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Article: Gotham City mapped for the grey nurse.(Research)(grey nurse shark)
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- Ecos
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- April 1, 2004
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In the fictional realm, Gotham City is synonymous with towering architecture, shadowy figures and colourful villains. But in the underwater realm, it is the name given to one of six habitats identified by the Queensland Government as critical to the survival of the grey nurse shark (Carcharias taurus).
These previously unstudied habitats, situated in Queensland's Moreton Bay Marine Park and the proposed Great Sandy Bay Marine Park, have been mapped and biologically surveyed by volunteer divers from the University of Queensland's Underwater Dive Club. The resulting report, Surveying Habitats Critical to the Survival of Grey Nurse Sharks in South-East Queensland, ...