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      • A Model for Change
      • History
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  • RESEARCH
      • SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
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      • ANIMAL WELFARE
    • PROJECTS
      • 1. Stressed Out Fish
      • 2. Ecosystems Impacts of Overfishing
      • 3. GPS for Sharks
      • 4. Immune Assessment in Wild Shark Populations
      • 5. Scaredy Fish — Eat or Hide
      • 6. Great White Predation
      • 7. Shark Ecological Risk Assessment
      • 8. Toxic Food Webs & Tracking Dirty Water
      • 9. Climate Change & Sharks
      • 10. Urban Sharks
      • 11. Tiger Shark Pregnancy
      • 12. Parks for South African Sharks
  • EDUCATION
      • FIELD TRIPS
      • MARINE BIOLOGY CURRICULUM
      • STEM
    • LEARNING
      • 1. Tracking Sharks in Google Earth
      • 2. EDU Media
  • PARTICIPATE
      • School Group Field Experiences
      • Undergraduate Opportunities
      • Master’s & Ph.D  
      • Citizen Science & Public Expeditions
      • Summer Research Program
      • Females in the Natural Sciences (F.I.N.S.)
  • DONATE
      • Donate Online
      • Shop for Sharks
      • Adopt a Shark
      • Name a Shark
  • MEDIA
      • PHOTO & VIDEO LIBRARY
      • SOCIAL MEDIA
      • MEDIA COVERAGE
      • RESEARCH BLOG
  • SHOP
      • Shark Swag
      • Field Shirts
      • Tiger Shark Print Apparel
      • Cape Clasp Rings
  • Menu
  • ABOUT
    • A Model for Change
    • History
    • About Neil
    • Our Team
    • Funding
    • Annual Reports
    • Contact Us
    • FAQ
  • RESEARCH
    • SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
    • CONSERVATION SCIENCE
    • ANIMAL WELFARE
    • PROJECTS
      • 1. Stressed Out Fish
      • 2. Ecosystems Impacts of Overfishing
      • 3. GPS for Sharks
      • 4. Immune Assessment in Wild Shark Populations
      • 5. Scaredy Fish — Eat or Hide
      • 6. Great White Predation
      • 7. Shark Ecological Risk Assessment
      • 8. Toxic Food Webs & Tracking Dirty Water
      • 9. Climate Change & Sharks
      • 10. Urban Sharks
      • 11. Tiger Shark Pregnancy
      • 12. Parks for South African Sharks
  • EDUCATION
    • FIELD TRIPS
    • MARINE BIOLOGY CURRICULUM
    • STEM
    • LEARNING
      • 1. Tracking Sharks in Google Earth
      • 2. EDU Media
  • PARTICIPATE
    • School Group Field Experiences
    • Undergraduate Opportunities
    • Master’s & Ph.D  
    • Citizen Science & Public Expeditions
    • Summer Research Program
    • Females in the Natural Sciences (F.I.N.S.)
  • DONATE
    • Donate Online
    • Shop for Sharks
    • Adopt a Shark
    • Name a Shark
  • MEDIA
    • PHOTO & VIDEO LIBRARY
    • SOCIAL MEDIA
    • MEDIA COVERAGE
    • RESEARCH BLOG
  • SHOP
    • Shark Swag
    • Field Shirts
    • Tiger Shark Print Apparel
    • Cape Clasp Rings

INSTRUCTIONS

Explore dozens of satellite tracks by selecting a species and individual shark in the navigation bar to the right or at the bottom if viewing from mobile devices.

RESEARCH

These shark satellite tracks are part of an ongoing research project by SRC scientists to better understand the migratory routes and residency patterns of Tiger, Hammerhead, and Bull sharks in the subtropical Atlantic. To learn more, explore the detailed research page: GPS for Sharks.

ADOPT A SHARK

They may not be cute and cuddly, but sharks add beauty and diversity to our planet’s oceans. Their populations are in great decline, and researching these apex predators is neither easy nor cheap. To ensure SRC’s satellite tracking study of sharks continues, adopt a shark!

A tax-deductible $3,000 donation will cover the cost of one new SPOT tag. In return, you will be given the opportunity to name your shark and follow his/her movements on our website using Google Earth.

Classes and entire schools are also welcome to collectively adopt sharks. What a way to enrich your educational experience!

Learn more on the Adopt A Shark page.

F.A.Q.

Why does a shark transmission stop?

Satellite tags are essentially fancy computers attached to live sharks. There are a number of things that can happen to a tag once it is released.

  • In order for a tag to transmit the shark must break the surface of the water. This can sometimes be infrequent and sporadic.
  • Our tags are equipped with enough battery life to sustain up to a year of transmissions. However, this number is variable depending on the frequency a shark transmits. More transmissions will cause a tag to lose battery quicker.
  • Satellite tags are designed to eventually pop of a shark so the animal is not swimming with it indefinitely. The tags are attached using titanium that will corrode in saltwater; the length of the corrosion process varies with conditions in the water such as salinity and temperature.
  • As a shark heals the tag can actually get pushed right out of the fin.
  • As the tag travels with a shark it can accumulate algae and other organisms. This can block the tag and prevent it from successfully transmitting.
  • As sharks go through life there is potential for collision. For example, run-ins with other sharks or getting caught in a coral reef can break the tag and prevent transmission.

Shark Tracks

GREAT HAMMERHEAD

Biscayne Betty
Charity
MC Hammerhead

Quint
Shark Heff

SCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD

GM

BULL SHARKS

Brent
Darren

Leigh Melton
Mori

BLUE SHARKS

Blue Devil I

TIGER SHARKS

Charlie
Cleo
Blue Devil 2
Emily Rose
Ezra
Finley
Fluffy
Fred
Hermosa
Morgan
Mugatu
Nika

Olivia Eve
Ortiz
Pilar
Rebekah
Seamus
Sharon Marie
Shred
Slasher
Steph
Tigress

MAKO SHARKS

Mako Mark

BLACKTIP SHARKS

Vester 2

DUSKY SHARKS

Christian

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