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 Technology News | June 2008 
Mexico to Monitor Sharks With Implanted Transmitters After Deadly Attacks
 Associated Press
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| | The operation comes after sharks recently killed two surfers and wounded a third in three separate incidents in less than a month near the southwestern resort of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo. | | |
Acapulco, Mexico – Sharks will be monitored for their behavior off Mexico's Pacific coast to determine why they are swimming so close to land.
Environmental official Nadia Vela says scientists will attach transmitters to the marine predators and track them by satellite.
The operation comes after sharks recently killed two surfers and wounded a third in three separate incidents in less than a month near the southwestern resort of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo.
Vela said Wednesday that federal marine authorities will begin attaching the devices in coming weeks.
Shark expert Jose Castillo says fishermen will use a baited fishing line to catch the sharks. Four men will hold them down on a boat while the transmitters are attached to their dorsal fins. |
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