Ocearch

Our mission is to accelerate the ocean’s return to balance and abundance, through fearless innovations in scientific research...

Feed

• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • OCEARCH is embarking on our 45th ocean research expedition to learn more about white sharks as they begin to leave the Southeast United States and transition north for the summer! Expedition Northbound will take place from April 17 - May 4. https://youtu.be/0kCBCNfXhX4
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • White Shark Keji pinged in yesterday off Longboat Key, FL near Sarasota and Tampa Bay! We met this male juvenile white shark in September 2021 off Ironbound Island, Nova Scotia and he’s traveled over 8,600 miles since!
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • White shark Caroline is approximately 52 nautical miles off Veracruz, Mexico! This is the first time in our Western North Atlantic White Shark Study that a shark has sent us a ping in the Bay of Campeche, Mexico, in the Southwest Gulf of Mexico. She’s only the 2nd white shark to send a location within Mexican territorial waters. Caroline was tagged off Hilton Head, SC in 2019 as a sub-adult and was 12ft 9in long and weighed over 1,400lbs at the time.
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • ON THE LIFT WITH OCEARCH When we study our sharks on the lift of the M/V OCEARCH we collect 8 different samples and attach up to 4 types of tags to support 24 research projects in our Western North Atlantic White Shark Study. Over the next 2 weeks we will be diving deeper into these samples and tags. Learn More: https://www.ocearch.org/on-the-lift/
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • Male juvenile white shark Keji is in the Florida Keys! He visited this same area last year, but a little later in the year arriving in February. We met Keji in Sept 2021 in Nova Scotia when he was approximately 9ft 7in long & over 570lbs!
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • In 2022 we were able to go on 2 shark research expeditions and tag, sample, and release a total of 5 sharks! We collected over 200 samples for 24 different research projects and brought our total of sharks studied in our Western North Atlantic White Shark Study to 88. Thank you for helping us get one step closer to returning our oceans to balance and abundance. https://youtu.be/ODuAq60ztUA
• • Avery M.
  • 2021-07-13T20:46:07.087582+00:00
  • Mature white shark Breton is in the Bahamas! After migrating south offshore he pinged in approximately 17 miles off of Cat Island yesterday. Breton takes a unique journey south every year heading far offshore and then veering west towards the Florida and Bahamian coast in late mid-late December. 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
  • Expedition Southbound happening now. Explore with us in real time.
• • 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?