Keeping Track of The Great White

The Great White Shark has been around for millions of years and is still a mystery to many scientists. Marine biologists in Australia are trying moniter the behaviors of 75 of these sharks. There's roughly about 3500 Great White Sharks in the world. The method by which they are keeping track of the sharks are by radio - transmitter tags and 20 satellite - linked buoys. The marine biologists also have 50 sensors on the ocean floor.

Scientist Rory McAuley of Western Australia's Department of Fisheries hopes that by observing these sharks they will be able to understand Great White migration patterns. They can also prevent or reduce the amount of shark attacks by the coast. If a shark approaches the coast and into swimmer territory, the radio tags will transmit and text message to nearby lifeguards to get swimmers to safety.


Source: Justin , McLachlan. "Texting Frenzy". Popular Science August 2010: 34-34.