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Sharks: Meet the seagrass protectors
![A tiger shark above seagrass. Scientists have found a surprising link between the two.](/news/mmg/media/images/242612-5- Tiger shark and seagrass_f.jpg)
A tiger shark above seagrass. Scientists have found a surprising link between the two.
Credit: FIU
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![Marine scientists have studied tiger sharks in Shark Bay, Australia, for 15 years.](/news/mmg/media/images/242612-4- Shark Bay_f.jpg)
Marine scientists have studied tiger sharks in Shark Bay, Australia, for 15 years.
Credit: Mike Heithaus, FIU
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![Researcher Michael Heithaus with a study subject. Sharks are important in marine ecosystems.](/news/mmg/media/images/242613-2_f.jpg)
Researcher Michael Heithaus with a study subject. Sharks are important in marine ecosystems.
Credit: FIU
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![Attaching a satellite tag to a shark](/news/mmg/media/images/242613-3- heithaus attaches satellite tag_2e072262-3c20-4ef4-9ce6-ea6d4660ca82_f.jpg)
Biologist Michael Heithaus attaches a satellite tag to the fin of a shark.
Credit: FIU
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![A sea turtle swims through a bed of seagrass in Shark Bay, Australia.](/news/mmg/media/images/242612-7- Trutle and seagrass_f.jpg)
A sea turtle swims through a bed of seagrass in Shark Bay, Australia.
Credit: FIU
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![Years after a 2011 heat wave, a once-lush seagrass bed still struggles to recover.](/news/mmg/media/images/242613-1- Seagrass at World Heritage Site_f.jpg)
Years after a 2011 heat wave, a once-lush seagrass bed still struggles to recover.
Credit: James Fourqurean, FIU
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