Great White Shark Sets 3,000 km Swim Record
By Wendy Heller, December 24, 2007 @ 02:00 AM (EST)
Source: Hindustantimes.com
The journey of the 4.4-metre female shark, named Kerri by scientists, was the longest swim recorded in New Zealand, according to the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA).
It was the first evidence that great whites, which are protected in New Zealand waters, do travel to Australia, a NIWA statement said.
The shark was given an electronic "popup" tag by a team of scientists from New Zealand, Germany and the US in March at Stewart Island.
The tag records location, depth and temperature and floats to the surface after a pre-determined time, transmitting data to a satellite, which emails the results to the scientists' computers.
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