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A hammerhead shark baby boom near Florida hints at a historic nursery

The nursery of endangered sharks would be the first known in U.S. Atlantic waters

researcher releasing a great hammerhead shark into the ocean

A researcher releases a tagged baby great hammerhead shark into the water just off the coast of Miami. At least nine baby hammerhead sharks have been found in the area, hinting at a possible nursery.

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By Lesley Evans Ogden

- More than 2 years ago

It seems like an unlikely place for a nursery of endangered hammerhead sharks, but a recreational hot spot just off the coast of Miami may host a school of these precious babies.