Sentences with phrase «significant shark population»
It may look rather ordinary but the hard coral reef just off Pacific Harbour's coastline (off the coast of Viti Levu) is home to many of the culturally significant shark population.
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The researchers also made another unexpected discovery, uncovering a significant population of the rare leaf scaled sea snake in the lush seagrass beds of Shark Bay.
«In addition to the unpredictability of a shark attack over such a large area, it is possible that fishing of tiger sharks has reduced their populations to levels that no longer pose a significant threat to turtles, with other factors becoming more important such as the need to avoid boat strikes»
It provides breeding and feeding grounds for at least twenty - five endangered or threatened species; thirty - six marine mammal species, including blue, gray, and humpback whales, harbor seals, elephant seals, Pacific white - sided dolphins, and one of the southernmost U.S. populations of threatened Steller sea lions; over a quarter - million breeding seabirds; and one of the most significant white shark populations on the planet.
Shark Bay is home to the world's most significant Dugong population — 10,000 to 12,000 animals, or 10 % of the species.
Longlines, used in shark finning operations, are the most significant cause of losses in shark populations worldwide.