Instructions 

Go to each of the assigned web sites to read and take notes on the appropriate article. Links are provided below.  For each of the assigned articles, your notes should include the following points:

  • Provide a summary of the key points of the article. If you had to give a presentation on the article, what information would you include in your notes?

  • List concepts or information that you found most interesting about the topic.

  • List any words or information that you do not understand. Research these words and or concepts on your own.

We will review this information in our class lecture and discussion.

1 | ReefQuest Centre for Shark Research

Article #1: An Adaptable Design
Article #2: Catch As Catch Can
Article #3: Sharks As Predators of Humans

2 | Marine Education Society of Australasia
Article: The Diversity of Sharks, Rays and Chimeras (This article includes discussions on sharks as well as rays and chimeras. Your assignment is to read only the pages pertaining to shark diversity (pages 1 – 3).)

3 | Shark Savers
Article: How Bull Sharks Can Live in Both Ocean and Fresh Water

4| Ocearch

Visit the Ocearch Shark Tracker. Select three different sharks and view their ocean migration patterns then answer the following questions for each of the sharks you chose:

  1. What is the name and size of the shark you selected?

  2. What species is your shark?

  3. How mature is your shark (i.e. juvenile, sub-adult or adult)?

  4. How far has the shark traveled, according to the tracking device?

  5. What was the date and location of its most recent tracker ping?

Instructions

Go to each of the assigned web sites to watch the video provided. Take notes on the key points of each video. Document the highlighted features or behaviors of the animal species as applicable.

  1. Great White Shark Vs. Killer Whale: Who is the Apex Predator? | WildCiencias (Time: 10:04)

  2. 333 Nina Salerosa | Joe Romeiro (Time: 3:48)
    How is this diver able to manipulate the sharks in this way?

  3. Air Jaws: Walking with Great Whites | Discovery UK (Time: 1:30)

  4. Hawaii Diver Swims With Record Breaking Largest Great White Shark | Today (Time: 5:43)

  5. Spinner Sharks in Florida: Fun Facts You Should Know | TC Palm (Time: 0:52)

Here are a few species of sharks that we see locally in South Florida. Click on the image to learn more about each shark species.