Garmin

Garmin had not been sighted at Guadalupe Island prior to 2007. Once tagged we picked up his signal after 2 days and we got a good location on him on the third day. Starting in late April began a regular record of his travels away from Guadalupe Island until mid July when he arrived north of the Hawaiian Islands. Once there he was not heard from again until he returned to Guadalupe Island in October. This is the first shark we have acquired a multi-year track from. At 10.3 feet he is the smallest shark we have SPOT tagged.

Drogin

Drogin was detected up by the satellite 10 times between January and August, but we never got a location on him. He was however resighted at Guadalupe Island in October of 2009 so we know that he is alive and well.

Flipkin

Flipkin had not been sighted at Guadalupe Island prior to 2007. Once tagged we picked up his signal after 2 days but we did not get a good location on him until 23 days after tagging. We received 4 location points at Guadalupe Island between the end of Dec and the beginning of April and then did not hear from him again. We have photos of Flipkin at the island in the fall of 2008 and it shows his antennae covered in algae and bent over to the point where it was pointing down.

Curly

Curly had been sighted at Guadalupe Island in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. Once tagged we picked up her signal after 2 days but we never got a location on her

Kimel

Kimel had been sighted at Guadalupe Island in 2004, 2006 and 2008. This every other year pattern is something that we observe with sexually mature females and is most likely associated with a gestation period of greater than 18 months for white sharks. Once tagged we picked up her signal the next day and got our first location on the following day which showed that she had begun an offshore movement 120nm to the southwest that lasted one week. Following this short excursion she returned to Guadalupe Island. She has provided a regular record of her travels. She began her offshore migration near the beginning of March and was still offshore as of mid-August. We were surprised to find that her track stayed on the eastern edge of the SOFA and included several quick visits back towards Guadalupe Island. The data on the movements of this shark promises to provide crucial information regarding the migration patterns of the female white sharks.

Seamus

Seamus had been sighted at Guadalupe Island in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2008. Unfortunately we have received very little data from Seamus, but we have received two location points, the first was 185 nm south of Guadalupe Island on Feb 20 and the second was 130 nm southwest of the island on Aug 17. It is possible that these were the dates that the shark was migration away from and back to Guadalupe Island, since we know that they tend to travel at the surface.

Gunther

We know that Gunther has been sighted at Guadalupe Island in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2008. Once tagged we picked up his signal after 2 days and we got a good location on him on the forth day and we have been receiving a regular record of his travels ever since. He headed offshore to the SOFA in late March and returned in early Aug. We hope to use his track to learn more about what draws these sharks to the SOFA. This will be possible by comparing precise geolocation data with environmental data in the SOFA.

Bruce

Bruce has been sighted at Guadalupe Island every year since 2002. Once tagged we got our first location from him after two days lter and have been receiving a regular record of his travels ever since. He headed offshore to the SOFA in mid January and returned in early Aug. He headed offshore to the SOFA in late March and returned in early Aug. We hope to use his track to learn more about what draws these sharks to the SOFA. This will be possible by comparing precise geolocation data with environmental data in the SOFA.

Amy

Amy had not been sighted at Guadalupe Island prior to 2008. Once tagged we got our first location from her after 4 days with a position 2 days later and had been receiving a regular record of her travels up until June with more intermittent data since then. We know that she left Guadalupe Island in late January and as of mid August is still offshore. Similar to Kimel she stayed in an area on the eastern edge of the SOFA. Although we only have offshore movement data from two females, thes data indicate the possibility that males and females utilize different areas of this offshore region. The data on the movements of this shark promises to provide crucial information regarding the migration patterns of the female white sharks.

Amy had not been sighted at Guadalupe Island prior to 2008. Once tagged we got our first location from her after 4 days with a position 2 days later and had been receiving a regular record of her travels up until June with more intermittent data since then. We know that she left Guadalupe Island in late January and as of mid August is still offshore. Similar to Kimel she stayed in an area on the eastern edge of the SOFA. Although we only have offshore movement data from two females, thes data indicate the possibility that males and females utilize different areas of this offshore region. The data on the movements of this shark promises to provide crucial information regarding the migration patterns of the female white sharks.

Skid

We know that Skid has been sighted at Guadalupe Island every year since 2002. Once tagged we picked up his signal after 3 days and we got a good location on him after 12 days and we have been receiving a regular record of his travels ever since. He headed offshore to the SOFA in late March and returned in early Aug. We hope to use his track to learn more about what draws these sharks to the SOFA. This will be possible by comparing precise geolocation data with environmental data in the SOFA.

Keiko

Keiko has been sighted at Guadalupe Island in 2002, 2005 and 2008. We know that in 2002 she got stuck in a shark cage which is most likely what caused the damage to her dorsal and caudal fin. Once tagged we picked up her signal after 4 days, but have received only 6 location points from Jan to July of 2009 which indicate that she moved offshore by early Jan.