Posted on 01/21/2010 7:01:33 AM PST by greatdefender
BOSTON -- Massachusetts marine biologists said one of the great white sharks tagged with electronic tracking equipment last summer off Cape Cod has traveled as far as north Florida.
The great white was one of five sharks tagged by harpoon in September near Chatham by Division of Marine Fisheries biologists. Officials said it was the first successful tagging of great whites in the Atlantic using electronic satellite technology.
Officials said Wednesday that the tag popped off the shark on Friday and began transmitting data by satellite.
Scientists expect tags on the other sharks to surface and begin sending data later this winter and in the spring.
The tags collect water temperatures and depth and light levels, which help determine where the great white has traveled. The information can help scientists better understand shark's migratory behavior.
Brace yourselves, North Carolina. A new kind of half-back is coming your way.
“sure this one is related to global warming”.
The melting glaciers are lowering the salinity of the waters off Cape Cod. This is senced by the sharks which follow the gulf stream south to the more saline waters off FL.
How about that? Took me all night to think that one up!
It isn’t complicated. You get out there on a 30’ boat, a nylon rope, a big hook and a rubber seal and one of those lever action Marlin rifles, 45/70 and a box of that heavy Garrett ammo for them...
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