Sixgill Sharks Are Among the Few Sharks That Inhabit Fjords

A deep-sea giant swims inside narrow glacial fjords.

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Puget Sound has recorded sightings of sixgill sharks in relatively accessible waters.

In certain regions such as the Pacific Northwest, sixgill sharks enter deep fjords, bringing abyssal predators into steep-sided inlets carved by glaciers. These environments mimic deep-sea conditions close to shore.

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Fjords can reach depths of over 1,000 feet within sight of coastal communities, allowing researchers rare access to a normally inaccessible deep-sea species.

This overlap between abyss and shoreline collapses the mental boundary between distant ocean trenches and human civilization. In some places, deep-sea giants patrol beneath ferry routes and docks.

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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

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