4/10 - Shark Tracking

[Christopher Fisher]

http://www.ocearch.org/

Choose the ‘Shark Tracker’ at the top of the page

In the menu on the left, choose a shark to track.

1. What is your shark’s name?

2. Gender?

3. Date tagged?

4. Location tagged?

Examine the path your shark has traveled over the past year.

5. Where does the shark seem to spend most of his/her time?

6. Are there any outlier paths? Where do they lead to?

7. What kind of information does tracking a shark provide us?

8. Identify at least 3 different ways the tracking information can be put to use.

9. How will information like this help change our perception of white sharks?