Posted on 07/23/2021 7:22:10 AM PDT by Capt. Tom
By 2013 they were overrun by the number of Federally protected white sharks, and ran out of funding.
That year (2013)Atlantic White Shark Conservancy stepped in to help out.
Recently a massive movement has formed to research these New England white sharks.
Here in New England, now there are about a dozen different groups of biologists who in 2021 will be focusing on white shark research.
And biologists being people, you know there will be some clashes ashore behind the scenes. -Tom
“Plan to conduct health assessments of each shark”
“OK, Whitey, open up and say ahhh.”
“Who’s got the short stick to use the anal thermometer on him?”
“We would like to do a colonoscopy on you if you’ll just bite the consent form. If not now, you’ll probably want to later.”
“Read the letters on line 2 to me. I’m pretty sure there is no biting in an eye exam..”
‘Let’s put the old blood pressure cuff on your fin……seems to keep falling off…..you have high blood pressure…..maybe you can swim back in 20 minutes and we’ll try again.”
To be ripped to shreds by a healthy shark, or to be ripped to shreds by an unhealthy shark. A conundrum.
Not a very large increase in the study area, 18 miles. They were probably cruising through the water anyways to get to the next area.
This year the New Hampshire Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources will be studying white sharks as they have joined the Consortium group. Ocearch is not a member of that group. -Tom
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