Photograph by R Leeuwner.

We released two more of our ragged tooth sharks earlier this month. Sam and Roy, both of which had been on display in the I&J Predator Exhibit since 2007, were released near Struisbaai on 3 and 4 March 2009 respectively.

They were both tagged with spaghetti tags so that if they are recaught there is an opportunity to gain information about how far they have travelled and how much they have grown since they were tagged.

The releases were part of an ongoing shark research programme in conjunction with leading ragged-tooth shark scientist, Dr Malcolm Smale of Bayworld in Port Elizabeth.

For more information please see the media release section. Sam is hoisted via stretcher over the side of the boat.