotti
This female Porbeagle had 4 developing embryos. They are nourished by feeding on unfertilized eggs. The term for this strategy is Oophagy, meaning 'egg eating'.
You can see their yolk stomachs and some of the eggs they were feeding on in these photos. 🦈
December 10, 2024 at 6:04 PM
No doubt.
February 15, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Yes! And clearly I check in here often... must improve!
February 15, 2024 at 5:50 PM
October 12, 2023 at 7:28 PM