Researchers Catch Sharks along New York's Hamptons in Effort to Understand Them Better

Just off one of New York’s famed Hamptons beaches, shark researcher Greg Metzger reels in one of the day's prize-catches: a young but powerful sand tiger shark.

He and another marine researcher quickly lasso the tail of the sharp-toothed female to the side of the boat and hold it steady as they take tissue samples and work to attach small data collection devices. Metzger marvels as the shark’s thick, rugged skin snaps a surgical-grade scalpel.

"It's no surprise that they've been around since prehistoric times, and they're still going strong," Metzger said as he stitched up the incision and sent it along its way.

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