Tagged, released for research
In collaboration with the conservation efforts of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Apex Predators Program, Elliot Sudal caught a 12-foot male hammerhead shark on Sanibel near Blind Pass on May 6. He was joined by CJ Floyd, Morgan Matson, Kathy Fjeldstad, Liz Lombardo and Merrill Taylor. Sudal also caught a female hammerhead shark at Blind Pass on May 5. Both sharks were quickly tagged with research data, then released safely. Suday has worked with the NOAA for years. The 12-foot hammerhead was named after Sudal’s Instagram account “AckSharks.”