Port Jackson Sharks in Melbourne and how they keep our beaches clean
Today I saw something I’ve never seen before. I was swimming at Table Rock inside the Rickett’s Point Marine Sanctuary when I found an abalone lying upside down. What was doing this, I thought? As I approached, so did a young snapper. But before either of us could inspect further a large but harmless Port Jackson Shark came in and snatched the abalone away. It swallowed it whole! It seems I had found my explanation for the upside-down abalone.
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