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Live Goblin Shark Filmed 700 m Deeper, Extends Pacific Range

6/12/2026

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U.S. researchers filmed a live goblin shark near Jarvis Island at 3,000 feet, extending its range to the Central Pacific.
Video captured a goblin shark on Fiji’s Tonga Trench slope 2,300 feet deeper than expected.
Professor Alan Jamieson said the shark was 700 metres deeper than any prior record, the deepest white shark.
Aaron Judah and Professor Alan Jamieson (Minderoo-UWA) led the study, with footage from 2019 and 2024 recorded on R/V Dagon.

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U.S. researchers filmed a live goblin shark near Jarvis Island at 3,000 feet, extending its range to the Central Pacific.
Video captured a goblin shark on Fiji’s Tonga Trench slope 2,300 feet deeper than expected.
Professor Alan Jamieson said the shark was 700 metres deeper than any prior record, the deepest white shark.
Aaron Judah and Professor Alan Jamieson (Minderoo-UWA) led the study, with footage from 2019 and 2024 recorded on R/V Dagon.