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Where is Daisy? Great white shark's tracker detected in landlocked suburb

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NZ Herald ,
Publish Date
Wed, 31 May 2023, 10:42am
Daisy the great white shark. Photo / Supplied
Daisy the great white shark. Photo / Supplied

Where is Daisy? Great white shark's tracker detected in landlocked suburb

Author
NZ Herald ,
Publish Date
Wed, 31 May 2023, 10:42am

There鈥檚 no sign of celebrity shark Daisy, but the hunt for her missing satellite tracker is narrowing.

Researchers lost Daisy, the great white shark,听听off the Bay of Plenty.

Shark scientist Dr Riley Elliotthad been tracking Daisy and said signals from the 2.75m female shark鈥檚 tag were originally picked up near Matakana Island three days ago.

鈥淚t looks like that鈥檚 where the shark and device parted ways,鈥 he said.

The satellite tag then washed ashore at P膩p膩moa Beach on Monday, and Elliot offered a $100 reward for its return.

It is now in Gate Pa, and not moving.

Elliot says someone probably picked it up, not knowing what it was.

鈥淚t鈥檚 in their house or workplace because I鈥檓 not getting any more detections from it, which can happen if it鈥檚 inside a big metal building.鈥

Elliot is hoping the Gate Pa community will be able to help out and find the device.

Daisy was the first shark tagged in Elliott鈥檚 research project hosted by the Sustainable Ocean Society and backed by public support.

- Natasha Hill, Te Rito journalism cadet

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