Encounter of R2577

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Location

Description: Bushrangers Bay Aquatic reserve
Location ID: Australia → East Australia → NSW → Bushrangers Bay, Shellharbour

Water depth: 9.0 meters

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Identity

Identified as: R2577

Matched by: Unknown

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Occurrence ID: a2092195-619e-48aa-a22c-b36010efbc31

Contact Information

Submitting Users

Chris Ross
chrisx2@ihug.com.au

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Chris Ross
chrisx2@ihug.com.au

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Metadata

Number: 23fdd7da-64b9-49f5-897b-3816a619eea8

Date created:	2026-05-04T09:33:42.041
Date last edited:	2026-05-04

Workflow state: approved

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Measurements

Type	Size	Units
Length	2.0	Meters	personal guess
Water Temperature	21.0	Celsius	directly measured

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Date

2026-05-01 09:16
Verbatim Event Date: None

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Attributes

Taxonomy Carcharias taurus

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Status: alive

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Sex: female

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Behavior: slowly cruising around reserve

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Group Role: None

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Additional comments:
15-20 sharks present

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Observations

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Spot Matching Algorithms (Modified Groth and I3S)

Extracted Spots

29 right-side spots added.

Pattern Matching Results

Groth: Right-side scan results
I3S: Right-side scan results