THE TRUMPET SHALL SOUND
Category: Research | Date: Mar 12 2008 | By: admin
Amazing news folks!! We have found BOTH tags. Huge congratulations to our 2Â tireless volunteers David and Simon who have been tracking these tags for days. They set off again really early this morning and found the one that came off near Kilifi under some seaweed on the beach. They had called me 5 minutes before moaning about the impossibility of finding it and the inaccuracy of the GPS coordinates. Then hey presto they found it!!
The second one, which is really the pot of gold one 
was found by a helpful beach boy on Mombasa’s north coast. Simon got talking to him and he then scooted off and found it in the village somewhere. We will now get a to the minute log of that whale shark’s life for the past 365 days. Incredible or what!
I have emailed Brent to tell him all his ships have come in! He is tagging elephant seals somewhere remote but I know he will celebrate tonight! We now have to find a way to get the 2 tags back to Brent in San Diego and then be patient whilst he analyses the data. Stand by for that interesting info when it comes in!
And the trumpet shall sound.
Those of you who have heard Handel’s Messiah will know what I mean.
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4 Responses to “THE TRUMPET SHALL SOUND”
Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL, on 12 Mar 2008
Amazing photo and great news! What an incredible piece of luck to come across this boy. Can you give us a sneak preview of what kind of data about these sharks is gathered. Is it to do with their metabolism, ie heart rate, body temperature, or does it have to do with their home range, where they go, etc. Fascinating, keep us posted!
F. J. Pechir, on 12 Mar 2008
Good work!
sheryl, washington dc, on 12 Mar 2008
Congratulations! Thanks for the update and that amazing picture. What a gorgeous animal, eh?
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whalesharks, on 15 Mar 2008
Hi there. The photo is one of my favourites - Volker took it. They are such beautiful creatures. Theresa the kind of data we will get is specifically where the sharks has been for the past 365 days!! Most exciting will be its movements and dive profile because we are learning more about how surprisingly deep they dive. We don’t find out things about the whale shark’s heart rate etc it’s more to do with their movements and migratory patterns if any. Thanks so much for your kind donation too Theresa. We really appreciate it as we are in desperate need of funds!! Take care and keep in touch!
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