Greenland Sharks Inhabit Waters From Surface Ice to Abyssal Depths

This shark patrols from frozen surface to crushing abyss.

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Some tagged individuals have shifted hundreds of meters vertically within a single day.

Tracking studies show Greenland sharks occupy depths ranging from near-surface Arctic ice to more than 2,000 meters below sea level.

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That vertical range exposes them to temperature gradients, light extremes, and pressure changes that would severely stress most large vertebrates.

Their ability to traverse such a massive vertical habitat range makes them one of the most environmentally flexible large predators in the ocean.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society B

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