I’m out here at putting critter cams on whale sharks and hope to better
whale sharks and hope to better
whale sharks and hope to better understand their behavior along the reef
understand their behavior along the reef
understand their behavior along the reef we spot a shark it I was coming up to
we spot a shark it I was coming up to
we spot a shark it I was coming up to the boat and actually very curious I
the boat and actually very curious I
the boat and actually very curious I didn’t really realize where the shark
didn’t really realize where the shark
didn’t really realize where the shark was as soon as I jump in the water i
was as soon as I jump in the water i
was as soon as I jump in the water i jumping right in front of the thing I
jumping right in front of the thing I
jumping right in front of the thing I just see a shark with its mouth open I
just see a shark with its mouth open I
just see a shark with its mouth open I can’t get out of the way
and so it precedes just to run me over
and so it precedes just to run me over and go on its merry way I’m working with
and go on its merry way I’m working with
and go on its merry way I’m working with Brad Norman he’s a whale shark expert
Brad Norman he’s a whale shark expert
Brad Norman he’s a whale shark expert who’s been studying the species for many
who’s been studying the species for many
who’s been studying the species for many years he really has it down on how to
years he really has it down on how to
years he really has it down on how to get these cameras on the sharks the
get these cameras on the sharks the
get these cameras on the sharks the method we used to attach the critter cam
method we used to attach the critter cam
method we used to attach the critter cam to the whale shark it doesn’t hurt the
to the whale shark it doesn’t hurt the
to the whale shark it doesn’t hurt the shark it doesn’t put anything through
shark it doesn’t put anything through
shark it doesn’t put anything through the shark unlike other attachment
the shark unlike other attachment
the shark unlike other attachment methods that actually will stab or poke
methods that actually will stab or poke
methods that actually will stab or poke through the fin of the shark so at the
through the fin of the shark so at the
through the fin of the shark so at the end of the mission the camera will
end of the mission the camera will
end of the mission the camera will release from the dorsal fin of the shark
release from the dorsal fin of the shark
release from the dorsal fin of the shark and float to the surface and then it
and float to the surface and then it
and float to the surface and then it will send out a signal and then we’ll go
will send out a signal and then we’ll go
will send out a signal and then we’ll go pick up the camera in the boat the
pick up the camera in the boat the
pick up the camera in the boat the coolest part was was getting to be so up
coolest part was was getting to be so up
coolest part was was getting to be so up close and personal with such a large
close and personal with such a large
close and personal with such a large ocean animal it really is a surreal
ocean animal it really is a surreal
ocean animal it really is a surreal experience
so we’re dropping this camera down to
so we’re dropping this camera down to take a closer look at the real camera
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