DiscoverNorthwest News Network (N3)RADIO FEATURE: Why do sharks love Willapa Bay? Northwest scientists have some ideas.
RADIO FEATURE: Why do sharks love Willapa Bay? Northwest scientists have some ideas.

RADIO FEATURE: Why do sharks love Willapa Bay? Northwest scientists have some ideas.

Update: 2025-11-18
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Southwest Washington’s Willapa [WILL-uh-puh] Bay is known around the world for its oysters.

But what you may not know is that every summer the bay turns into a shark superhighway.

Sharks migrate in from the ocean and Northwest researchers are beginning to understand why.

OPB Science reporter Jes Burns reports.
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RADIO FEATURE: Why do sharks love Willapa Bay? Northwest scientists have some ideas.

RADIO FEATURE: Why do sharks love Willapa Bay? Northwest scientists have some ideas.