Nay
Contributor
I'm glad I got to see him this time.
http://www.mbayaq.org/whiteshark/
"Back to the Wild
1/16/2007
After 137 days in our Outer Bay exhibit, our male white shark was returned to the wild shortly after sunrise this morning by our husbandry team. He was larger at release than our first white shark (6-feet-5 inches and 171 pounds vs. 6-foot-4 ½ and 162 pounds), and our aquarists decided thatfor his well-being and theirsthey didnt want to wait until he had grown any larger before moving him back to the ocean.
We released him from a boat in Monterey Bay after fitting him with an electronic data tag that will track his movements for the next 90 days. If all goes as planned, on April 15 the tag will pop free and deliver information via satellite about where the shark traveled, how deep he dove and the water temperatures he favored. Soon after, the data will be posted to the Tagging of Pacific Pelagics web site, www.toppcensus.org.
As with our first shark in 2004-05, wed always intended to return him to the wild. He was healthy and feeding at the time of release, and had shown no interest in his exhibit-mates. He had, in recent weeks, developed some abrasions on his snoutanother consideration that factored into the timing of his release.
In 50 years of attempts, this marks only the second time a white shark has survived more than 16 days at an aquarium. It was only the second to consistently take food offered by aquarium staff. Our first (and smaller) shark was with us for 198 days in 2004-2005.
Well resume our white shark field project this summer, and hope to bring a third white shark to Monterey to share with visitors. Stay tuned!"
http://www.mbayaq.org/whiteshark/
"Back to the Wild
1/16/2007
After 137 days in our Outer Bay exhibit, our male white shark was returned to the wild shortly after sunrise this morning by our husbandry team. He was larger at release than our first white shark (6-feet-5 inches and 171 pounds vs. 6-foot-4 ½ and 162 pounds), and our aquarists decided thatfor his well-being and theirsthey didnt want to wait until he had grown any larger before moving him back to the ocean.
We released him from a boat in Monterey Bay after fitting him with an electronic data tag that will track his movements for the next 90 days. If all goes as planned, on April 15 the tag will pop free and deliver information via satellite about where the shark traveled, how deep he dove and the water temperatures he favored. Soon after, the data will be posted to the Tagging of Pacific Pelagics web site, www.toppcensus.org.
As with our first shark in 2004-05, wed always intended to return him to the wild. He was healthy and feeding at the time of release, and had shown no interest in his exhibit-mates. He had, in recent weeks, developed some abrasions on his snoutanother consideration that factored into the timing of his release.
In 50 years of attempts, this marks only the second time a white shark has survived more than 16 days at an aquarium. It was only the second to consistently take food offered by aquarium staff. Our first (and smaller) shark was with us for 198 days in 2004-2005.
Well resume our white shark field project this summer, and hope to bring a third white shark to Monterey to share with visitors. Stay tuned!"
