When the shark breaks the surface, the circuit on the tag is broken, ‘waking up’ the device to transmit a location signal.
FILE: Top ‘Contender’: nonprofit OCEARCH tags largest great white shark on record in Atlantic
Contender, a 14-foot, 1,600 pound adult male great white shark was tagged by OCEARCH in January near the Florida/Georgia line. The nonproft works to research ocean life by tracking their locations throughout their lives.
NORTH CAROLINA — Contender, the largest male great white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic, is on the move again following his latest location ping in the Outer Banks in April.
GREAT WHITE SHARK QUINT ARRIVES AT KEY SEASONAL HABITAT NEAR CAPE COD
Weighing in at almost 1,700 pounds and measuring nearly 14 feet, his latest Z-ping went off on Thursday, June 25, according to OCEARCH’s global shark tracker.