This is the app with which you can follow sharks from your mobile
Everyone fears them. But almost all of us are fascinated. They are sharks, a species that has been replenished in the Mediterranean and, this is so, we are getting closer and closer. Who would tell us to have seen Jaws (1975) so many times? Since then we have not swum completely calm and the truth is that we are not without reason. Experts say that anyone who has set foot in the Mediterranean has been detected by a shark's extremely fine radar
And while many would love to know where a shark is at all times – that devil's fin doesn't always pop out of placid waters to warn us – it's impossible to control every species that navigates our seas. There is, however, an interesting application that can help us quench this morbid thirst.
With Global Search Tracker available for both iOS and Android you can keep track of some of the sharks that transit the waters of the planet. The application has been developed by OCEARCH, a group of marine researchers who are in charge of the study of great white sharks and tiger sharks, studying their behavior. They have several identified species and have a tracking system that sends a signal via satellite (formerly called a "ping") every time the shark raises its dorsal fins to the surface of the water.
The only thing to do to start following sharks is to install the application (which, by the way, is quite light) and access the maps.You will see that the OCEARCH team does a fairly exhaustive follow-up of a large number of sharks, especially those registered on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, which do not they are few.
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However, we must indicate that the Android application has some bugs. It may be that in some cases it is blocked and you cannot access the information and track the sharks that interest you We have been able to test the tracking functions : the different points you see on the map are sharks, each with a name and a route. You can also access their files, see what type of species they are and learn many other interesting details.
But if you have problems with the application and you can't access all these options, don't worry, because the OCEARCH team is very active on social networksand offers detailed information, both on the website and on networks such as Twitter, YouTube or Instagram on the latest sightings and investigations.
If you access the file for each species (they are the blue dots you see on the map) you can see what kind of species it is, how big it is and how much it weighs. If you're a little more curious, you can also dig into his life story, find out what his favorite routes are and what migratory journey he's followed so far. To achieve all this, as we said, the researchers install a sensor in them, in captures of a maximum of 15 minutes.
When they are done with the tagging job, they release the shark again. And now they can start tracking it. Some sharks have become so famous that they already have thousands of followers on Twitter Not surprisingly, the OCEARCH team has been in charge of uploading impressive photos and captures about their life in our oceans.
