[Capt. Tom]

We are into December now and Cape Cod white shark tagging is a thing of the past.

This article is a wrap up on the tagging season.

Hope Freepers enjoyed the discussions we have had during the season.

The shark problem on Cape Cod will not be going away and will restart in June 2020.- Tom

[cuban leaf]

First step in data analysis: Compile list and locations of arms lost while tagging.

[blueunicorn6]

There’s so much we can learn from Great White Sharks.

Not much to learn from Mediocre White Sharks, though.

[blueunicorn6]

“Here, we can see that Wednesday, the shark was swimming around looking for something to eat.

On Thursday, this shark was swimming around looking for something to eat.

But, on Friday, he was in the lab working on a cure for excessive phlegm.”

[blueunicorn6]

Steve the seal has a differing opinion.

“Kill those bastards! Kill them and then kill them again! Kill them in the morning! Kill them at night! Kill them when a commercial comes on the tv! In case I haven’t made myself clear, kill every lousy rotten one of them!”

[MrEdd]

You want your shark to be four feet and under. The meat just isn't that good on the bigger ones.
It's best to BBQ them right after you land them.

We sure ate a lot of them at Ora Wan Beach.

Tag the little sharks as “Tasty.”

[trisham]

Thanks, Capt. Tom!

[Capt. Tom]

From the article-At the end of the month, researchers will once again hit the waters to retrieve receivers that track sharks in the water. Through this research, crews will be able to tell how many sharks stuck around Cape Cod waters into November and December.
Once the receivers have been hauled and the data analyzed, the Conservancy will update when the last tagged shark was in the area.

Tom here-Remember these hydrophone buoys only record pings from tagged sharks. It appears there are many more untagged sharks out there. -Tom

[Jack Hammer]

Tag ‘em - with several rounds of .45-’70.