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Shark “Harry Lindo” Travels 27,000 Miles
Nova Southeastern University’s Guy Harvey Research Institute has launched an interactive website that tracks four shark species [mako, tiger, oceanic whitetip and sand tiger] around the world, including in Bermuda waters. The longest recorded track is a Tiger Shark named Harry Lindo. Harry was tagged in Bermuda in 2009 and tracked for more than... Read more of this article
Dr. Neil Burnie To Lecture At BUEI Tonight
This evening [July 23] the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute on Crow Lane will be hosting the 4th lecture in the Citizen Science Lecture Series. The lecture will feature Bermuda’s Dr. Neil Burnie set to share his adventures with tiger sharks, whales, grouper, lionfish and more. BUEI’s Citizen Science Series is hosted by BUEI Chairman... Read more of this article
2000lb Shark Heads Back Towards Bermuda
Lydia — a 2000lb 14ft 6in great white shark — is heading back in the direction of Bermuda, according to non-profit organization ocean research group OCEARCH. According to the latest data on their tracking website, the shark passed by our general direction in April, then headed up to the north-east area of the United States. She then headed... Read more of this article
Great White Mary Lee Is Back In Florida
Mary Lee — the 16-foot, 3,400-pound great white shark which was in Bermuda’s waters in February — has travelled across the Atlantic back to Florida, researchers reported on Saturday [May 18]. A GPS tracker ping at 7:15 p.m. Saturday showed that Mary Lee was approximately 150 miles off Big Talbot Island near Jacksonville, according... Read more of this article
2000lb Great White Shark Heads For Bermuda
[Updated] A 2000lb 14ft 6in great white shark named Lydia is making her way to Bermuda, according to OCEARCH, a non-profit organization ocean research group. The latest data on their tracking website indicates Lydia is about 100 miles to Bermuda’s south-east after making her way across the Atlantic Ocean from the coast of Florida. Update: The... Read more of this article
Great White Shark Now South Of Bermuda
Mary Lee — a 16 foot long 3456lb Great White shark — is now south of Bermuda, having traveled the length of the island since yesterday morning. The female shark is being tracked by OCEARCH, a non-profit organization ocean research group, and the tracker indicates the shark was off St George’s yesterday and as of this morning is approximately... Read more of this article
3456lb Great White Shark 90 Miles Off Bermuda
[Updated] A 16 foot long 3456lb Great White shark is 125 miles off Bermuda, researchers said today. The female shark — named Mary Lee — is being tracked by OCEARCH, a non-profit organization ocean research group. Mary Lee popped up 200 yards off Jacksonville Beach, Florida earlier year, prompting the researchers to alert local authorities.... Read more of this article
Video: Aquarium Shark Released Into The Wild
“Osbourne,” a 7-year-old Galapagos shark, was released into the wild in March of this year after spending the past 6 years at the Bermuda Aquarium. Local filmmaker Milton Raposo captured the process: The 6½ foot long shark was released back into the wild for “health reasons”. Last year Osbourne started developing a rubbed rostrum (nose) in... Read more of this article
Agreement Signed To Protect Endangered Sharks
Endangered sharks will be given greater protection following the signing of an international agreement on the conservation of sharks, UK Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon announced earlier this week. The UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [DEFRA] said the signing also extended the agreement to some of the UK Overseas... Read more of this article
Shark Released From Aquarium Into The Wild
“Osbourne,” a 7-year-old Galapagos shark, has been released into the wild after spending the past 6 years at the Bermuda Aquarium, the Department of Conservation Service said today [Mar.19]. The Department said the 6½ foot long shark was released back into the wild for “health reasons”. For the last six years the Galapagos... Read more of this article
Upcoming: Bermuda Shark Project Lecture
The Bermuda researchers who swim with sharks to learn the secrets of the great ocean predators will be discussing their latest findings at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute [BUEI] later this month. The Bermuda Shark Project’s Dr. Neil Burnie and Choy Aming will be repeating their sold out November lecture and bringing it up to... Read more of this article
Basking Shark Tracked To Bermuda
New Brunswick researchers are tracking Canada’s largest fish from the Bay of Fundy to the seas around Bermuda and Cuba, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reports today [Mar. 5] The basking shark can range in size from 22 to 39 feet, making them the largest fish in Canada. However, little is known about the giant fish. The basking sharks are also... Read more of this article
Group Campaigns For Bermuda Marine Park
Global Ocean Legacy, a international project being coordinated by the Pew Environment Group and its partners, hopes to establish a worldwide system of large, highly protected marine reserves where fishing and other extractive activities are protected — including one in Bermuda’s waters. Aside from Bermuda, Pew has called for the establishment... Read more of this article
Shark Encounter Among BZS Auction Prizes
What’s being described as a “safe and sane” tiger shark encounter is one of the prizes on offer in a new on-line Bermuda Zoological Society [BZS] silent auction. The auction is dedicated to the memory of former BZS president Bill Scott and is aimed at raising $100,000 in his name to help fund the society’s ongoing education projects... Read more of this article
Bermuda Shark Project Presentation
They have some new shark tales to share with Bermuda. Bermuda Shark Project founders founders Choy Aming and Neil Burnie will be giving a talk on their work and the latest findings of their ongoing research tomorrow [Nov.17] at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo. Mr. Aming said: “We will be giving an overall view of Bermuda’s sharks... Read more of this article
Video: Dr Neil Burnie On Tiger Shark Project
At the recently held TEDxBermuda event, veterinarian Dr. Neil Burnie spoke about the Bermuda Shark Project, which swims freely with the sharks and tags them with GPS tracking units to discover some surprising facts about their migration patterns. Since 2005 the Bermuda Shark Project have sought to de-mystify – and de-stigmatise – the elegant animal... Read more of this article
