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Oil Spill May Be Pushing Sharks Toward Fla. Beaches

By Laura ParkerJun 11th 2010 – 6:33PM
Mote Marine Laboratory

Mote Marine Laboratory

(June 11) -- The appearance of a huge man-eating shark near a Florida beach on the cusp of the summer swimming season would not usually evoke a sympathetic response from either beachgoers or local tourism boosters. But the discovery of a weakened, disoriented tiger shark -- measuring more than 11 feet and weighing some...

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Mote Marine Laboratory is an independent not-for-profit marine research organization based on City Island in Sarasota, FL.

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