This shark tracking app made me fall in love with Jaws

Feb14

by Sindy Cator on February 14, 2017 at 6:19 pm

Thanks to the work of an intrepid group of marine researchers, tracking sharks is as easy as following someone on Twitter. OCEARCH is dedicated to the study of great whites and tiger sharks, tracking them to compile data on their behavior. Each shark’s location is updated when their dorsal fins breach the surface. Their tracker sends a signal to a satellite, or a “ping” as the researchers call it. OCEARCH researchers briefly capture each shark, holding them on a lift for 15 minutes while researchers tag them and conduct other studies. They then release the shark. 12ft 454lbs blue shark…