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August 13, 2021: Shark

During the Mountains in the Deep: Exploring the Central Pacific Basin expedition, we got up close with this smalltooth sand tiger shark while exploring Kingman Cone at a depth of approximately 1,025 meters (3,360 feet).

Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, Mountains in the Deep: Exploring the Central Pacific Basin. Download larger version (jpg, 1.8 MB).

During the Mountains in the Deep: Exploring the Central Pacific Basin expedition, we got up close with this smalltooth sand tiger shark while exploring Kingman Cone at a depth of approximately 1,025 meters (3,360 feet). Check out this video of the shark’s “toothy grin.”