Expedition Jacksonville is Underway!

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The crew of the MV OCEARCH pulled away from the Jacksonville dock this morning to sounds of cheers from a group of students from Florida State College at Jacksonville who came down to see the crew off. While Captain Brett McBride and First Mate Todd Goggins went ahead on the contender to scout out the …

Tune into the Shark Channel!

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We’ll be giving you daily updates from Expedition Jacksonville on the Shark Channel! Here’s what happened today aboard the M/V OCEARCH! Follow Expedition Jacksonville from February 23st to March 11th at youtube.com/ocearch, twitter.com/ocearch and on Instagram @ocearch, #expeditionjax.

Big Things Happening with OCEARCH!

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Today was another big day for OCEARCH. Not only did the mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, Alvin Brown hold a press conference to announce the start of Expedition Jacksonville, but students from both the University of North Florida and Jacksonville University come aboard the OCEARCH to learn firsthand about what we do. And not only that, …

OCEARCH Crew Attends Miami International Boat Show

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The past few days the OCEARCH crew has been awfully busy. Not only are they getting ready to embark on their next expedition to Jacksonville, Florida, they just announced a landmark partnership with Caterpillar Inc. ® to fund their expeditions for the next three years. Read more about that announcement here. On top of that …

The OCEARCH/Caterpillar Partnership and Naming Mary Lee

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While Valentine’s Day is a day about love, Thursday Feb. 14th 2013 was about more than that for the OCEARCH crew. It marked a monumental day in the non-profit’s history when they announced their multi-year partnership with Caterpillar Inc.®. This partnership will help propel our organization’s global research on sharks. You can read the full press …

The OCEARCH in New York!

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Before the ship departed to warmer waters in Miami, Florida the crew saw what New York had to offer. They travelled from Stamford, CT down Long Island Sound and around North Brother Island, past Roosevelt Island before they made a stop at the Statue of Liberty. As they journeyed past the New York City skyline, …

The Relationship Between Caterpillar and OCEARCH

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In short, it means anything on the water is possible anywhere in the world!  If one takes a step back and looks at the Cat Global Dealer Network, it’s somewhat mind blowing.  The most powerful support network in the world both on land and at sea. We challenge ourselves to make progress possible for science, …

Tagging Anniversaries

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It is time to celebrate the tagging of 4 of our female Guadalupe White Sharks. These four sharks forever changed the understanding of the life history of the Guadalupe white shark aggregation. All four of them have given us their full two year migratory routes, identifying when and where they breed, where they feed and …