MCSI White Shark Research
Scientists at the Marine Conservation Science institute began studying Guadalupe Island white sharks in 1999 with the help of electronic tagging technology. Using satellite linked electronic tags, MCSI scientists were the first to document the annual migration patterns for male white sharks as well as the two-year migration patterns for adult females, discovering where the females go when they are pregnant and where they go to give birth. MCSI is currently tagging white sharks and mako sharks off the coast of Southern California and you can follow their tracks using the app Expedition White Shark.
In conjunction with the satellite tagging program, MCSI scientists created an extensive photo-identification database that uses a unique system of identifying individual sharks by their pigment patterns. MCSI maintains a database of all identified sharks going back as far as 1999 and currently consists of 454 individual sharks.
Click a shark name below for tracking information and a photo of that shark…
Amy
Annika
Biteface
Bruce
Garmin
Gill Rakers
Honey
Kimel
Scar
Skid
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