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Michelle Passerotti

@shellspc.bsky.social
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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.

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Michelle Passerotti @shellspc.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
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
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Michelle Passerotti @shellspc.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
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.
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Michelle Passerotti @shellspc.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
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!
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