TRACKING SHARKS…

We wanted to let you know, our sharks are still sending signals to the satalite!

What does this mean? It means the sharks we tagged are still swimming strong & we’re gathering more & more data on how & where they move…

Telemetry is an important tool in the conservation of many marine species, but it is especially useful for understanding the movements of migratory sharks. Tiger sharks are known for their long distance migrations and they are often crossing multiple oceans and international boundaries, making them difficult to study. The only way to definitively know where they are spending their time is through satellite tagging. These tags are designed to be on the sharks for a few years before falling off. During that time they collect the location, temperature, and sometimes depth of the shark. From this data we are able to identify their home ranges and migration corridors.

Indonesia plans to protect 10% of its seas by 2030, and 30% by 2045 with marine protected areas. Our tracking data will be crucial for this planning, so protection can be placed in locations that are important to sharks for feeding, mating, birthing, and migration. Protecting areas that are used by multiple shark species are also areas with high biodiversity. Implementing fishing restrictions in these hotspots will protect many marine species and boost ocean ecosystems- a much needed stability in an already overfished ecosystem.

Placing a spot tag on a tiger shark in Indonesia

Working alongside Chelsea Black, the brains behind all our scientific research, we successfully tagged the first tiger sharks in Indonesian waters. Commanding & training our crew… Chelsea took years of shark tagging experience to the front line with us, spending four weeks on shark fishing boats to help us place tags, why? To save sharks…