Copper Shark (<I>Carcharhinus brachyurus</I>) (IMAGE)

The Institute for Ocean Conservation Science

Copper Shark (<I>Carcharhinus brachyurus</I>)

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The copper or bronze whaler shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus) is a large, coastally oriented top predator that is vulnerable to overexploitation.

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Robert Nyman

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