"Tracking the Secret Lives of Great White Sharks" Topic

"Greg Skomal clambered onto the hydraulic lift of a modified 126-foot Bering Sea crab fishing boat off of Cape Cod, staring at the object of his life's devotion: 3,500 pounds of writhing, gunmetal gray muscle, shimmering under the ship's spotlights. Skomal and the crew of the M/V Ocearch covered the shark's face with a towel, stuck a hose in its mouth to irrigate its gills and began attending the great white with the speed of a Formula 1 pit crew.

The starstruck researchers took blood samples, checked the shark for parasites, implanted an acoustic pinger in its gut, and even performed an ultrasound—all within 15 minutes and without tranquilizers or anesthetics. The crown jewel of the operation, though, was a state-of-the-art satellite transmitter, drilled and bolted onto the shark's dorsal fin.
Exhausted and newly rigged with an arsenal of technology, the shark — christened Mary Lee — slid into the water and swam languidly out of sight…"

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Amazing prehistoric animals!.

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Armand

Presumably somebody has thought to compare these tracks to those of other marine life similarly tagged? It would be interesting to see an overlay with seals, dolphins, killer whales, etc.

The long hike by Lydia in the middle is interesting as well. Presumably when she dived so deep they couldn't get a lock?

Glad you found it interesting my friend.

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Armand

Thanks for sharing.

Very interesting info, and I love the satellite maps showing movements.

To be fair to F1 pit crews, the top notch ones get their tasks completed in 2 – 3 seconds, as opposed to 15 minutes, so that really isn't the best analogy.

My guess is even a one-man Jiffy Lube guy should be able to beat that time.

Glad you enjoyed the article and map my friend.

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Armand