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Contender, a 4.19-meter male great white shark, is the largest tagged male in the North Atlantic, signaling potential recovery of the region's shark population. He has been tracked along the US East Coast, contributing valuable data for conservation efforts.
A study published in the Journal of Marine Sciences documents the remarkable regeneration of a silky shark's dorsal fin, which had been injured and subsequently healed to 87% of its original size within 332 days. The shark's recovery was observed after a satellite tag tracker was forcefully removed, causing the initial injury. The research highlights the vulnerability of silky sharks due to over-fishing and emphasizes the importance of not disrupting their natural healing processes, as well as the negative impact of lost tracking data on conservation efforts.