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The Chatham Islands (/ ˈ tʃ æ t ə m / CHAT-əm; Moriori: Rēkohu, lit. 'Misty Sun'; Māori: Wharekauri) are an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about 800 km (430 nmi) east of New Zealand's South Island, administered as part of New Zealand, [4] and consisting of about 10 islands within an approximate 60 km (30 nmi) radius, the largest of which are Chatham Island and Pitt Island ().
In New Zealand, the Takatika Grit, in the Chatham Islands, yielded frilled-shark, bird, and conifer-cone fossils that dated to the time of the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary (66.043 ± 0.011 mya) [26] which suggested that the sharks lived inland, in shallow bodies of water far from the ocean.
The draughtsboard shark is found in the coastal waters around Tasmania, New Zealand, including the Snares, the Chatham Islands, and Stewart Island, where it is particularly common. It typically occurs at depths of 0 to 400 m (0 to 1,312 ft) on continental and insular shelves , though it has been recorded from as far down as 673 m (2,208 ft).
A shark bite was found on the right side of his body. [62] Gerbacio Solano, 40: December 3, 1952: Tiger Shark: Solano was killed by an extremely large shark described by witnesses as being in excess of 22 feet (6.7 m) while swimming from his fishing boat, setting nets, at Maile Beach, Oahu, Hawaii. [62] Arthur Barry Lyle Wilson, 17: December 7 ...
Five live receivers will be placed in waters off Outer Cape beaches to pick up movements of tagged sharks in real time. ... shown in the photo, spotted on May 21 off Chatham with a white shark ...
This category contains fauna (animal life) that are native to, or naturalised on, the Chatham Islands. Taxa that are introduced but not naturalised are excluded. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic.
Last week, the aquarium received a report from a fishing charter company that they saw a minke whale with a white shark bite off the seaside town of Chatham, at the southeastern tip of Cape Cod in ...
The elongate carpet shark (Parascyllium elongatum) is a species of carpetshark in the family Parascylliidae.It is known from a single female specimen 42.1 cm (16.6 in) long, recovered from the stomach of a school shark (Galeorhinus galeus) caught from a depth of 50 m (160 ft) off Chatham Island, Western Australia.