Darwin & Wolf Marine Sanctuary Home to the Largest Known Shark Biomass
Photo Pelayo Salinas/CDF)
A study from the Charles Darwin Foundation and the National Geographic Society reports that the shark biomass is 12.4 tons per hectare in the sanctuary and indicates a healthy marine ecosystem.
“The islands of Darwin and Wolf are jewels in the crown of the Galápagos because of the sheer abundance of sharks and other top predators,” said Pelayo Salinas de León, the paper’s lead author and senior marine ecologist at Charles Darwin Research Station.
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