Eat, prey, love: Nurse shark mating and Northeast angler conflicts offer conservation insights

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While the Discovery Channel's annual Shark Week event has given the public greater familiarity with sharks, much about them—from their mysterious love lives to how their eating habits bring them into conflict with recreational anglers—remains a myste…

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:00:01 UTC.

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