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To protect endangered sharks and rays, scientists are mapping these species' most important locations

  • Written by David Shiffman, Faculty Research Associate in Marine Biology, Arizona State University
To protect endangered sharks and rays, scientists are mapping these species' most important locationsA tiger shark swims among surgeonfish off Fuvahmulah Atoll, Maldives, in the Indian Ocean.imageBROKER/Norbert Probst via Getty Images

All of the saltwater bodies on Earth make up one big ocean. But within it, there is infinite variety – just ask any scuba diver. Some spots have more coral, more sea turtles, more fish, more life.

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