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WHOI researcher tags a whale shark!

You might think of whale sharks as tropical animals, but did you know they congregate in the waters off New England in the summer?

WHOI shark researcher Jaida Elcock shows us her tags—and how she puts them on these majestic fish to learn more about their behavior.

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