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ODFW shared these photo of a shark photographed by Joe Metzer near the New River south of Bandon last week.
ODFW shared these photo of a shark photographed by Joe Metzer near the New River south of Bandon last week.
From ODFW: "Teeth shape is one of the easiest ways to tell a great white shark vs. a salmon shark, assuming the shark is not alive, and it is safe to get near the teeth. White shark teeth (top) are triangular and serrated. Salmon shark teeth (bottom) are more pointed and smooth, with two smaller points on the side. (Teeth illustration and information courtesy of Lynn Mattes)"
<p>SALMON SHARK | Per their namesake, salmon shark feed on salmon, squid, birds, herring and other fish. They are found in the north Pacific and have an average length of around 7 feet. Researchers have observed significant sex composition differences with salmon sharks between the eastern and western north Pacific, with eastern populations dominated by females and western populations by males.  It is not known why this is.</p><p>Human encounters: Salmon sharks can be kept and eaten by those who legally catch them, but typically they are just caught as bycatch and discarded. Fishermen view them as pests due to damage to fishing gear. Even though they are relatively large and related to dangerous species like the white shark, there has been no positively identified shark attack by a salmon shark on a human. Salmon sharks occasionally wash up on the Oregon coast, most recently near the Aquarium in Newport, Oregon! (ODFW)</p>
Salmon shark found on Oregon coast near Newport - Oregon Coast Aquarium photo.jpg
Salmon shark washes up on Oregon shore (Photo courtesy Ore. Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation via Facebook)
Salmon shark washes up on Oregon shore (Photo courtesy Ore. Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation via Facebook)
Salmon shark washes up on Oregon shore (Photo courtesy Ore. Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation via Facebook)
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