BajaNomad - Tagging a Great White - Guadalupe Island

Tagging a Great White - Guadalupe Island

Paulina - 11-11-2009 at 04:31 PM

This is for you, Ken Bondy. I caught it on the MSN homepage yesterday and thought of you. This is a great video of a Whitie being tagged at G.I.

http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/tagging-a-great-white...

DERN

elgatoloco - 11-11-2009 at 05:32 PM

WOW! That was cool.

Thanks, :dudette:

DENNIS - 11-11-2009 at 06:11 PM

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Originally posted by lencho
How many of you had to install Silverlight before you could see it?

--Larry

Not I. It came right up.

DENNIS - 11-11-2009 at 06:59 PM

Could be. I load every update offered.

lofty - 11-11-2009 at 07:21 PM

Cool vid. I have cage dove at G.I twice now it is an adrenalin rush that is hard to beat. In fact my wifes first dive on compressed air was at G.I chaperoned by those wonders on nature, what a girl

Bajagypsy - 11-11-2009 at 07:43 PM

That was so cool, I would have loved to be there. It is my dream to dive with sharks!

alafrontera - 11-12-2009 at 12:29 AM

Crap, I went through all the steps to "install Silverlight" and when I got there it wouldn't play :mad:

alafrontera - 11-12-2009 at 12:47 AM

Tried again and got it after some friggin' commercials :rolleyes:

Cool vid.

jeans - 11-12-2009 at 02:17 AM

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Originally posted by lencho

Hmm, I'm now confused. That page implied that I had to install SilverLight to see the video, but upon clicking the little "remind me later" link, brought it up in Flash.

--Larry

Thanks for that...Earlier this evening I too, declined downloading something I had never heard of... but it worked when I click "Remind me later"...what are they trying to pull"? :?:

dean miller - 11-12-2009 at 04:07 AM

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Originally posted by Bajagypsy
That was so cool, I would have loved to be there. It is my dream to dive with sharks!

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If you are serious it is suggested that you visit Guadalupe Island--Many many sharks of all shapes and sizes including the GWS reside there.

In 1974 my friend AL Sneppersnoff was attacked and killed there by a GWS, 11 years later Harry Ingram was also attacked by a GWS, in the same general location but survived by spearing it at the very last moment.

They are lovely to look at but dangerous when hungry

BajaRae - 11-12-2009 at 05:45 AM

Had to install, but the video was worth it. Lived in N. Ca for years surfed near the Farelon Islands, the great white has my respect.

Russ - 11-12-2009 at 05:58 AM

Very cool! In my biology class at Catalina Isl. 1964 we dissected sharks instead of frogs.
Played right away on my iMac

Bajagypsy - 11-12-2009 at 06:32 AM

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Originally posted by dean miller

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Originally posted by Bajagypsy
That was so cool, I would have loved to be there. It is my dream to dive with sharks!

I have heard of Guadalupe Island, and have added it to my bucket list.

I'm sorry about your friends that were killed, that is very sad. I just think that sharks are an amazing species, and would love to look at them in their natural habitat.

surfer jim - 11-12-2009 at 12:36 PM

Note to self: do not surf there no matter how good the waves may be.... :tumble:

Ken Bondy - 11-12-2009 at 06:31 PM

Awesome!!!!! That was fabulous Paulina. What a setup NG has to be able to do that. The sharks are incredible animals, so glad somebody cares. They should get some great information from the data they are collecting. I loved all of it, but the detail of the claspers was particularly interesting. Thanks for finding this Paulina. ++Ken++

Paulina - 11-12-2009 at 07:22 PM

The video skipped the whole sedation part. I wonder how they did that? Hmmm. Are they like rabbits, you scratch their tummies and they snooze for a bit?

P.

airmech - 11-12-2009 at 09:04 PM

That was unbelievable!! Thanks for the post!

Ken Bondy - 11-13-2009 at 08:57 AM

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Originally posted by Paulina
The video skipped the whole sedation part. I wonder how they did that? Hmmm. Are they like rabbits, you scratch their tummies and they snooze for a bit?

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I would like to see how they did that. There's a lot to that "scratch their tummies" bit. Many sharks are calmed, almost hypnotized by rubbing their lower side. When I started getting really interested in photographing sharks I did a few caged blue shark trips off of San Diego. In those days (middle 80s) hundreds of blues would be attracted (none now). The little ones would swim through the bars and would be inside the cage with us. You could actually grab one of those little guys, turn it over, rub its tummy, and it would go absolutely limp, just lying in your hand. When they were turned over rightside, they quickly recovered and swam away. Go figger.

elgatoloco - 11-13-2009 at 09:34 AM

What is the best reel to use with the size of hook they pulled out of it's mouth? Do you think I will be OK with my pocket fisherman rod and 20 pound test?

Thanks in advance.

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/november2/white-shark-res...

http://las.pfeg.noaa.gov/TOPP/

:biggrin:

Skipjack Joe - 11-13-2009 at 05:51 PM

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Originally posted by Ken Bondy
You could actually grab one of those little guys, turn it over, rub its tummy, and it would go absolutely limp, just lying in your hand. When they were turned over rightside, they quickly recovered and swam away. Go figger.

One of the best ways to release a fish is to hold it upside down horizontally. They became disoriented when the sunlight is below them rather than above and stop moving. Perhaps the same thing was occuring with your shark.

El Camote - 11-13-2009 at 07:22 PM

Wow! Great footage. Story made the ABC network news tonight and their website.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AmazingAnimals/expedition-g...

Paulina - 11-13-2009 at 07:47 PM

Thanks El Camote for posting that link. It totally explains how the sharks are tired out prior to being raised on the platform. No sedation. Wow. I would still be very afraid. Some of those scientists were putting their faces and hands very close to the sharks mouth and nasty teeth.

We have to watch that show Monday night.

The Great White is a magnificent creature. What an honor it would be to be on that platform and part of that crew.

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