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.
110625JB_WillapaSharks
JB/CP
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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