We have a Great White
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bgoode We dont want her to just live in the exhibit, we want her to thrive, and so far she is doing so. (Getting up on soapbox) That is the mission of the aquarium, to inspire conservation, no matter what animal it is. Sharks, espically the GWS have a very bad rep. Just to throw a number at everyone, last year there were about 10 deaths due to shark attacks. In the same year, there were over 150 people that died from falling coconuts.
vester_72 It is very unlikely that we will keep her that long, at least that is how it looks right now. The exhibit is about 65 feet across at the longest point. But we could have a whole new wing dedicated to her
sagitariuscbc Thanks for that clip, I had not seen that one before. The guy in the bowtie is like the most respected and most knowledgeable shark researcher in the world, or something along those lines. This funny thing is, if you look on the tunabego, they chipped the aquarium logo off the side of it before they went down south.
Scuba Dog Well you can put your nerves at ease, because we only get the big ones up in Monterey, and the juveniles stay down in So Cal. It is funny, about half of our voulenteer divers are not wanting to go in that tank anymore, the other half cant wait to get in the tank. I am not sure how we are going to do the cleaning, but something will be worked out, very soon.
donald altman My I recommend that you come on a week day if at all possible? We are anticipating a very lasrge number of people on the weekends for a long time. :lol:
vester_72 It is very unlikely that we will keep her that long, at least that is how it looks right now. The exhibit is about 65 feet across at the longest point. But we could have a whole new wing dedicated to her
sagitariuscbc Thanks for that clip, I had not seen that one before. The guy in the bowtie is like the most respected and most knowledgeable shark researcher in the world, or something along those lines. This funny thing is, if you look on the tunabego, they chipped the aquarium logo off the side of it before they went down south.
Scuba Dog Well you can put your nerves at ease, because we only get the big ones up in Monterey, and the juveniles stay down in So Cal. It is funny, about half of our voulenteer divers are not wanting to go in that tank anymore, the other half cant wait to get in the tank. I am not sure how we are going to do the cleaning, but something will be worked out, very soon.
donald altman My I recommend that you come on a week day if at all possible? We are anticipating a very lasrge number of people on the weekends for a long time. :lol:
MargaritaMan
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And I just watched the "sharks under glass" in High Def last night that mentioned that project. Glad to hear it was successful. So when does the Moorish Idol project start? MM
Scuba Dog
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wonrib00
LOL Im sorry I ment that i did all my diving in montery , a few sites in the bay actually and out at point lobos, Glad to hear that this project is doing well, i hate it that i mised out , was there last may and the 1st of june, might be a year or two before I can make it back down that way..a day or two of diving goofing off at the aquarium, and then heading of for the traditional bucket of boat trash at bubba gumps, actually its the carmel wheat microbrew that keeps me going back there....
LOL Im sorry I ment that i did all my diving in montery , a few sites in the bay actually and out at point lobos, Glad to hear that this project is doing well, i hate it that i mised out , was there last may and the 1st of june, might be a year or two before I can make it back down that way..a day or two of diving goofing off at the aquarium, and then heading of for the traditional bucket of boat trash at bubba gumps, actually its the carmel wheat microbrew that keeps me going back there....
MargaritaMan I am willing to start the Morish Idol project any time we can get a lot of memebers to donate funds
I tried to get some pictures tonight, but there are just too many people to get a decent one. I will be going to work early tomorrow to avoid the crowds. We have lifted the no photography policy and she has responded very well. We were afraid taht the flashes would make her turn twards the flash, making her hit her nose on the acrylic, but this did not happen once.
A funny story about feeding on Thursday. We are using a long piece of bamboo with the salmon steaks at the end. On Thursday, the GWS bit down on the steak, taking some of the bamboo with it! Now I dont know how many of you hvae ever tried to break bamboo, but when you snap it over you knee, it splinters. When a GWS bites down on it, it breaks clean off! SO she had this pices of bamboo sticking out of the side of her mouth and it looked stuck. I can not repeat the things that were said by the husbandry staff as this is a very family orientated environment, but they were displeased. It took them just a couple of minutes to net her and take the bamboo out of her mouth (everyone still has their fingers and hands). So they tried to feed her right after the ordeal, and she accepted food right away. The plan as it stands right now is to feed once in the morning and once in the afternoon. She has continued to feed every day since we got her, and the husbandry staff is watching her every 15 minutes of the day, around the clock. She is in great hands.
I tried to get some pictures tonight, but there are just too many people to get a decent one. I will be going to work early tomorrow to avoid the crowds. We have lifted the no photography policy and she has responded very well. We were afraid taht the flashes would make her turn twards the flash, making her hit her nose on the acrylic, but this did not happen once.
A funny story about feeding on Thursday. We are using a long piece of bamboo with the salmon steaks at the end. On Thursday, the GWS bit down on the steak, taking some of the bamboo with it! Now I dont know how many of you hvae ever tried to break bamboo, but when you snap it over you knee, it splinters. When a GWS bites down on it, it breaks clean off! SO she had this pices of bamboo sticking out of the side of her mouth and it looked stuck. I can not repeat the things that were said by the husbandry staff as this is a very family orientated environment, but they were displeased. It took them just a couple of minutes to net her and take the bamboo out of her mouth (everyone still has their fingers and hands). So they tried to feed her right after the ordeal, and she accepted food right away. The plan as it stands right now is to feed once in the morning and once in the afternoon. She has continued to feed every day since we got her, and the husbandry staff is watching her every 15 minutes of the day, around the clock. She is in great hands.
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wonrib00
Cool we will definitly have to do that...Used to have some divemaster buddys around there, but i think some might have moved on up north to british colomba for the diving.......but Ill check with my wife and see when out next trip is out west...since we both still have family in the area there....
Cool we will definitly have to do that...Used to have some divemaster buddys around there, but i think some might have moved on up north to british colomba for the diving.......but Ill check with my wife and see when out next trip is out west...since we both still have family in the area there....
Is the shark swimming "normally?" From my limited knowledge, GWS are thought to be very sensitive to electromagnetic fields. So much so that the re-bar in the cement walls of the tank confuse the fish to a point where they cannot avoiding swimming into it. The fish becomes injured, refuses food, and wastes away.
I not sure if this theory has been disproved. I hope it has and that you, and others, are successful in studing this fish before it becomes too late. I believe this misunderstood animal is being over-fished, and we do not yet understand what our actions will entail.
Best of luck,
I not sure if this theory has been disproved. I hope it has and that you, and others, are successful in studing this fish before it becomes too late. I believe this misunderstood animal is being over-fished, and we do not yet understand what our actions will entail.
Best of luck,
Shark
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I have been fasinated by sharks my whole life and have seen how badly they have been demonized by the public, my fellow reefers and I all live in Regina,Saskatchewan,Canada, and we would all like to wish u and the staff at M. Bay all the best in your continued success of the GWS Project. HOpefully we can begin to learn all of their amazing secerts. I am sure u all will be praised in the history books. So keep up the good wrk, and when playing with sharks, play safe, LOL
Adie
Regina,Saskatchewan, Canada
Shark
I have been fasinated by sharks my whole life and have seen how badly they have been demonized by the public, my fellow reefers and I all live in Regina,Saskatchewan,Canada, and we would all like to wish u and the staff at M. Bay all the best in your continued success of the GWS Project. HOpefully we can begin to learn all of their amazing secerts. I am sure u all will be praised in the history books. So keep up the good wrk, and when playing with sharks, play safe, LOL
Adie
Regina,Saskatchewan, Canada
skylsdale You are not alone in not being too thrilled about the situation. I too shared your concerns when we got the animal. My dilema was a little bit different in the fact that I would not be able to be excited about it with a guest as ALL the GWS in the past have died. But after seeing her eat in both the pen and in the exhibit, and seeing her swimming normally, I know that she will be ok. Like I said, our husbandry staff is taking notes every 15 minutes around the clock to ensure her well being. Not to sound like someone who is trying to convince you that ithis is the best thing under the sun as you are definately entitled to your opinion, but you should really contact the aquarium. Our Public Relations Department wants to hear from those that are not completely comfortable with the idea of it all or even just the project. The Monterey Bay Aquarium takes care of all the animals on exhibit no matter the animal. We have a surgical vet on staff and has done many procedures on a lot of our animals. You can call M-F 8-5:30 831-648-4800.
MikeG This where we get into the learning part of the project. How does a GWS swimm? What is "normal" swimming for her? Honestly we really dont know. We have a good idea as we have had a few in the pen before this one and studied their swimming, among the countless other things. She is displaying the same swimming patterns/activities that the other GWS in the pen were displaying as well. I asked the very same question about the electromagnetics. Truth is, on that we really dont know either. We are leaning more twards the fact that they are not affectd by it as much as we thought, and this is the reasoning behind that: When she was in the pen (displaying the same type of swimming behaviors as the other GWS) we were watching her swimming closely. From what we saw then to what we have seen now, there is no difference. She has not been rubbing against the acrylic or the tiles at all. She comes close to it, but she sees it and has avoided both so far. Could it be the design of the tank? Maybe. Could it be that she is young and will become more suseptiable to that sort of thing later in life? Maybe. We dont know the answer to a lot of those questions for now. But all are reasons why we are taking part in this project, and hopefully she will be with us for a very long time so we can answer them.
MikeG This where we get into the learning part of the project. How does a GWS swimm? What is "normal" swimming for her? Honestly we really dont know. We have a good idea as we have had a few in the pen before this one and studied their swimming, among the countless other things. She is displaying the same swimming patterns/activities that the other GWS in the pen were displaying as well. I asked the very same question about the electromagnetics. Truth is, on that we really dont know either. We are leaning more twards the fact that they are not affectd by it as much as we thought, and this is the reasoning behind that: When she was in the pen (displaying the same type of swimming behaviors as the other GWS) we were watching her swimming closely. From what we saw then to what we have seen now, there is no difference. She has not been rubbing against the acrylic or the tiles at all. She comes close to it, but she sees it and has avoided both so far. Could it be the design of the tank? Maybe. Could it be that she is young and will become more suseptiable to that sort of thing later in life? Maybe. We dont know the answer to a lot of those questions for now. But all are reasons why we are taking part in this project, and hopefully she will be with us for a very long time so we can answer them.
yessongs That is obviousaly a major concern for us. That is why we are watching how much she eats. If her health does go down hill, she is a short drive to the So Cal area. If the husbandry staff feels that there is nothing we can do for her and a drive to So Cal is out of the question, and the only way that we know she will live, we will roll her out the back door and into the ocean. In our bay there are all kinds of animals that would be very suitable for her to eat.
bgoode SHe does not have a name yet, and they are not going to give her a name. I am glad becasue when ever I name any of my fish, no matter how long I have had it, they awlays die within a week of nameing it.
bgoode SHe does not have a name yet, and they are not going to give her a name. I am glad becasue when ever I name any of my fish, no matter how long I have had it, they awlays die within a week of nameing it.
Razing Kane
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allready planning the trip.
NewSchool04
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What do you plan on learning about a Great White Shark that is 4 foot long and living in an aquaurium that we don't know already? I'm not part of the tang police but if there was a GWS police, I think they might be knocking at the tank right now. This is simply a ploy to get people to come to the aquarium and see something that shouldn't be there. You and all the people at Monterey should be ashamed of your selves. When this shark dies in the next . . . ? . . .days/months, then what type of article are you going to write?
Explain to me why this is necessary, how a 4 foot GWS in an aquarium can help science in any way? What are you looking for, what secrets will this unfold?
Pure marketing and $$$$ is what I say and I think it's sick!
I'm going to say it one more time. . You should all be ashamed at what you're doing!
Explain to me why this is necessary, how a 4 foot GWS in an aquarium can help science in any way? What are you looking for, what secrets will this unfold?
Pure marketing and $$$$ is what I say and I think it's sick!
I'm going to say it one more time. . You should all be ashamed at what you're doing!
