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Great White Shark RFID/Satellite Tracking Shows Long Journeys, Many Beach Visits
Lucas123 writes "Marine biologists from OCEARCH, a non-profit shark research project, have been tagging scores of great whites and other shark species with an array of wireless technologies, gathering granular data on the sharks over the past year or more. For example, Mary Lee, a great white shark that's the same weight and nearly the same length as a Buick, was tagged off of Cape Cod and has made beach visits up and down the U.S. East Coast and Bermuda. She came so close to beaches that the research team alerted local authorities. The team attaches an array of acoustic and satellite tags as well as accelerometers to the sharks, which collect more than 100 data points every second — 8.5 million data points per day. The data has provided a detailed, three-dimensional view of the shark's behavior, which the team has been sharing in real time on its website. OCEARCH plans to expand that data sharing over the next few weeks to social networks and classrooms."
http://xkcd.com/585/
It's like convention goers at Vegas cruising the all-you-can-eat buffets..."I don't like the quality of mammals at this beach, honey, they taste too gamey. How about we try that cozy little cove over there instead?"
"I love animals! Some are cute, others are tasty, what's not to like?" - Betsy Schroeder, Jeopardy contestant
Bah. Who needs implants when we have your net traffic. Sincerely, the National Shark Association
I think it's amazing how far-ranging the sharks are. It's interesting that it swims in a wide circle that includes Bermuda. How did it navigate to the island? How did it find its way back to the mainland? I would have expected a much more meandering course, but it's almost like it made a bee-line for it and then another bee-line back to the coast, but in the opposite direction.
"Tell me doctor, with all of your defenses, are there any provisions for an attack by killer bees?"
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Hi Ovidius, Sysadmin here for http://sharks-ocearch.verite.com./ I'm so sorry for the congestion. I've brought some extra capacity online just for you, and the site is becoming responsive again. If you could just let me know how many friends you'll be bringing to site that would be great ;)
As is Radio-Fish Identification? Now that's just cool.
PS: Before you tear me to pieces (ha, ha, ha, I kill me...), sharks are indeed considered fish, or so the internets tells me.
There is one dangrously close to Cape Cod beaches right now! Quick, call the authorities! Please disregard the fact that 99.99% of sharks is not tagged and there is a number of them near beaches at all times.
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I'm glad they don't have the great whites tagged here