Monterey releases great white
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It was very bitter sweet to see her go. But I am happy now that she is back in the ocean where she belongs. Here is an article with a picture of her being released.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/out...rium-tags-releases-its-great-white-shark.html
I was wondering how we were going to do that too. Turns out it wasn't that hard since she mostly hung out at the surface. Basically just scooped her with a couple big nets and a lot of man power. Then moved her to a holding tank where we could put her in a stretcher.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/out...rium-tags-releases-its-great-white-shark.html
ceeej31;3596425; said:
I was wondering how we were going to do that too. Turns out it wasn't that hard since she mostly hung out at the surface. Basically just scooped her with a couple big nets and a lot of man power. Then moved her to a holding tank where we could put her in a stretcher.
Bad ending to this story...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/12/BALD1DD0J7.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/12/BALD1DD0J7.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
The aquarium says in a statement Tuesday that the shark, which was fitted with electronic tracking tags, was on exhibit for 69 days before her release and traveled about 500 miles south. She was caught in a fishing net in early March.
The aquarium's Randy Hamilton says the death underscores the threats the young sharks face in the wild.
The sharks are legally protected in California and Mexico but are sometimes accidentally caught by commercial fishermen. The aquarium said this shark was the only one of the five white sharks exhibited known to have died following its release.
The aquarium's Randy Hamilton says the death underscores the threats the young sharks face in the wild.
The sharks are legally protected in California and Mexico but are sometimes accidentally caught by commercial fishermen. The aquarium said this shark was the only one of the five white sharks exhibited known to have died following its release.
