American research group Ocearch has more than 15 years’ experience in catching, tagging and tracking great white sharks all over the world, contributing to filling in the many gaps in knowledge about the ocean predator.
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Ocearch came to Europe for the first time in the summer, hoping to study the elusive Mediterranean great white – about which little is known. Due to decades of overfishing, pollution and poaching in European waters, these sharks are now critically endangered, with huge consequences lower down the food chain.

Ocearch believe that in showing these sharks are present in the east Atlantic, they can kickstart a collective move towards healthier, abundant seas – they just need to prove they are there. The Guardian joined them on the search

00.00 Introducing Ocearch (shark research, tagging, tracker)
00.53 Expedition Save the Med (mediterranean great white shark, ocean conservation, range)
03.11 How do you catch a great white shark? (methods, ethics)
05.57 A shark sighting in Brest (fishers, history, folklore, pollack)
07.24 The French method (scientists, research, Brittany, porbeagles, harpoons, university)
08.48 The hunt begins (bait, fishing, lines, patience)
10.35 The mental battle (sponsorship, finances, pressure)

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