CAPE COD, Massachusetts (5 Oct 2004) -- After a 13-day visit to the beautiful shores of Cape Cod, a 14-foot great white shark finally made it back to open waters yesterday with a little push from a team of scientists. The shark that drew crowds, scientists and a national spotlight found her way to the deep end yesterday afternoon after about an hour of help. In the final attempt to guide the shark out to sea, scientists dragged a giant net behind the great white and gently pushed it out to deeper water. ''First of all, it's unprecedented (to be) able to observe a great white shark like that,'' said Jennifer Flagg of the state Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. ''The team worked well together and we're very happy with the happy ending.'' Now that the shark has moved off the coast, scientists look forward to the rare opportunity of observing the great white and her movements. Would somebody please arrest this idiot? Shark rodeo cowboy Jean-Michel Cousteau harassing a great white shark. | | Great white shark: Respected, admired and protected by divers and non-divers alike for the top of the food chain predator this beautiful animal really is rather than the chum-fed circus performer DEMA, PADI, Project Aware and Jean-Michel Cousteau want to exploit for 'thrill diving' profits. ''Anything they find out is going to be a benefit to them,'' said Flagg. ''So much is not known about great white sharks, especially in this area.'' The animal had frustrated rescuers for several days - including the team of scientists using low-voltage electricity to make the shark move - as they tried to urge the great white into deeper water. SOURCE - Boston Herald, CDNN, CDS |
