The Expeditions Nova Scotia 2021 is taking place from September 7 – 30 and will help expand our knowledge on the white sharks that spend their Summer and Fall in Canadian waters.
Ocearch launches shark research expedition, Nova Scotia 2020
OCEARCH is returning to the Canadian coast in search of great white sharks for Expedition Nova Scotia 2020.
OCEARCH kicks off new expedition to North Atlantic
For its 37th Expedition, OCEARCH is headed back to the Northwest Atlantic Shared Foraging Area to look for great whte sharks.
OCEARCH wraps up successful Nova Scotia expedition
OCEARCH concluded its return trip to Nova Scotia with the successful tagging and releasing of 11 new white sharks.
White sharks can tolerate toxic levels of heavy metal
A recent study by researchers from University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science found that great white sharks were able to tolerate high levels of heavy metals that would be considered toxic to other marine animals. Using blood samples taken from great whites off the coast of South Africa, the researchers found […]
Shark Talk: OCEARCH’s Chris Fischer
Last week, satellite tracking data revealed that the waters near the Atlantic continental shelf off the shores of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and the east coast of Florida are a winter hot spot for large great white sharks. Such a discovery may not have been possible without OCEARCH founder Chris Fischer. OCEARCH, along with […]
OCEARCH’s Chris Fischer to appear at SeaWorld Orlando
Chris Fischer, the founder of the marine research organization OCEARCH, will appear at SeaWorld Orlando on Jan. 19 and 20 as part of the park’s ‘Inside Look’ series. Fischer will speak about OCEARCH’s current research initiatives both days at 1 and 3 p.m. in the Nautilus Theatre. Following each presentation, Fischer will also hold a […]
OCEARCH reveals possible great white gathering spot in Atlantic
Years of study tracking sharks in the Atlantic Ocean may have revealed a warm-weather aggregation point for great white sharks, according to OCEARCH. Researchers have dubbed this region as the Northwest Atlantic Shared Foraging Area (NASFA). Satellite tracking data from the OCEARCH Tracker database system revealed, since 2012, the Atlantic continental shelf waters off North Carolina, South […]
Great White Katharine returns to Florida waters
After going off the grid for nearly nine months, Katharine the great white shark is making up for lost time. The 14-foot female’s satellite tracking device has pinged in three times in the last week roughly 70 miles off the coast of Melbourne. Earlier this year, OCEARCH researchers feared that the battery in Katharine’s satellite tag, […]
OCEARCH concludes Nova Scotia expedition
OCEARCH’s latest expedition to has resulted in the discovery of a white shark hotspot off Nova Scotia’s South Shore. The 21-day expedition by OCEARCH and its joint team of U.S. and Canadian scientists resulted in the collection of nearly 300 biological samples samples. Six great white sharks were also affixed with satellite tags which are […]