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SOSF Shark Education Centre
Cape Town, South Africa
SOSF D'Arros Research Centre
D’Arros Island & St-Joseph Atoll, Seychelles
SOSF Shark Research Center
Dania Beach, Florida, USA
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Photo

A Journey to the Western Indian Ocean

The Western Indian Ocean is home to an abundance of remote islands and underwater habitats. These are some of the last remaining pristine marine wildernesses on the planet.

Lured by the sounds of feeding fish, a Galapagos shark traverses the shallow crest of a coral reef in the Mozambique Channel. © THOMAS P. PESCHAK
Tiger sharks, once thought to be coastal predators, are revealing that they spend much of their time in the open ocean. © THOMAS P. PESCHAK
As the monsoon rages above, a manta ray glides below, lapping up the plankton-rich waters. © THOMAS P. PESCHAK
A Galapagos shark speeds across a coral reef looking for a meal in the Mozambique Channel Juveniles prefer reef fish and graduate to a diet of rays and other sharks as adults. © THOMAS P. PESCHAK