A large tiger shark made an appearance in Isle of Wight Bay in Ocean City, MD, on August 1. CBS News Local reports that the 12-foot, 1000-pound tiger shark slipped under the same Route 50 drawbridge boaters use to get in and out of the Isle of Wight." It swam in some of the area's shallowest waters before heading back out, unseen despite the fact that it did surface several times.
The shark is one of many tagged by OCEARCH, a non-profit whose mission is to track sharks by tagging them and then releasing them back into the wild. The Isle of Wight shark, named by OCEARCH as Septima, can now be found off the coast of New Jersey.
The only hiccup in tracking the shark is that they must break the surface of the water for the transmitter to communicate with a satellite. So while this means that we can't track shark in any water all over the world, it will be helpful in seeing what's in the shallower waters.
Tiger shark aren't new to the area. We found this incredible video of Anger Management Fishing pulling in a similar creature during the 2014 Mako Mania Tournament in June.
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 - 13:56
Thinking of heading to the shore this weekend? Might want to check out some new technology before throwing the boogie board in the water.
A large tiger shark made an appearance in Isle of Wight Bay in Ocean City, MD, on August 1. CBS News Local reports that the 12-foot, 1000-pound tiger shark slipped under the same Route 50 drawbridge boaters use to get in and out of the Isle of Wight." It swam in some of the area's shallowest waters before heading back out, unseen despite the fact that it did surface several times.
The shark is one of many tagged by OCEARCH, a non-profit whose mission is to track sharks by tagging them and then releasing them back into the wild. The Isle of Wight shark, named by OCEARCH as Septima, can now be found off the coast of New Jersey.
The only hiccup in tracking the shark is that they must break the surface of the water for the transmitter to communicate with a satellite. So while this means that we can't track shark in any water all over the world, it will be helpful in seeing what's in the shallower waters.
Tiger shark aren't new to the area. We found this incredible video of Anger Management Fishing pulling in a similar creature during the 2014 Mako Mania Tournament in June.
A large tiger shark made an appearance in Isle of Wight Bay in Ocean City, MD, on August 1. CBS News Local reports that the 12-foot, 1000-pound tiger shark slipped under the same Route 50 drawbridge boaters use to get in and out of the Isle of Wight." It swam in some of the area's shallowest waters before heading back out, unseen despite the fact that it did surface several times.
The shark is one of many tagged by OCEARCH, a non-profit whose mission is to track sharks by tagging them and then releasing them back into the wild. The Isle of Wight shark, named by OCEARCH as Septima, can now be found off the coast of New Jersey.
The only hiccup in tracking the shark is that they must break the surface of the water for the transmitter to communicate with a satellite. So while this means that we can't track shark in any water all over the world, it will be helpful in seeing what's in the shallower waters.
Tiger shark aren't new to the area. We found this incredible video of Anger Management Fishing pulling in a similar creature during the 2014 Mako Mania Tournament in June.