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 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 […]
Bullsharking the backwaters of the 10,000 Islands
PORT OF THE ISLANDS — Everything will bounce back. There were a few more downed branches and barren, wind-swept tree tops but, on the whole, the estuary was safe. I was worried. From the time we passed the Peace River in South Florida on our trip down Interstate 75, the signs of Hurricane Irma’s destruction […]