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Spanish Shark Tag Recovered on Scottish Beach, Aids Migration Study

6/2/2026

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Volunteers from ONUS South West Scotland recovered a grey MiniPAT PSAT tag on Rhins of Galloway beach in Scotland.
The tag, owned by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, was attached to a leafscale gulper shark in October 2021 and detached after 130 days when it moved north toward Irish Sea.
Spanish researchers downloaded depth, temperature and light data from the tag, which will help map the shark’s migration and improve protection measures.

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Volunteers from ONUS South West Scotland recovered a grey MiniPAT PSAT tag on Rhins of Galloway beach in Scotland.
The tag, owned by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, was attached to a leafscale gulper shark in October 2021 and detached after 130 days when it moved north toward Irish Sea.
Spanish researchers downloaded depth, temperature and light data from the tag, which will help map the shark’s migration and improve protection measures.