Marine biologists are searching for two $5,000 satellite tags that have come off critically endangered grey nurse sharks that were being tracked off Australia's east coast.
abc.net.au/news/grey-nurse-shark-tag-mystery-central-qld-coffs-harbour-nsw/101910430The movements of a $5,000 satellite tag, originally attached to a grey nurse shark, have baffled researchers tracking and studying the critically endangered species off Australia's east coast.
The missing tag that sent confusing location transmissions belonged to a 1.9-metre male grey nurse shark."It's popped up about 600 or so kilometres off the east coast [near the] Coffs Harbour area [on December 20] and then within a few hours it sent a signal at Boambee Bay as well," she said. "We don't know exactly what's happened but it's been floating around on the surface of the water and then it went silent," Dr Kilpatrick said.Dr Kilpatrick said the team needed to learn more about the species to protect gestating females during migration.
"One of the reasons the grey nurse shark declined was because they were viewed, for a little while, as a dangerous species towards people.Dr Carley Kilpatrick and members of the research team.
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