NYCNaiad
Dive babble all day long
I have an opportunity to write about Ocearch as a part of another article I'm crafting. At first, I was very excited. Who hasn't seen Mary Lee the Great White on some form of social media?
However, while beginning my research I found some troubling articles online as well as posts on Scubaboard noting that the tagging methods Ocearch uses are problematic. But the posts & many of the articles are old--from 4 or 5 years ago & maybe things have changed. Also, it seems as if how they catch the Great Whites & then the fact that they lift them onto their boat while tagging could be issues.
I am not that familiar with shark tagging methods & there's a great deal of conflicting info online. I also don't know whether the method that Ocearch uses now is a problem. (If it is, I won't be including Ocearch or shark tagging at all in my article.)
Do any of you have RECENT info re: Ocearch and/or humane shark tagging methods?
However, while beginning my research I found some troubling articles online as well as posts on Scubaboard noting that the tagging methods Ocearch uses are problematic. But the posts & many of the articles are old--from 4 or 5 years ago & maybe things have changed. Also, it seems as if how they catch the Great Whites & then the fact that they lift them onto their boat while tagging could be issues.
I am not that familiar with shark tagging methods & there's a great deal of conflicting info online. I also don't know whether the method that Ocearch uses now is a problem. (If it is, I won't be including Ocearch or shark tagging at all in my article.)
Do any of you have RECENT info re: Ocearch and/or humane shark tagging methods?
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