Pelagic Shark Research Foundation
ANI White Shark Study:
Operations Log, 2005
Drift 1.
Start: 0800, 3706.750 12220.951 North End. Est -80 deep.
Shark 1. 0845, 3706.661 12220.821 Est -70 deep.
Est. 5 meter female shark observed and tagged on right side w/PSRF ID tag 014.
Repositioned due to swells and surf:
Start: 0920, 3706.585 12220.663 -50 deep.
Stop: 0941, 3705.371 12220.141 100 deep, outside red buoy.
Drift 2.
Start: 1021, 3706.602 12221.036 -80 deep, North of base-station.
Shark 2. 1052, 3706.349 12220.438 Est 60 deep.
Est. 14 female shark observed and tagged on right side with PSRF transmitter #60480.
Shark carries algae covered Floy tags on both sides, tag on right appeared to be yellow under algae.
Stop: 1132, 3706.340 12220.421 Est 50 deep.
Drift 3.
Start: 1147, 3706.565 12220.970 Est 80 deep.
Repositioned due to swell and surf:
Start: 1220, 3706.605 122.20.978 Est 80 deep.
Shark observed, poor visibility. 1300, 3706.351 122.20.295, big swells, surf.
Shark #2 resighted carrying PSRF transmitter #60480.. 1319, 3706.272 12220.018.
Survey Ended: due to wind and chop. 1327, 3706.244 122.20.000.
Much sea lion traffic, esp off of North End.
Drift 1.
Start: 0810, 3706.341 12220.505 Mid
Stop: 0921, 3705.753 12220.123 North Bound -71 deep, 55 temp.
No Contact:
Drift 2.
Start: 0930, 3706.642 12220.675 North End -44 deep, 56 temp.
Stop: 1035, 3706.947 12220.144 South End -60 deep, 55 temp.
Drift 3.
Start: 1100, worked on gear, tangle in lure reel.
3706.635 12220.703 -50 deep, 57 temp.
Stop: 1137, 3706.984 12220.192 -77 deep, 55 temp.
No Contact:
Drift 4.
Start: 1146, 3706.674 12220.711 52 deep, 56temp.
Repositioned due to swells and surf:
Start: 1210, 3706.555 12220.614 -45deep, 55 temp.
Stop: 1246, 3706.097 12220.001 -35 deep, 55 temp.
South-end, kelp field, moved due to swell.
Drift 5.
Start: 1251, 3706.726 12220.915 -80deep, 57 temp.
Repositioned due to swells and surf:
Start: 1326, 3706.455 12220.584 -51deep, 57 temp.
Stop: 1405, 3706.143 12219.828 30deep, 57temp.
Moved due to swell.
Drift 6.
Start: 1416, 3706.699 12220.920 -60deep, 58 temp.
Stop: 1517, 3705.569 12219.678 -85 deep, 57temp.
Drift 7.
Start: 1525, 3706.457 122.20.627 -53deep, 58temp.
Stop: 1600, 3705.922 12219.692 -38deep, 57temp.
Shark observed as motor was warming up and we stowed gear.
No ID or specs on shark, brief contact.
No wind, big swell and surf all day, sunny.
End:
Drift 1.
Start: 0830, 3706.578 12220.804 -70deep, 55temp.
Stop: 0950, 3706.640 12221.263 -120deep, 55temp.
Rough and confused seas, periodic gusts; moved to south end of island for attempt.
Drift 2.
Start: 1115, 3706.397 - 12219.642 -50deep, 55temp. choppy.
Stop: 1119, 3706.399 12219.644 50deep, 55temp. Too choppy.
End Survey:
No Contact:
Drift 1.
Start: 0845, 3706.585 12220.861 North End -90deep, 55temp.
Windy, choppy, foggy.
Shark 1. 1006, 3706.013 12220.214 -90deep, 55temp.
Est. 5 meter female, tagged on the left with PSRF ID tag 003 and DNA sampled.
Tag placed high on the left side of the dorsal fin.
Shark 2. 1012, 3705.972 12220.160 100deep, 55 temp.
Est. 4.1meter female, hook, tagged w/ PSRF ID tag 013 on right side.
13 female DNA sampled.
Stop: 1123, 3705.333 12219.468 way south?
Foggy, too choppy.
End Survey:
Drift 1.
Start: 0810, 3706.625 12221.350, North, Way offshore, big swells; 100deep, 54temp.
No contact, survey terminated due to weather conditions.
Stop: 1030, 3705.293 12219.415, south.
End:
Drift 1.
Start: 0810, 3706.620 12220.828 -58deep, 53temp. No wind, big swell.
Drift terminated due to proximity of wash rock:
Stop: 0841, 3706.159 12220.411 -60deep, 54temp.
Drift 2.
Start: 0901, 3706.073 12220.447 -80deep, 52temp.
Stop: 1033, 3705.763 12220.248 -82deep, 53temp.
Drift 3.
Start: 1050, 3706.587 12221.134 -81 deep, 52temp.
Adult male (est 600lber) calif
sealion jumps aboard boat.
1127, 3705.920 12220.182 , big swells.
No sharks observed, sealion came aboard one side and hopped out the other.
Ended drift shortly after that due to the encroachment of charter boat.
Stop:
Drift 4.
Start: 1150, 3706.600 12221.021
Stop: 1315, 3705.690 12220.146
No Contact:
End:
Drift 1.
Start: 0850, 3706.407 12221.263 -115deep, 54temp.
North side, far out due to big swells and surf, periodic gusts.
Stop: 1000, 3705.728 12220.708 -120deep, 55temp.
Outside of red buoy.
Drift 2.
Start: 1012, 3706.610 12221.302 -100deep, 55temp.
North end, choppy.
Stop: 1104, 3705.781 12220.280 -120deep, 55temp.
Survey ended due to weather.
No contact:
Drift 1.
Start: 0845, 3706.700 12220.852 -60deep, 55temp. North End.
Stop: 0955, 3706.394 12220.677 -70deep, 55temp.
Drift 2.
Start: 1017, 3705.655 12219.950 70deep, 55temp.
Stop: 1122, High swells, chop, survey ended.
No contact:
Drift 1.
Start: 0830, 3706.607 12220.851 -81deep, -54temp. Choppy windy, big swells.
Moved due to proximity of surf:
3706.231 12220680 -75deep, -55temp.
Shark 1. 0924, 3706.118 12220.441 -74deep, 55temp.
Shark is PSRF ID #013, tagged on (
Stop: 1010, 3705.889 12220.113 -90deep, 55temp.
Drift 2.
Start: 1035, 3706.559 12220.039 -85deep, 55temp.
Shark 2. 1055, 5 meter female, 15 tagged with PSRF ID tag #020 (side?).
Shark 3. 1058, 13 white shark,
male, (verified later) tagged with PSRF
white F tag #4??
Shark 4. 1105, another 13 no sex (F?) tagged forward on left w/
PSRF white F tag # 4??, 3705.944 12220.339.
Stop: 1124, 3706.171 12220.539 no depth, no temp.
Drift 3.
Start: 1143, 3706.619 12220.539 -80deep, 55temp.
Stop: 1224, 3706.171 12220.539 -66deep, 55temp.
End Survey:
Drift 1.
Start: 0850, 3706.851 12221.073 -105deep, 55temp. North end.
Stop: 0950, 3705.783 12220.717 -115deep, 55temp. Outside R buoys.
Drift 2.
Start: 1005, 3706.819 12220.916 -60deep, 55temp, North end in close.
Shark 1. 1044, 3706161 12220.394 -TOPP sat tag 1 PSRF ID #013.
13 shark named Hook,
tagged on (
Shark 2. 1120, 3705.980 12220.190 -13 shark, no tags, no ID/sex. Poor viz.
Shark 3. 1141, 3705.635 12219.686 TOPP sat tag 2 (05-151) attached to 13 female? On Left side of dorsal. Same shark as above.
Shark 4. 1149, 3705.638
12219.688 observed shark w/ PSRF white
F tag on left side, was tagged on (
Stop:
Ended Survey due to weather.
Drift 1.
Start: 0830, 3706.051 12220.866 -120deep, 54temp, really windy, choppy.
North end outside:
Stop: 0948, 3705.371 12220.141 south end past buoy, too rough.
No contact.
End:
Drift 1.
Start: 0820, 3706.216 12220.830 -90deep, 55temp. Windy, choppy.
Stop: 0922, 3706. 253 12221.765 Survey ended due to weather.
No Contact.
End:
Drift 1.
Start: 0840, 3706.188 12221.080 -115deep, 54temp. Outside, North end.
Moved, due to swells. 0921, 3706.038 12219.922.
Stop: 1011, 37.04.659 12219.922 South end.
No Contact, too choppy.
End:
Drift 1.
Start: 0850, 3706.640 12221.246 -80deep, 55temp. Off the North end.
Shark 1. 0854, white shark breach observed est. 100 meters NE of stern of boat, well beyond the lure and away from slick. Birds responded briefly, no slick or apparent pred.
Shark was est. 12 footer.
Shark 2. 1010, 3706.130 122.20.847 -attached PSRF sat tag 2 to the right side of an est. 5 meter female shark.
Shark 3. 1021, 3706.078 12220.795 attached TOPP sat tag 3 (05-154) to 12-13 female shark.
Stop: 1153, 3705.269 12219.655 South end, choppy, windy.
End:
Drift 1. Start :0800, 3706.572 12221.134, 100 deep, 55 temp. North end.
Forced move due to swells: 0815, 3706.609 12221.143, 100 deep, 55 temp, N.
Stop: 0917, 3706.644 122 21.186, 60 deep, 55 temp.
Drift 2. Start: 0920, 3706.388 12220.667, 60 deep, 55 temp.
Shark 1. 0921, 3706.396 12220.699, - attached TOPP transmitter (05-0169) to the Left Side of 5meter female shark. PP100, 6201, deployed at 0921.
Forced move due to swells: 1013, moved from: 3706.341 12220.706 to 3706.349 12220.706, restarted at 1015, in 80 depth, 55 temp.
Stop: 1036, 3706.114 12220.440, Drift ended due to swells.
Weds,
Drift 1. Start: 0800, 3706 522 12220.641, approx 80 deep, 55 temp.
Shark 1. 0856, 3706.649 12221.241 -80deep, 55temp. North end. Attached TOPP transmitter (05-0165) to the Left Side of estimated 4.3 meter shark of unknown sex. Possible female.
Weather turned rough and we stopped effort.
0955, 3705.728 12220.708 buoy
Weds,
Drift 1. Start:
0820, 3706.585 12220.743, North End. Est -60 deep.
Long Drift.
Stop: 1048, 3706736 122 20.186, 308, 60 deep, 55 temp.
Drift 2. Start: 1054, 3706.7537 12220.678, 60 deep, 55 temp.
Shark 1. 1145, 3706.413 12220454, 36 deep, 55 temp.
Est 4.1 meter female, no tags apparent.
Shark 2. 1200, 3706.413 12220.422, 25 deep, 55 temp.
Attached TOPP transmitter (05-166) to left side of shark 2, estimated 4.3 meter female.
Shark 3. 1248, 3706.365 12220.347 Est 30 deep, 55 temp.
Est 14 female, no tags.
Stop: 1251, 3706.282 122 20.361, 66 deep, 55 temp.
Drift 3. Start: 1300, 3706.330 12220.399, 57 deep, 55 temp.
Shark 4. 1318, 3706.365 12220.347 Est 30 deep, 55 temp.
14 female no tags.
Shark 4 again . 1414, 3706.388 12220.420, 57 depth, 56 temp.
14 female attached TOPP transmitter 05-0147 to left side of shark 4.
End survey 1440, 58 depth, 55 temp.
Drift 1.
Start: 0800, 3706.352 12220.428, Middle. Est -70 deep. 55 temp.
Shark1. 0816, 3706.405 12220.468, est 16 female, carrying PSRF transmitter on Right side, deployed on Nov 2nd. Attached TOPP transmitter (0-5100) to Left side; this shark is double tagged.
Shark 2.
0830, 3706.461 12220.500, est
12 male, attached TOPP transmitter (05-170)
to right side.
http://www.pelagic.org/archive/2005-nov-18/photos/photo16.jpg
Stop: 0846, 37.06.448 12220.494.
Drift2. Start: 0850, 3706.413 12220.441, 75 depth, 55 temp.
Shark 3. 0901, 3706.417 12220.507, est 14 sex unk.
Shark4. 0925, 3706.472 12220.554, est 15 female carrying trans attchd on Nov 5 left side.
Stop: 0948, 3706.511 12220.629.
Drift 3. Start: 0954, 3706.386 12220.435, 40 depth, 56 temp.
Stop: 1000, 3706.356 12220.468, 25, 56 temp.
Drift 4. Start: 1005, 3706.352 12220.486, 75 depth, 55 temp.
Shark 4 resighted . 1008, 3706.350 12220.461.
Stop: 1130, 3706.208 12220.535.
Drift 5. Start: 1136, 3706.351 12220.362.
Shark 5. 1146, 3706.307 12220.343, Attached TOPP transmitter (05-124) to 12 shark, sex unkn. Side?
End Survey: 1248, 3706.266 12220.550.
Drift 1. Start:
0731, 3706.387 12220.536, Middle/North-60
deep. 55 temp.
Predation Observed 0750; Picked up and ran to event/ missed event/no observations.
Drift 2. Start: 0758, 3706.387 12220.464, Middle/North- 30 deep. 58 temp.
Shark 1.
0834, 3706.518 12220.734, est
15 female, attached TOPP transmitter (05-142)
to right side. DNA Sampled.
http://www.pelagic.org/archive/2005-nov-19/photos/photo13.html
Shark 2. 0841, 3706.550 12220.770, est 12 no sex. 40 deep. 56 temp.
Stop: 0915, 3706.690 12220.857.
Drift 3. Start: 0919, 3706.394 12220.439.
No contact.
Stop: 0932, 3706.416 12220.445, displaced by swells.
Drift 4. Start: 0932, 3706.410 12220.491, 60 deep. 55 temp.
Shark sighted but would not come close, may have been shark 2, est 12 female.
Did see shark, 1 w/ transmitter repeatedly.
Stop: 1100, 3706.352 12220.467, 45 depth, 55 temp.
Drift 5. Start: 1102, 3706.757 12220.681, Middle-North end, 55 depth, 55 temp.
At around
Shark 3, 1214,
3706.410 12220.486, est
15 female carrying PSRF ID 003 high on
Port side, (IDtagged on
Shark 5, 1251, no lat/long, bitehead, est 15 female with bite marks on head and distinct tail notch. Several sightings without ID are made as well, tagged sharks returned.
Shark 6, 1310, 3706.039 12220.179, Attached TOPP transmitter (470-500) to left side. placed below and aft of dorsal. 14.5 female.
Survey ended: 1330, 3706.029 12220.155, 110 depth, 55 temp.
Drift 1. Start: 0759, 3706.504 12220.680, 60 deep. 55 temp.
Shark 1, 0817, 3706.455 12220.660, est 15 female bite-head bite scars on left of head, tail tip clipped. Took DNA sample.
Shark 2, 0835, 3606.389 12220.612, carries white PSRF ID tag on left side. 14 female.
Predation observed,
0848, 3606.380 12220.684. probable sealion; missed event.
Drift 2. Start: 0846, 3606.378 12220.662, as we were setting up drift we observed
Shark 3, a 14 female with transmitter on left side.
Shark 4, 0849, est 15 female carrying PSRF yellow ID tag #003/TOPP trans (05-099) on left side. DNA sampled shark 2 that carried white PSRF Floy tag, 0857, 3706.343 12220.641.
Shark 4, 0927, 3706.279 12220.557, est 14 no sex or ID, fleeting glimpse.
Stop: 1010, 3706.318 12220.493.
Drift 3. Start:
Repositioned due to swells/rocks, 1039, 3706.465 12220.480, 50 depth, 55.3 temp.
Stop: 1305, 3706.832 12220.690, depth 50 temp 56.
Drift 4. Start: 1314, 3706.332 12220.442, depth 45, temp 56.
Shark 5. 1427, 3706.286 12220.470, est 17 female, Stumper depth 50, temp 57.
Survey Ended: 1440, 3706.189 12220.253.
Drift 1. Start: 0820, 3706.557 12220.444, 45 deep. 55 temp.
Shark 1.0853, 3706.412 12220.471, est 17 female, no tags.
Sharks observed but would not come close.
Stop: 1050, 3706.279 12220.306, 33 depth, 55 temp.
Drift 2. Start: 1056, 3706.599 12220.716, 46deep, 55 temp.
Stop: 1230, 3706.985 12220.770, 33 depth, 55 temp.
Drift 3. Start: 1237, 3706.279 12220.048, 45 depth, 55 temp.
Shark 2. 1243, 3706.514 12220.564, Bite head 44depth, 54 temp.
End: 1304, 3706.550 12220. 559.
Drift 4. 1327, 3706.408 -12220.504, 46 depth, 55 temp.
Stop: 1407, 3706.831 -12220.793, 41 depth, 54 temp.
Drift 5. 1420, 3706.329 12220.409, 43 depth, 55 temp.
Shark 3. 1438, 3706.340 12220. 501, est 17 female scooped caudal.
Survey Ended: 1324, 3706.465 12220.603.
Drift 1. Start: 0800, 3706.390 12220.465, middle, in front of FB.
Shark 1. 0824, 3706.390 12220.593, est 15 female, carrying PSRF ID#003 & TOPP transmitter (05-099) on left side.
End: 1010, 3706.703 12220.593.
Drift 2. 1015, 3706.371 12220.515.
Shark 2. 1107, 3706.761 12220.843, est 13 male, no tags apparent.
Stop: 1155, 3706.772 12220. 856.
Drift 3. 1210, 3706.325 12220.524.
End Survey: 1336, 3706.581 12220.687, 60 depth, 55 temp.
Drift 1. Start: 0832, 3706.655 12220.942, big swell, North end, 80 depth, 55 temp.
Stop: 1020, 3706.505 12220.942.
Predation observed: 1025, while positioning for 2nd drift a predation was observed off of N end, blood in water/birds, no shark or prey observed.
Drift 2. 1031, 3706.300 12220.519, 50 depth, 55 temp.
Predation observed: 1041, 3706.560 12220.649, off N end in 55 depth.
Shark Siclew/ transmitter on left side observed, est 15 female. Probable sealion, prey consumed before it could be IDd, not a lot of blood, birds excited. Also observed shark with white Floy tag on left side, tagged on Nov 19, 05.
Drift 3. 1129, 3706.144 12220.456.
End survey: 1250, 3706.966 12220.258.
Drift 1. Start: 0806, 3706.311 12220.489, 50 depth, 54 temp.
Shark 1. 0855, 3706.643 12220.756, est 15 shark, no sex confirmed, wouldnt come close. North End.
Shark 2. 0916, 3706.858 12220.905. didnt get good look at it but it was a smaller animal than shark1.
Stop: 0925, 3706.937 12220.985.
Drift 2. Start: 0930, 3706.408 12220.519, 58 depth, 55 temp; middle, just north of FB.
Shark 3.
1047, 3706.670 12220.784, est
14 female; Attached TOPP transmitter
(P0058/pp118) to right side.
Shark 4, 1108, 3706.367 12220.587, est 13 male; Attached TOPP transmitter (P0059/pp124) to right side. 55 depth, 55 temp.
End Survey: 1150, 3706.730 12220.698.
Drift 1. Start: 0806, 3706.431 12220.531, middle-N, 49 depth, 55 temp.
Stop: 0930, 3706.756 12221.144, 69 depth, 55 temp.
Drift 2. Start: 0935, 3706.411 12220.475, 40 depth, 55 temp.
Shark 1. 1022, 3706.967 12220.850, est 12 male, not a good look.
Stop: 1129, Drifted N, moved to avoid rocks,
3706.863 12220786, 26depth, 55 temp.
Drift 3. Start: 1208, 3706.429 -12220.536, 35 depth, 54 temp.
Stop: 1238, middle of island, drifted N.
Drift 4. Start: 1250, 3706.564 12220.616, 52 depth, 54temp.
Stop: 1340, 3706.571 12220.630.
Drift 5. 1401, 3706.622 12220.639.
Shark 2. 1441, 3706.459 12220.634, est 18 female, carried old algae covered PSRF ID tag on right side, DNA sampled on right side. Gaia.
End Survey: 1522, 3706.286 12220.116,, 98 depth, 55temp.
Weds,
Drift 1. Start: 0800, 3706.365 12220.469, 59 depth, 55 temp.
Moved due to incoming swells:
Start: 0819, 3706.327 12220.456, 62 depth, 55 temp.
Shark 1. 0844, 3706.171 12220.407, est 14 female, no tags apparent.
Shark2. 0936, 3705.913 12220.515, est 15 female carried algae covered yellow PSRF ID tag.
Stop: 1047, 3706.593 12220.080.
Drift 2. Start: 1051, 3706.579 12220.612, 50depth, 55temp. Close to N end.
Stop: 1131, 3707.041 12220.978, 51depth, 55temp.
Drift 3. Start: 1137, 3706.322 12220.461, 38 depth, 55temp. middle.
Stop: 1235, 3707.058 12220.994, 50depth 54temp. N end.
Drift 4. 1243, lure parted line on deployment, recovered and redeployed.
Start: 1248, 3705.864 12219.965, 70depth, 55temp.
End Survey: 1310, 3705.845 12220.940, 75depth, 55temp.