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Working with anglers to save England's sharks

Working with anglers to save England's sharks
Phys.org Tuesday 08 September 2026, 12:40 UTC 1 min read
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I spent six days on a small fishing boat in the middle of the English Channel in July trying to catch a thresher shark. The weather was fickle, even at the height of summer. My colleague, ecologist Lucy Hawkes, and I were with two anglers who probably hold more experience of Channel thresher sharks than anyone alive.

I spent six days on a small fishing boat in the middle of the English Channel in July trying to catch a thresher shark. The weather was fickle, even at the height of summer. My colleague, ecologist Lucy Hawkes, and I were with two anglers who probably hold more experience of Channel thresher sharks than anyone alive. Between us, we caught nothing.
England (LOCATION) Lucy Hawkes (PERSON) Channel thresher sharks (ORG)
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