On February 19th SASC will once again be returning to the Breede River to conduct further research into the population dynamics and behaviour of Zambezi sharks in this unique system.
This time around we will attempt to capture another shark and surgically implant an acoustic tag with a battery life of 5 years, which will enable us to follow the animal's movement in the river for a long-term period using an array of underwater receivers. If the shark departs the river and passes by Mossel Bay or any other estuary/coastal area where acoustic receivers are deployed, we will be able to track its movement using a unique code transmitted by the implanted acoustic tag.
It is hoped this will help us determine where the Breede River Zambezi sharks go in winter, and what other river systems they may frequent. Pending sufficient funding we hope to deploy several more of these tags in the coming months/years.
The upcoming expedition will be filmed by National Geographic & SASC is grateful to them for funding this leg of research.
Special thanks also go to Marc Rubelli and Faiz Khan (Rock Hustlers Fishing Tackle) for their support during the previous expedition, and continued support this time around.
Stywe lyne,
Meag
This time around we will attempt to capture another shark and surgically implant an acoustic tag with a battery life of 5 years, which will enable us to follow the animal's movement in the river for a long-term period using an array of underwater receivers. If the shark departs the river and passes by Mossel Bay or any other estuary/coastal area where acoustic receivers are deployed, we will be able to track its movement using a unique code transmitted by the implanted acoustic tag.
It is hoped this will help us determine where the Breede River Zambezi sharks go in winter, and what other river systems they may frequent. Pending sufficient funding we hope to deploy several more of these tags in the coming months/years.
The upcoming expedition will be filmed by National Geographic & SASC is grateful to them for funding this leg of research.
Special thanks also go to Marc Rubelli and Faiz Khan (Rock Hustlers Fishing Tackle) for their support during the previous expedition, and continued support this time around.Stywe lyne,
Meag
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