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• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • White sharks are southbound and so are we! OCEARCH is embarking on our 44th white shark research expedition to learn more about these animals as they migrate to the southeast of the United States for their winter residency. Expedition Southbound will take place from November 28 - December 14!
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • We want to check in with you! View our Annual Survey. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjahxwjbf5492KXax-_gBlGmLWd1lbLat1TXjkvR0fRy2EUw/viewform
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • Sable's in Cape Sable, Nova Scotia! We met this juvenile, female white shark off West Ironbound in September 2021 and she's traveled over 6,500 miles into the Gulf of Mexico and back to Atlantic Canada.
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • Mature male white shark Bob has moved further south and is currently off Virginia Beach! We studied Bob last year in Nova Scotia and he was approximately 1,308lbs and over 13ft long. We're excited to track Bob's movements as he continues his journey south.
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • Shark skin has tiny tooth-like surface projections called placoid scales, or dermal denticles ("skin teeth"), which point toward the tail and help the shark swim faster and with less turbulence in the water. They have the same histologic structure as teeth. These images show a white shark’s skin with placoid scales.
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • It’s the last week to enter our Meet A Shark Sweepstakes! The grand prize winner will join us on an upcoming expedition and have the chance to meet and help tag a shark! If you’ve already entered, you can enter more than once to increase your chances to win! https://youtu.be/7ocS_UgTyrY
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • After nearly 10 months without a location ping, 13ft and 1,398lb adult male white shark Bob pinged in yesterday afternoon off Nantucket Island, Massachusetts!
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • Want to join us on an upcoming expedition? Learn more at MeetAShark.com
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • Have you ever wondered what type of gear Captain Brett McBride and his team use to fish for white sharks? Learn more in last weeks Science Brief Sunday! https://youtu.be/R-gAw6WJeXI
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • While the rest of our actively pinging white sharks are off the Northeast United States or Atlantic Canada, Breton remains in the warm waters off the Southeast US. This is the latest we’ve seen one of our white sharks stay this far south in the Western North Atlantic. Typically we notice our white sharks start their migration north from mid May to June.
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • Want to Join the OCEARCH crew on an upcoming expedition? Win the trip of a lifetime to tag a white shark and protect our oceans! Prize packs include gifts from YETI and Costa Sunglasses! Learn more: www.MeetAShark.com
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • White shark Keji pinged in close to shore last night approximately 1.5 miles off Herring Point, Nova Scotia!
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • We are all connected to our World’s ocean. Whether you live on the coast or are completely landlocked, the ocean plays a crucial part in all of our daily lives. Making up 70% of the planet, oceans provide at least half of Earth’s oxygen, regulate our planet’s temperatures and are an important source of food and resources. This week we celebrate our world’s ocean and the important connection we have with it. #WorldOceanDay https://youtu.be/AEFSISgWUyI
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • We are all connected to our World’s ocean. Whether you live on the coast or are completely landlocked, the ocean plays a crucial part in all of our daily lives. Making up 70% of the planet, oceans provide at least half of Earth’s oxygen, regulate our planet’s temperatures and are an important source of food and resources. This week we celebrate our world’s ocean and the important connection we have with it. #WorldOceanDay https://youtu.be/AEFSISgWUyI
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • “White sharks have an altered genetic shift in diet. When they are younger they typically feed on fish...when they reach just over two meters their diet seems to shift to a marine mammal diet.” - Dr. Nigel Hussey, University of Windsor https://youtu.be/CMbNNlPQ96g
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • SCIENCE BRIEF: WHAT ARE METABOLOMICS? “OCEARCH is the only source we have for blood from adult full sized white sharks...it really takes the OCEARCH platform to be able to access this particular animal and give us the information for this species." -Dr. Emily Christiansen, Chief Veterinarian for NC Aquariums https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLLcyc8a6RI&t=14s
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • White shark Bob’s Pop-Off Satellite (PSAT) tag popped off early and our scientists were able to analyze his movements from his tagging in September off Nova Scotia to the PSAT’s detachment in January off Charleston, SC. Learn more about PSAT tags: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHXu0Gcy-JU Track Bob’s movements on the OCEARCH Global Shark Tracker: https://www.ocearch.org/tracker/detail/bob
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • White Shark Breton is circling Bermuda! He has made his way all the way around the archipelago over the past few days. Where do you think he will head next? Track Breton’s movements on the OCEARCH Global SHARK TRACKER: https://www.ocearch.org/tracker/detail/breton
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • Maple just pinged in approximately 8.5 miles (14km) off Cape San Blas, Florida! We met this 11'7" & 1,264lb sub-adult white shark in Sept. in Nova Scotia & she's traveled over 3,100 miles since. Track Maple and her movements: https://www.ocearch.org/tracker/detail/maple?fbclid=IwAR20Zb1iM1ihOc7gmn18PZmVA9LF50YxegqmOlFH-kFlJqpYcDjuJe3zgtw
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • Crystal is 10ft long and approximately 460lbs. She was named after North Carolina’s Crystal Coast, a stretch of beaches located near where we were able to sample and tag her and is known as the southern outer banks. Track Crystal on the OCEARCH Global Shark Tracker: https:www.ocearch.org/tracker/detail/crystal https://youtu.be/iaVYaL-gdvU
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • “It is a really great way to pass on a skillset to the next generation of scientists." - OCEARCH Senior Veterinary Scientist & Chief Veterinarian Dr. Harley Newton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0zimVUa5Qg&t=74s
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • "An expedition like this is always successful if you can get away from the dock... and do your best to fight the elements and get at least 1 animal, and we did that." - OCEARCH Chief Scientist Dr. Bob Hueter https://youtu.be/D6riskeb9to
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • We’re on a mission to return our oceans back to balance and abundance, which is why we’re returning to the waters off the Carolinas to embark on our 43rd ocean research expedition! Learn more at the link below! https://www.ocearch.org/expeditions/2022-expedition-carolinas/#expedition-video
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • White Shark Cabot’s last ping was in the Gulf Of Mexico, a region he’s visited every January over the past 3 years! We met Cabot in Nova Scotia in October 2018 and he’s traveled almost 15,000 miles since!
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • Santiago pinged in at Cape Lookout Shoals, off of NC! We met this male juvenile white shark during Expedition New England last summer and he has since traveled almost 750 miles! Track Santiago on the OCEARCH Global Shark Tracker! https://www.ocearch.org/tracker/detail/santiago
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • “Sharks have many different sensory systems and they use them…in order to communicate with each other and to perceive the world around them.” – Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza, @oceanfirstinstitute Watch to learn more about Shark Sensory Systems with Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza. https://www.ocearch.org/science-briefs/
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • Mature white shark Caroline has pinged in! The last time we heard from her was in August when she was off of Newfoundland. She’s now in Onslow Bay near Emerald Isle, NC. Track Caroline’s movements on the OCEARCH Global Shark Tracker! https://www.ocearch.org/tracker/detail/caroline
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • Join our support crew and get your name onboard the M/V OCEARCH for our 2022 expeditions! Learn more: ocearch.org/giveholiday
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • Alongside our collaborators, we just published a new peer-reviewed paper that, for the first time, provides a comprehensive analysis of the movements and migrations of white sharks in the Western North Atlantic.
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • White sharks are currently migrating south to their winter residency off the Southeast United States from the Carolinas to the Gulf of Mexico.
• • Adam D.
  • 2019-10-08T11:41:23.156845+00:00
  • Sharks are classified using four different life stages: Young-of-the-year, Juvenile, Sub-Adult & Adult. Learn more about each stage with OCEARCH Chief Scientist Dr. Bob Hueter. https://www.ocearch.org/science-briefs/
• • OCEARCH
  • 2019-11-19T17:16:58.202145+00:00
  • The OCEARCH Shark Tracker app has a new look! If you haven’t already be sure to download the latest version of this app to get new features like favorites and more!
• • OCEARCH
  • 2019-11-19T17:16:58.202145+00:00
  • Hali is on the move! She has made her journey from Nova Scotia, all the way down to Jupiter, Florida! Search for Hali to view her track!
• • OCEARCH
  • 2019-11-19T17:16:58.202145+00:00
  • Did you miss out on our recent Expedition in Nova Scotia? Watch the recap video with OCEARCH founder to catch up. https://youtu.be/f7Kps_aEsoA
• • OCEARCH
  • 2019-11-19T17:16:58.202145+00:00
  • OCEARCH has kicked off our 42nd research expedition to continue our study of the Northwest Atlantic White Shark. Learn more about <a href="https://www.ocearch.org/expeditions/2021-expedition-nova-scotia/">Expedition Nova Scotia</a> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41aRQHw1OBM
• • OCEARCH
  • 2019-11-19T17:16:58.202145+00:00
  • Top 10 Reasons NOT to Fear Sharks From their importance to the health of the ocean to their potential human health benefits, there's many reasons not to fear sharks. Learn more about our <a href="https://www.ocearch.org/top-10-ocearch-reasons-not-to-fear-sharks/">Top 10 Reasons NOT to Fear Sharks.</a> https://www.youtube.com/embed/zMxIc_iimCo
• • OCEARCH
  • 2019-11-19T17:16:58.202145+00:00
  • OCEARCH is embarking on our 41st research expedition to continue our study of the Northwest Atlantic White Shark in the New England region. Learn more about <a href=https://www.ocearch.org/expeditions/2021-expedition-new-england">Expedition New England.</a>
• • OCEARCH
  • 2019-11-19T17:16:58.202145+00:00
  • Our Northwest Atlantic white sharks are heading north to New England and Nova Scotia for their summer and fall. Ironbound has already made it to Nova Scotia, near his namesake Ironbound Island, Helena is off of Newfoundland and Cabot, Rose, Monomoy and Gladee are keeping each other company in the Gulf of Maine! Where is your favorite shark?