Kelsey Martin, a Ph.D. student and researcher at the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation, has filmed a huge cluster of spinner sharks.
The activity occurred at an artificial reef near Port O’Connor, Texas, the “Keeping it Wild Reef.”
Such congregations of sharks are a rare event in the wild. Interestingly, the sharks do not exhibit any predatory behavior when clustering like this. In fact, the sharks were intermingled with Jack Crevalle, and they didn’t seem to be on the menu. The existence of this clustering behavior is believed to indicate a healthy shark population.
The reef is a collaborative effort between the Coastal Conservation Association and the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation.
You can find out more here or check out the video below.
