nubbsgalore: hammer time. schools of scalloped hammerhead sharks…
alexander safanov
montgomery gilchrist
chris newbert
chris newbert
norbert wu
eric h cheng
alexander safanov
todd aki
franco banfi
larry gatz
hammer time. schools of scalloped hammerhead sharks photographed in the galapagos by (click pic) alexander safanov, montgomery gilchrist, eric h cheng, norbert wu, franco banfi, todd aki, chris newbert and larry gatz.
scalloped hammerhead populations have declined by over 95 percent in the past thirty years, largely due to the shark fin trade. this summer, scalloped hammerheads became the first species of shark to be protected by the u.s. endangered species act, one of the world’s strongest wildlife conservation laws.
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