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How are shark migrations affected by the current weather pattern?

  • Web Diva
    Leader
    September 17, 2022 2:19 PM CDT

    How the weather, sea surface temperatures, above normal temperatures are affecting the migration of sharks this summer to the upper East Coast.

    https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/scientists-explain-reasons-inc
     
    Among my many topics I enjoy studying and keeping up with is how understanding the mechanisms of sharks, shark attacks, the areas of the countries that sharks tend to migrate too, the types of sharks typical of many beaches and their behaviors overall in different circumstances. I have used https://www.ocearch.org/tracker/ for viewing data for summer after summer. I'm not a fatalist, just fascinated.
     
    The weather does have an effect on where sharks migrate, as well as their food sources. The above link is helpful to understand some of the science of sharks and how they seems to favor different areas of our oceans based on the current SST's (sea surface temperatures, as well as overall weather for each season.
     
    Have you ever thought about how sharks may stay in one location rather then another and how many beaches on both the US East and West coast have somewhat predictable beaches that sharks maintain their stay? Do you ever watch the Discovery channel's Shark related documentaries? To me, very interesting.
     
  • Web Diva
    Leader
    July 12, 2023 12:34 PM CDT
    This is written with some sarcasm in fear of the ocean and it's creatures, however, it does ring true when you are in the ocean you either become part of the food chain or you are at the behest of the strength of ocean currents along with the dangers of the sea itself. Human kind will always have a compelling curiosity that will continue to draw us to the beach and beyond. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dip-ocean-summer-no-thanks-105013421.html Try not to think about the ocean. Because if you're the type of person prone to listless anxiety, a simple question - What's a submersible? Where do orcas live? - might take you to a deep, dark place. A place like the Hadal Zone, named for the Greek god of hell, where there is absolutely no light and the only creatures that can survive the crushing pressure are characterized by their transparent, gooey skin. Or maybe a place in the Gulf of Mexico called the "Hot Tub of Despair," an underwater lake full of methane that kills any organism that enters it. Or perhaps a remote part of the Pacific Ocean that has earned the nickname "White Shark Cafe." The Gulf of Mexico is a complete hot tub in the summer and extremely hotter than normal this year. The White Shark Cafe is in the Pacific ocean. Submersible's are only as safe as the engineers designed them and the technicians that maintain them, in my humble opinion. This is why I don't like to fly either.