More Great Whites In Cape Cod
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
A total of five great white sharks have now been tagged off Cape Cod, allowing experts to track their movements and learn more about their migratory habits.
The Massachusetts state office of Energy and Environmental Affairs said three sharks were tagged Tuesday off Monomy Island, near Chatham. The largest of the three was about 15 feet long.
Two more great whites were tagged Saturday by a harpooner working with a state shark expert. Officials said it was the first successful tagging of the creatures off Massachusetts.
The sharks were first spotted last week, prompting officials to close Chatham-area beaches to swimming over the Labor Day weekend.
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when they tag sharks, is there some kind of radio transmitter that tells you where they are? and a web site so you can follow them (or, more likely, avoid them)? ’cause i would like that.
Sharkbait: Are you freekin retarded or what? Yeah, … it’s a waterproof two way radio that the shark uses to phone in his/her exact location to the scientists … the sharks also tell them precisely what they’re doing and also what they’re thinking about whenever they phone in with their waterproof walkie talkies.
guam surfer, don’t be an a**. scientists use radio transmitters to follow right whales, loggerhead turtles and other endangered sea life. i didn’t know if tag protocols for great whites were similar. it’s a legitimate question.
you should be surfing more and trolling less. (and use a dictionary the next time you need to spell “freaking.”)