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08-07-2008, 06:29 PM
<TABLE class=lan18 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="97%" align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=hei22 vAlign=bottom height=25>Mexican scientists begin tagging hundreds of sharks
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BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Mexican scientists have started tagging hundreds of sharks of the nation's Pacific Coast to learn their habits and try to prevent attacks on humans.
The researchers plan to use a special baited fishing line to catch sharks and then tag and rele<!--ADV_CONTENT-->ase them.
Sharks recently killed two surfers — the first fatal shark attacks along Mexico's Pacific coast in 30 years, according to official records. A third was later wounded near the southwestern resort of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, about 240 miles north of Acapulco.
Leonardo Castillo, a researcher with Mexico's National Fisheries Institute, said scientists will attach transmitters to two sharks and track them by satellite to better understand their behavior and where they lurk.
Fifteen other sharks will get sonar transmitters and 2,000 more will get plastic tags that can be tracked by fishermen, who will be compensated for every tag they turn in and the location where they found it.
Shark experts believe unusually cool sea-surface temperatures could be partly responsible for the attacks, but they also note that a lack of data about sharks in the region makes it difficult to reach conclusions. (Agencies) MSNBC/Reuters
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BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Mexican scientists have started tagging hundreds of sharks of the nation's Pacific Coast to learn their habits and try to prevent attacks on humans.
The researchers plan to use a special baited fishing line to catch sharks and then tag and rele<!--ADV_CONTENT-->ase them.
Sharks recently killed two surfers — the first fatal shark attacks along Mexico's Pacific coast in 30 years, according to official records. A third was later wounded near the southwestern resort of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, about 240 miles north of Acapulco.
Leonardo Castillo, a researcher with Mexico's National Fisheries Institute, said scientists will attach transmitters to two sharks and track them by satellite to better understand their behavior and where they lurk.
Fifteen other sharks will get sonar transmitters and 2,000 more will get plastic tags that can be tracked by fishermen, who will be compensated for every tag they turn in and the location where they found it.
Shark experts believe unusually cool sea-surface temperatures could be partly responsible for the attacks, but they also note that a lack of data about sharks in the region makes it difficult to reach conclusions. (Agencies) MSNBC/Reuters
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