Tagging Brown Sharks for Research and Education
The fishermen gathered at Wasque to cast for brown sharks.
The fishermen gathered at Wasque to cast for brown sharks.
Zach Magid de-hooks a brown shark.
Zach Magid de-hooks a brown shark.
The tags say Coop's Bait and Tackle.
The tags say Coop's Bait and Tackle.
Out on Chappy.
Out on Chappy.
Shark bait, literally.
Shark bait, literally.
Bennett MacDougall casts his line into the surf.
Bennett MacDougall casts his line into the surf.
Joe Gugino, left, and Joe Uva remove a hook.
Joe Gugino, left, and Joe Uva remove a hook.
Zach Magid has a shark on the line.
Zach Magid has a shark on the line.
Ryan Nunes pulls a landed shark up the beach.
Ryan Nunes pulls a landed shark up the beach.
Familiar sight out on Wasque Point.
Familiar sight out on Wasque Point.
Donald Scarpone, president of the MV Surfcaster's Association, has a shark on the line.
Donald Scarpone, president of the MV Surfcaster's Association, has a shark on the line.
Measuring before tagging (it was 61 inches).
Measuring before tagging (it was 61 inches).
Meticulous records are kept of every shark tagged.
Meticulous records are kept of every shark tagged.
Brown sharks, also known as sandbar sharks due to their preferred habitat, are one of the largest and most common coastal sharks native to the Vineyard.
The local branch of the Cooperative Shark Tagging program spent a day at Wasque catching and tagging the brown sharks.