photo by Greg Hofmann

8/26/02: This juvenile Leopard Shark (14 inches long) was recently netted, measured, weighed, and released by the researchers of the Pelagic Shark Research Foundation, which has been investigating the behavior of the seven shark species known to visit Elkhorn Slough. The spiral shells on the mudflat are Japanese Horn Snails (Batillaria attramentaria), an invasive species that is now well established in the slough.