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Mark Price

Are sharks gathering to mate off North Carolina? Mission launched to prove it’s true

A shark hunt that could make history is being staged off North Carolina, as a team of scientists set out to prove this is the coastline where great white sharks gather annually to mate in the Western Atlantic.

To accomplish the seemingly impossible task, the nonprofit OCEARCH intends to capture as many sharks as possible over 20 days and run tests on them. The expedition starts March 4 and will continue through March 24.

“In order to confirm this region as a white shark mating site, blood samples will be collected to measure reproductive hormone levels,” OCEARCH said in a release.

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