WASHINGTON — For shark week, WTOP chatted with scientists who study what great white sharks are doing in the mid-Atlantic.
OCEARCH is also the name of the nonprofit group that operates the ship, tags and tracks sharks, and allows researchers access to the fish for study.
An OCEARCH crew caught, tagged and took blood samples from some tiger sand sharks during its recent mid-Atlantic expedition.
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Courtesy OCEARCH
An OCEARCH crew caught, tagged and took blood samples from some tiger sand sharks during its recent mid-Atlantic expedition.
(Courtesy OCEARCH)
Courtesy OCEARCH
The OCEARCH is a 126-foot research vessel that just wrapped up its 29th shark tagging expedition along the mid-Atlantic coast.
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WTOP/Michelle Basch
SAFE Boats is a manufacturer that supplies military and law enforcement agencies.
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The OCEARCH is a 126-foot research vessel that just wrapped up its 29th shark tagging expedition along the mid-Atlantic coast.
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WTOP/Michelle Basch
The OCEARCH is a 126-foot research vessel that just wrapped up its 29th shark tagging expedition along the mid-Atlantic coast.
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WTOP/Michelle Basch
OCEARCH is also the name of the nonprofit group that operates the ship, tags and tracks sharks, and allows researchers access to the fish for study.
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WTOP/Michelle Basch
This smaller vessel is called a SAFE Boat and is used to bring visitors to the OCEARCH.
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WTOP/Michelle Basch
OCEARCH is also the name of the nonprofit group that operates the ship, tags and tracks sharks, and allows researchers access to the fish for study.
(WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
If this kind of boat looks familiar, it’s because the OCEARCH is actually a decommissioned crab boat.
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WTOP/Michelle Basch
The OCEARCH is a 126-foot research vessel that just wrapped up its 29th shark tagging expedition along the mid-Atlantic coast.
(WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
If this kind of boat looks familiar, it’s because the OCEARCH is actually a decommissioned crab boat.
(WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
Some OCEARCH scientists aren’t pleased with the sensationalism surrounding sharks, which they say is continued by movies like “Jaws” and programs like “Shark Week.”
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WTOP/Michelle Basch
Mike Hyatt, chief scientist of OCEARCH, leads a science brief, where scientists spoke about their projects aboard the OCEARCH.
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WTOP/Michelle Basch
Some OCEARCH scientists aren’t pleased with the sensationalism surrounding sharks, which they say is continued by movies like “Jaws” and programs like “Shark Week.”
(WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
If this kind of boat looks familiar, it’s because the OCEARCH is actually a decommissioned crab boat.
(WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
OCEARCH is also the name of the nonprofit group that operates the ship, tags and tracks sharks, and allows researchers access to the fish for study.
(WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
The OCEARCH is a 126-foot research vessel that just wrapped up its 29th shark tagging expedition along the mid-Atlantic coast.
(WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
The OCEARCH is a 126-foot research vessel that just wrapped up its 29th shark tagging expedition along the mid-Atlantic coast.
(WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
The OCEARCH is a 126-foot research vessel that just wrapped up its 29th shark tagging expedition along the mid-Atlantic coast.
(WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
OCEARCH is also the name of the nonprofit group that operates the ship, tags and tracks sharks, and allows researchers access to the fish for study.
(WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
A group of researchers and guests pose for a photo aboard the OCEARCH.
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WTOP/Michelle Basch
OCEARCH is also the name of the nonprofit group that operates the ship, tags and tracks sharks, and allows researchers access to the fish for study.
(WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
OCEARCH founding chairman and expedition leader Chris Fischer told WTOP about the importance of sharks to the marine food web.
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