Tagged Great Whites in Australia are now set up to automatically send text messages to lifeguards and emergency personnel, according to a story in The Daily Mail.
As the man-eating predators approach shallower waters, the signal they emit will be picked up by a satellite receiver. Minutes later, a text message or email is sent out to scientists, wildlife officials and lifeguards. . . The tracking system set up around Perth in Western Australia is revolutionary because it will track the sharks in ‘real time’, said Rory McAuley a senior scientist with the West Australian Department of Fisheries.
Hopefully, they’re just remove one link for the communication chain and allow surfers to sign up for the messages themselves.
[Link: The Daily Mail]
