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Hannah Osborne

'It's like we opened a buffet': Sharks in Gulf of Mexico learn to steal food from fishing nets

Sharks are feasting on fish caught by humans in the Gulf of Mexico after learning to associate boats with food, shark scientists say. 

Instances of shark depredation in the region have increased significantly in the past decade, Marcus Drymon, a shark scientist at Mississippi State University, told Live Science in an email. 

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