Understanding shark movement and location is a central component of effective conservation strategies. In many cases, policy makers have been unable to conserve threatened sharks due to the lack of appropriate data on shark movements and behaviors, data which tagging and tracking work can provide.

The project took place aboard the Mercedes-Benz sponsored expedition sailing yacht Pangaea with world-renowned explorer Mike Horn and his crew. Over the course of several weeks we caught, tagged, documented and released over 20 sevengill sharks off the coast of South Africa for scientific research purposes…

Read More in a write-up of the expedition and this article detailing the science this project supported