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Could aquaculture pens full of fish play a role in drawing great white sharks into St Margaret's Bay?

Could aquaculture pens full of fish play a role in drawing great white sharks into St Margaret's Bay?

Update: 2025-09-04
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Research done right here in the Maritimes indicates no. But there are places in the world where some kinds of sharks are drawn to aquaculture pens for some reasons. Alex Mason's interview with DFO research scientist Marc Trudel is followed by an extended version of his conversation with shark researcher Chris Harvey-Clark.

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Could aquaculture pens full of fish play a role in drawing great white sharks into St Margaret's Bay?

Could aquaculture pens full of fish play a role in drawing great white sharks into St Margaret's Bay?