A Lady Named Nicole
This the amazing story of a Great White Shark named Nicole, a 4m specimen first sighted at Dyer Island in 1999. She became a regular visitor, returning every year between July and December. Identified by a fin printing technique, Nicole became very popular with tour operators, photographers and scientists.
No one knew where Nicole went to when not at Dyer Island, so she was tagged with a passive archival tag which would record and store information on her position, depth and water temperature. The tag would detach itself at a predetermined date, float to the surface, and send the stored data to a satellite.
This happened ninety-nine days later – with astounding results: Nicole had gone from Dyer Island to Australia, a journey of 11 000km! She returned to Dyer Island six months later, having travelled a total of 22 000km.
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