Reference guide

How Shark Size Is Measured in Field Guides

Size is one of the first facts readers look at, but it can also be one of the easiest places to overstate precision. This page explains how Pocket Shark handles size fields more honestly.

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Keep the numbers humble

This page should help readers understand what a length figure means without pretending all size data are equally precise.

Use it to support compare mode

Size is useful in compare pages, so the method matters.

Tie it back to the methodology page

Readers who care about precision should have a clear route into the site's editorial methods.

Useful next pages

Keep moving through the field guide with the pages that make this one more useful.

Site page

Methodology

The broader explanation of how the guide uses source material.

Reference

Shark Habitat Zones

Another place where repeated fields benefit from a shared explanation.

Keep the guide offline

Pocket Shark is built as an offline shark field guide for iPhone and iPad, so the same comparisons, glossary notes, and species context can stay with you away from a browser.

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