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Riley Elliott Instagram - So we had a baby girl!!!! ✨ Sailor Jane Elliott ✨ Born 3rd October, 3.3kg. I’ve held baby sharks before, a few human ones here and there, but never have I experienced something quite like this. After an amazing labour by Amber, where she did 3/4 of the labour at home, we were surrounded by the most incredible team of women at North Shore Hospital. I was instructed by our midwife to catch my very own baby girl as she came into the world. From her very first moment in this world she was eyes open, super inquisitive and has been a dream so far, peacefully observing her new world with us. She’s already been in the water with Great Whites for Shark Week (inside mummy), has a wolf for a brother, and will likely live a very oceanic life. Lots of love little Sailor. And Amber, I am and always will be blown away by your strength and beauty xxx
Riley Elliott Instagram - So we had a baby girl!!!! ✨ Sailor Jane Elliott ✨ Born 3rd October, 3.3kg. I’ve held baby sharks before, a few human ones here and there, but never have I experienced something quite like this. After an amazing labour by Amber, where she did 3/4 of the labour at home, we were surrounded by the most incredible team of women at North Shore Hospital. I was instructed by our midwife to catch my very own baby girl as she came into the world. From her very first moment in this world she was eyes open, super inquisitive and has been a dream so far, peacefully observing her new world with us. She’s already been in the water with Great Whites for Shark Week (inside mummy), has a wolf for a brother, and will likely live a very oceanic life. Lots of love little Sailor. And Amber, I am and always will be blown away by your strength and beauty xxx
Riley Elliott Instagram - So we had a baby girl!!!! ✨ Sailor Jane Elliott ✨ Born 3rd October, 3.3kg. I’ve held baby sharks before, a few human ones here and there, but never have I experienced something quite like this. After an amazing labour by Amber, where she did 3/4 of the labour at home, we were surrounded by the most incredible team of women at North Shore Hospital. I was instructed by our midwife to catch my very own baby girl as she came into the world. From her very first moment in this world she was eyes open, super inquisitive and has been a dream so far, peacefully observing her new world with us. She’s already been in the water with Great Whites for Shark Week (inside mummy), has a wolf for a brother, and will likely live a very oceanic life. Lots of love little Sailor. And Amber, I am and always will be blown away by your strength and beauty xxx
Riley Elliott Instagram - So we had a baby girl!!!! ✨ Sailor Jane Elliott ✨ Born 3rd October, 3.3kg. I’ve held baby sharks before, a few human ones here and there, but never have I experienced something quite like this. After an amazing labour by Amber, where she did 3/4 of the labour at home, we were surrounded by the most incredible team of women at North Shore Hospital. I was instructed by our midwife to catch my very own baby girl as she came into the world. From her very first moment in this world she was eyes open, super inquisitive and has been a dream so far, peacefully observing her new world with us. She’s already been in the water with Great Whites for Shark Week (inside mummy), has a wolf for a brother, and will likely live a very oceanic life. Lots of love little Sailor. And Amber, I am and always will be blown away by your strength and beauty xxx
Riley Elliott Instagram - So we had a baby girl!!!! ✨ Sailor Jane Elliott ✨ Born 3rd October, 3.3kg. I’ve held baby sharks before, a few human ones here and there, but never have I experienced something quite like this. After an amazing labour by Amber, where she did 3/4 of the labour at home, we were surrounded by the most incredible team of women at North Shore Hospital. I was instructed by our midwife to catch my very own baby girl as she came into the world. From her very first moment in this world she was eyes open, super inquisitive and has been a dream so far, peacefully observing her new world with us. She’s already been in the water with Great Whites for Shark Week (inside mummy), has a wolf for a brother, and will likely live a very oceanic life. Lots of love little Sailor. And Amber, I am and always will be blown away by your strength and beauty xxx
Riley Elliott Instagram - So we had a baby girl!!!! ✨ Sailor Jane Elliott ✨ Born 3rd October, 3.3kg. I’ve held baby sharks before, a few human ones here and there, but never have I experienced something quite like this. After an amazing labour by Amber, where she did 3/4 of the labour at home, we were surrounded by the most incredible team of women at North Shore Hospital. I was instructed by our midwife to catch my very own baby girl as she came into the world. From her very first moment in this world she was eyes open, super inquisitive and has been a dream so far, peacefully observing her new world with us. She’s already been in the water with Great Whites for Shark Week (inside mummy), has a wolf for a brother, and will likely live a very oceanic life. Lots of love little Sailor. And Amber, I am and always will be blown away by your strength and beauty xxx
Riley Elliott Instagram - I’m going to be a dad! So stoked to have got to a point in this journey where Amber and I feel confident enough to share our joy, because the biggest thing learnt so far, has been the realities behind trying. I feel like I have a new found sensitivity, likely in part to aid in becoming a father but also because I have felt so powerless in the hurdles my incredible wife has overcome. Miscarriages are things I had never heard much about, but when you are unlucky and experience them, you realise you are not alone and in fact so many friends have run the same road at times. For those who haven’t had to, I do not mean to take anything away from your experiences, I imagine and will likely see that creating a human that then entirely depends on you is hard enough. This will hopefully be our next chapter. But up to this point all I can say is that women are so incredibly strong, so driven, and so capable. It’s really hard when you as a guy feel like the car driving alongside the railway tracks and it’s starting to sway. What I’ve learned so far is all you can do is be a rock of support and tell them that everything will be alright. Seeing tears rush from my wife at our half way scan, being happy tears, made the journey all worth it. To all those mums and ones to be, you are amazing. None of us would be here without you. To all those dads, I can’t wait for dad group chat lol. My next big task before the baby comes is to figure out how I juggle my existing 6year old wolf who never likes sharing the back seat!
Riley Elliott Instagram - I’m going to be a dad! So stoked to have got to a point in this journey where Amber and I feel confident enough to share our joy, because the biggest thing learnt so far, has been the realities behind trying. I feel like I have a new found sensitivity, likely in part to aid in becoming a father but also because I have felt so powerless in the hurdles my incredible wife has overcome. Miscarriages are things I had never heard much about, but when you are unlucky and experience them, you realise you are not alone and in fact so many friends have run the same road at times. For those who haven’t had to, I do not mean to take anything away from your experiences, I imagine and will likely see that creating a human that then entirely depends on you is hard enough. This will hopefully be our next chapter. But up to this point all I can say is that women are so incredibly strong, so driven, and so capable. It’s really hard when you as a guy feel like the car driving alongside the railway tracks and it’s starting to sway. What I’ve learned so far is all you can do is be a rock of support and tell them that everything will be alright. Seeing tears rush from my wife at our half way scan, being happy tears, made the journey all worth it. To all those mums and ones to be, you are amazing. None of us would be here without you. To all those dads, I can’t wait for dad group chat lol. My next big task before the baby comes is to figure out how I juggle my existing 6year old wolf who never likes sharing the back seat!
Riley Elliott Instagram - I’m going to be a dad! So stoked to have got to a point in this journey where Amber and I feel confident enough to share our joy, because the biggest thing learnt so far, has been the realities behind trying. I feel like I have a new found sensitivity, likely in part to aid in becoming a father but also because I have felt so powerless in the hurdles my incredible wife has overcome. Miscarriages are things I had never heard much about, but when you are unlucky and experience them, you realise you are not alone and in fact so many friends have run the same road at times. For those who haven’t had to, I do not mean to take anything away from your experiences, I imagine and will likely see that creating a human that then entirely depends on you is hard enough. This will hopefully be our next chapter. But up to this point all I can say is that women are so incredibly strong, so driven, and so capable. It’s really hard when you as a guy feel like the car driving alongside the railway tracks and it’s starting to sway. What I’ve learned so far is all you can do is be a rock of support and tell them that everything will be alright. Seeing tears rush from my wife at our half way scan, being happy tears, made the journey all worth it. To all those mums and ones to be, you are amazing. None of us would be here without you. To all those dads, I can’t wait for dad group chat lol. My next big task before the baby comes is to figure out how I juggle my existing 6year old wolf who never likes sharing the back seat!
Riley Elliott Instagram - I’m going to be a dad! So stoked to have got to a point in this journey where Amber and I feel confident enough to share our joy, because the biggest thing learnt so far, has been the realities behind trying. I feel like I have a new found sensitivity, likely in part to aid in becoming a father but also because I have felt so powerless in the hurdles my incredible wife has overcome. Miscarriages are things I had never heard much about, but when you are unlucky and experience them, you realise you are not alone and in fact so many friends have run the same road at times. For those who haven’t had to, I do not mean to take anything away from your experiences, I imagine and will likely see that creating a human that then entirely depends on you is hard enough. This will hopefully be our next chapter. But up to this point all I can say is that women are so incredibly strong, so driven, and so capable. It’s really hard when you as a guy feel like the car driving alongside the railway tracks and it’s starting to sway. What I’ve learned so far is all you can do is be a rock of support and tell them that everything will be alright. Seeing tears rush from my wife at our half way scan, being happy tears, made the journey all worth it. To all those mums and ones to be, you are amazing. None of us would be here without you. To all those dads, I can’t wait for dad group chat lol. My next big task before the baby comes is to figure out how I juggle my existing 6year old wolf who never likes sharing the back seat!
Riley Elliott Instagram - I’m going to be a dad! So stoked to have got to a point in this journey where Amber and I feel confident enough to share our joy, because the biggest thing learnt so far, has been the realities behind trying. I feel like I have a new found sensitivity, likely in part to aid in becoming a father but also because I have felt so powerless in the hurdles my incredible wife has overcome. Miscarriages are things I had never heard much about, but when you are unlucky and experience them, you realise you are not alone and in fact so many friends have run the same road at times. For those who haven’t had to, I do not mean to take anything away from your experiences, I imagine and will likely see that creating a human that then entirely depends on you is hard enough. This will hopefully be our next chapter. But up to this point all I can say is that women are so incredibly strong, so driven, and so capable. It’s really hard when you as a guy feel like the car driving alongside the railway tracks and it’s starting to sway. What I’ve learned so far is all you can do is be a rock of support and tell them that everything will be alright. Seeing tears rush from my wife at our half way scan, being happy tears, made the journey all worth it. To all those mums and ones to be, you are amazing. None of us would be here without you. To all those dads, I can’t wait for dad group chat lol. My next big task before the baby comes is to figure out how I juggle my existing 6year old wolf who never likes sharing the back seat!
Riley Elliott Instagram - The incredible clip of the moment @jimipartingtonsdx experienced the full potential of an adult Great White shark but walked away unharmed. This clip comes from one of the best @sharkweek shows I have ever seen, Great White Open Ocean, created by @jeff_kurr also featuring @animalbrandon and @dickie_chivell with filming by @liquid_action_films It’s such an amazing story for me because it showcases someone with true talent and passion for working with animals. @jimipartingtonsdx brings the nature kid out in all of us when watching this, the lust to understand wild animals and even the largest and most dangerous of them. And even after such a potentially life threatening encounter, he had the knowledge and experience to look down, spot the shark and swim for the boat but then the most important part, tell us that he chose to put himself there, in a plastic box, where the shark continually started testing him and it, and how the shark recognised when he wasn’t looking and came in full tilt to test, likely what the cage was and why Jimi was in it. There’s no blame on the shark from Jimi nor anyone, rather the only blame is the pure intrigue to learn more about animals and how far one can go to do that. If you haven’t seen this show it is amazing. So well shot and edited, incredible music that emotionally connects you to what it is that draws us to swim with sharks, and it’s a tale of passion, determination and a guy who will be back working with sharks because that’s who he is. Thanks @sharkweek for enabling the creation of some pure magic here. Congrats to the team involved and all the best Jimi on the recovery. #sharkweek
Riley Elliott Instagram - @sharkweek starts on the 24th July on @discovery This is my most viral clip ever captured for sharks. I am not sure why? Can you tell me? I think it’s because it raises questions. Why is this Mako biting the boat? And this is why I love doing #sharkweek every year, as it empowers myself and many of my shark passionate friends, to go to all corners of the globe to explore, discover and share the amazing world of sharks. Be sure to tune in on @discovery and @discoveryplus from the 24th June if you are in the northern hemisphere ;) This year my team undertook an incredibly challenging task of finding where Great whites and Makos overlap in Nz in Great White vs Mako #underwatershots #underwaterpics #underwaterphotography #Freediving training #apnea #freedive #marinelife #waterman #freedivingphotography #uwpics #freedivers #freedivephoto #flfreedivers #watermen #uwphoto #uwphotographer #sharkskin #sharkdiver #sharkies #sharkfin #sharklife #underwatershots #freedivingart #shark #JAWS #photooftheday #canon #gopro #oceancitymaryland @shark.day @discoversharks @sharksdaily @wildlifepage @ocean @ocean_magazine @oceanarmor @spotmydive @divingphoto @passportocean @finalliance @underwaterstuffs @angels.of.the.sea @spearfish.and.freedive.world @sp.f2 @spearchannel @spearfishing.reviews @natgeoadventure @gopro @goproanz @redbull @redbullnz @roam @tentree @letswander @starfish.and.freedoms.world
Riley Elliott Instagram - The third Great White shark has been tagged!!! Mananui is named by Te Whānau a Tauwhao, the Hapū of the area where she was tagged. She is a female Great White shark, 3.2m in length, making her the largest Great White tagged so far. Her presence was awe inspiring, in size and demeanour. She wears battle scars and scratches, but was cautious and calculated. This prestige led to her naming; Mananui is the inshore headland of Bowentown, looking over the area she was tagged. Mananui was a stronghold Pā site protecting Te Whānau a Tauwhao people. This Great White was identified through fishermen photos by Dr Elliott, as having resided in this area for the last three summers and thus, like Mananui the Pā, she represents a stronghold presence of prestige and great mana. At this size she is classified as a sub-adult, which means she is no longer a juvenile, but is not reproductively mature. Generally at this size/age, Great Whites’ metabolism speeds up, requiring them to feed on seals. Their teeth widen for hunting this prey, compared to more needle-like teeth of juveniles which eat fish. Mananui is now on the Great White App so follow her movements live every time she surfaces. This tag was offered as a Koha to the local Iwi of this area, who culturally respect the Moana and animals which reside in it. The presence of Great Whites in their area is seen as a blessing, as Māori myth and legend depict the Great White as a guardian of people, with the legendary Mangoroa being a Great White which was placed into the night sky becoming the Milky Way as we see it today. I was humbled to have the local Hapū Te Whanau a Tauwhao bless my Waka with a Karakia for its voyage in tagging Great Whites in this Moana. While it may look intense tagging her, you will see that the specific tag placement is as non invasive as it gets in this field of work and that’s reflected by the fact that she turned right around and continued to bless us with her interactions for several hours. And thank you to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz @seadek for their support in enabling this Waka to do her mission.
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Riley Elliott Instagram - A very exciting Great White project I am launching this summer in NZ and YOU can be directly involved by sponsoring a shark’s satellite tag, naming it, receiving scientific insight on what it does and where it goes anywhere in NZ and the world! More than this, the data will be shared live to the public via an incredible philanthropic web application created by @earthrangertech so that we can all learn about where these animals go, what they do, and of most importance, how their movement and behaviour overlaps with our own. This type of information sharing has proven effective around the world to allow for better coexistence with these apex predators. So please check out the link in my bio for a full run down of how and why this project has come about and send us an email through that link if you are interested in sponsoring a shark to be tagged this summer! :) Note the mapped images are example data showing you how the web application will work and display shark data
Riley Elliott Instagram - A very exciting Great White project I am launching this summer in NZ and YOU can be directly involved by sponsoring a shark’s satellite tag, naming it, receiving scientific insight on what it does and where it goes anywhere in NZ and the world! More than this, the data will be shared live to the public via an incredible philanthropic web application created by @earthrangertech so that we can all learn about where these animals go, what they do, and of most importance, how their movement and behaviour overlaps with our own. This type of information sharing has proven effective around the world to allow for better coexistence with these apex predators. So please check out the link in my bio for a full run down of how and why this project has come about and send us an email through that link if you are interested in sponsoring a shark to be tagged this summer! :) Note the mapped images are example data showing you how the web application will work and display shark data
Riley Elliott Instagram - A very exciting Great White project I am launching this summer in NZ and YOU can be directly involved by sponsoring a shark’s satellite tag, naming it, receiving scientific insight on what it does and where it goes anywhere in NZ and the world! More than this, the data will be shared live to the public via an incredible philanthropic web application created by @earthrangertech so that we can all learn about where these animals go, what they do, and of most importance, how their movement and behaviour overlaps with our own. This type of information sharing has proven effective around the world to allow for better coexistence with these apex predators. So please check out the link in my bio for a full run down of how and why this project has come about and send us an email through that link if you are interested in sponsoring a shark to be tagged this summer! :) Note the mapped images are example data showing you how the web application will work and display shark data
Riley Elliott Instagram - A very exciting Great White project I am launching this summer in NZ and YOU can be directly involved by sponsoring a shark’s satellite tag, naming it, receiving scientific insight on what it does and where it goes anywhere in NZ and the world! More than this, the data will be shared live to the public via an incredible philanthropic web application created by @earthrangertech so that we can all learn about where these animals go, what they do, and of most importance, how their movement and behaviour overlaps with our own. This type of information sharing has proven effective around the world to allow for better coexistence with these apex predators. So please check out the link in my bio for a full run down of how and why this project has come about and send us an email through that link if you are interested in sponsoring a shark to be tagged this summer! :) Note the mapped images are example data showing you how the web application will work and display shark data
Riley Elliott Instagram - A very exciting Great White project I am launching this summer in NZ and YOU can be directly involved by sponsoring a shark’s satellite tag, naming it, receiving scientific insight on what it does and where it goes anywhere in NZ and the world! More than this, the data will be shared live to the public via an incredible philanthropic web application created by @earthrangertech so that we can all learn about where these animals go, what they do, and of most importance, how their movement and behaviour overlaps with our own. This type of information sharing has proven effective around the world to allow for better coexistence with these apex predators. So please check out the link in my bio for a full run down of how and why this project has come about and send us an email through that link if you are interested in sponsoring a shark to be tagged this summer! :) Note the mapped images are example data showing you how the web application will work and display shark data
Riley Elliott Instagram - A very exciting Great White project I am launching this summer in NZ and YOU can be directly involved by sponsoring a shark’s satellite tag, naming it, receiving scientific insight on what it does and where it goes anywhere in NZ and the world! More than this, the data will be shared live to the public via an incredible philanthropic web application created by @earthrangertech so that we can all learn about where these animals go, what they do, and of most importance, how their movement and behaviour overlaps with our own. This type of information sharing has proven effective around the world to allow for better coexistence with these apex predators. So please check out the link in my bio for a full run down of how and why this project has come about and send us an email through that link if you are interested in sponsoring a shark to be tagged this summer! :) Note the mapped images are example data showing you how the web application will work and display shark data
Riley Elliott Instagram - Today the Coroner’s report was released for the tragic shark fatality in Bowentown NZ Jan 2021. I really struggle to post about this, but I wanted to ensure accurate information and context was provided in this case, and the ongoing presence of Great Whites in this area, especially with summer approaching. I live just up the coast from Bowentown, I surf, I dive, and I have friends and family who play in the sea too. I am also a shark biologist, specialised in shark behaviour.I have worked in ‘conflict regions’ where GWs overlap with people, and can result in adverse interactions. In some places they thought nets, hooks and guns were the answer. Scientific studies showed it wasn’t. Technology, research and the public communication of information through modern media is the answer and has been proven successful in places like California, NSW Australia and S Africa. With this in mind I submitted to the Department of Conservation for a permit to tag and track this protected species, in order to emulate the successful projects I have been involved with or witnessed overseas. The permit was given in June 2022, and now the ‘Great White Project’ is underway.  Without Government funding for this area of research in NZ, I called on the NZ public to empower such a project by sponsoring satellite tags that enable us to determine what the sharks are doing and where, and how that overlaps with us. So far 8 / 20 permitted tags have been sponsored and naming rights given. What’s amazing for everyone is the ‘Great White App’ coming soon, which will, free to the public, allow you to visually see where the sharks are, and through scientific insight being added, what they are doing in relation to us.In this way we can hopefully reduce risks for us and for sharks, by utilising technology. I feel for the family and friends of Kaelah, the lifeguards and doctors on site, but as Kiwis I know that we respect nature and the wild animals in it.  If you want to learn more about the sharks in this region, and/or support the generation of knowledge by sponsoring and naming a shark, please go to www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz link in my bio.
Riley Elliott Instagram - A juvenile Great White washed up on Ripiro beach on New Zealand’s w coast with what looks to be an Orca predation, with an incision to extract the nutrient rich liver. This is something Orca in Nz have done for a long time with shark species. Compared to the highly covered S Africa incidences, in Nz its generally been stingray and other shark species, as documented by Orca specialist Dr Ingrid Visser and Steve Hathaway. While this has likely occurred with White sharks in Nz due to their presence, this is of the first to wash up. The area this occurred in is coastal to a well known GW nursery, the Kaipara harbour as documented by Dr Clinton Duffy. It reflects why harbours are used as nursery grounds for shelter and plentiful small food sources for young juveniles. Going outside can pose more risk not only to predation but also coastal set nets and kontiki fishing lines which regularly catch juvenile white sharks. This is one of the reasons for my GW tagging project in NE NZ, in order to better understand the habitat use of this critical age demographic. Not only for the predation but also bycatch through fishing. Given this potential orca kill is a rare find I don’t feel a need to worry about GW displacement seen in S Africa and documented by @alisontowner but it is critical to obtain baseline understanding of shark distribution to measure any potential affect of Orca predation or fishing practises. The most important observation from images thanks to David Cameron, is the shark had its head removed by people. I mention this as its illegal to kill, harm or disturb a live white shark but also to tamper with a dead one. It is a legal requirement to report accidental capture of GWs to the Department of Conservation so that they can continue to protect this species. Orca predation aside, there have been several human induced fatalities of GWs in NE NZ where I am starting a tagging study so please ensure you visibly monitor set nets, don’t set near aggregations of GWs and meet legal requirements for length and naming floats. If you want to support the Great White tagging study in the NE NZ region this summer go to the link in my bio
Riley Elliott Instagram - A juvenile Great White washed up on Ripiro beach on New Zealand’s w coast with what looks to be an Orca predation, with an incision to extract the nutrient rich liver. This is something Orca in Nz have done for a long time with shark species. Compared to the highly covered S Africa incidences, in Nz its generally been stingray and other shark species, as documented by Orca specialist Dr Ingrid Visser and Steve Hathaway. While this has likely occurred with White sharks in Nz due to their presence, this is of the first to wash up. The area this occurred in is coastal to a well known GW nursery, the Kaipara harbour as documented by Dr Clinton Duffy. It reflects why harbours are used as nursery grounds for shelter and plentiful small food sources for young juveniles. Going outside can pose more risk not only to predation but also coastal set nets and kontiki fishing lines which regularly catch juvenile white sharks. This is one of the reasons for my GW tagging project in NE NZ, in order to better understand the habitat use of this critical age demographic. Not only for the predation but also bycatch through fishing. Given this potential orca kill is a rare find I don’t feel a need to worry about GW displacement seen in S Africa and documented by @alisontowner but it is critical to obtain baseline understanding of shark distribution to measure any potential affect of Orca predation or fishing practises. The most important observation from images thanks to David Cameron, is the shark had its head removed by people. I mention this as its illegal to kill, harm or disturb a live white shark but also to tamper with a dead one. It is a legal requirement to report accidental capture of GWs to the Department of Conservation so that they can continue to protect this species. Orca predation aside, there have been several human induced fatalities of GWs in NE NZ where I am starting a tagging study so please ensure you visibly monitor set nets, don’t set near aggregations of GWs and meet legal requirements for length and naming floats. If you want to support the Great White tagging study in the NE NZ region this summer go to the link in my bio
Riley Elliott Instagram - A juvenile Great White washed up on Ripiro beach on New Zealand’s w coast with what looks to be an Orca predation, with an incision to extract the nutrient rich liver. This is something Orca in Nz have done for a long time with shark species. Compared to the highly covered S Africa incidences, in Nz its generally been stingray and other shark species, as documented by Orca specialist Dr Ingrid Visser and Steve Hathaway. While this has likely occurred with White sharks in Nz due to their presence, this is of the first to wash up. The area this occurred in is coastal to a well known GW nursery, the Kaipara harbour as documented by Dr Clinton Duffy. It reflects why harbours are used as nursery grounds for shelter and plentiful small food sources for young juveniles. Going outside can pose more risk not only to predation but also coastal set nets and kontiki fishing lines which regularly catch juvenile white sharks. This is one of the reasons for my GW tagging project in NE NZ, in order to better understand the habitat use of this critical age demographic. Not only for the predation but also bycatch through fishing. Given this potential orca kill is a rare find I don’t feel a need to worry about GW displacement seen in S Africa and documented by @alisontowner but it is critical to obtain baseline understanding of shark distribution to measure any potential affect of Orca predation or fishing practises. The most important observation from images thanks to David Cameron, is the shark had its head removed by people. I mention this as its illegal to kill, harm or disturb a live white shark but also to tamper with a dead one. It is a legal requirement to report accidental capture of GWs to the Department of Conservation so that they can continue to protect this species. Orca predation aside, there have been several human induced fatalities of GWs in NE NZ where I am starting a tagging study so please ensure you visibly monitor set nets, don’t set near aggregations of GWs and meet legal requirements for length and naming floats. If you want to support the Great White tagging study in the NE NZ region this summer go to the link in my bio
Riley Elliott Instagram - A juvenile Great White washed up on Ripiro beach on New Zealand’s w coast with what looks to be an Orca predation, with an incision to extract the nutrient rich liver. This is something Orca in Nz have done for a long time with shark species. Compared to the highly covered S Africa incidences, in Nz its generally been stingray and other shark species, as documented by Orca specialist Dr Ingrid Visser and Steve Hathaway. While this has likely occurred with White sharks in Nz due to their presence, this is of the first to wash up. The area this occurred in is coastal to a well known GW nursery, the Kaipara harbour as documented by Dr Clinton Duffy. It reflects why harbours are used as nursery grounds for shelter and plentiful small food sources for young juveniles. Going outside can pose more risk not only to predation but also coastal set nets and kontiki fishing lines which regularly catch juvenile white sharks. This is one of the reasons for my GW tagging project in NE NZ, in order to better understand the habitat use of this critical age demographic. Not only for the predation but also bycatch through fishing. Given this potential orca kill is a rare find I don’t feel a need to worry about GW displacement seen in S Africa and documented by @alisontowner but it is critical to obtain baseline understanding of shark distribution to measure any potential affect of Orca predation or fishing practises. The most important observation from images thanks to David Cameron, is the shark had its head removed by people. I mention this as its illegal to kill, harm or disturb a live white shark but also to tamper with a dead one. It is a legal requirement to report accidental capture of GWs to the Department of Conservation so that they can continue to protect this species. Orca predation aside, there have been several human induced fatalities of GWs in NE NZ where I am starting a tagging study so please ensure you visibly monitor set nets, don’t set near aggregations of GWs and meet legal requirements for length and naming floats. If you want to support the Great White tagging study in the NE NZ region this summer go to the link in my bio
Riley Elliott Instagram - This is how a 12foot Mako shark introduces itself when you jump into the deep blue sea with it after hours of chumming. To be honest it’s pretty polite at this stage, it had already rammed the boat, smashed the engines, tried to bite us up on the swim step and then @abc4explore and myself had to balls up and get in. But from a sharks perspective, it’s turned up wondering where the foods at. It’s the wide open ocean where foods hard to get. Then two weird creatures jump in and it needs to figure out what they are. Luckily Andy had a large camera to block the avalanche of razor blades heading for his crotch, and my tiny Harry Potter wand was just able to turn the shark away. But wow this was likely the most amazing experience I have had with a mature Mako. When they are this big they eat things way bigger than us, being swordfish and marlin, so the hours of amazing encounters that happened after this reflects how polite and smart this girl was. If you want to see some epic Mako action, coupled with Great Whites, be sure to tune into Great White Vs Mako Friday 29th at 9pm on @sharkweek on @discovery and @discoveryplus
Riley Elliott Instagram - Did you know that this is how the vast majority of Mako shark ‘attacks’ happen. Because people love to see them fly and even those less intellectual or respectful, just catch them for fun. The good thing about a Mako is they have an attitude like no other and will even turn back at the boat and come at you once they feel the hook. Everything aside, I think you deserve a shark attack like this if you disrespect an apex predator but by no means should it be counted as a shark attack in the general sense. Great news is many fishing tournaments no longer encourage or reward shark catches and instead when sharks are accidentally caught, they are tagged and released.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Epic post from @juansharks seeing ‘me’ again. This rad as male they called Riley Words by @juansharks Would you dive with the king? This shark ID Riley @oneoceandiving named after shark scientist @thelifeofrileynz This is only larger adult male that we have seen in over 20 years. We see juvenile male tiger sharks but not adults. My theory is that Riley pushes all the males out of the area kinda like how male lions do in a pride. Tiger sharks don’t really pack up like lions do and are more nomadic but Riley for sure is keeping all the other males his size out of this coast coast line either because of competition or territory reasons. He has been hanging out this week and sightings today on the 9am charter. #TurnFearIntoFacts #ApexPredatorNotMonster #sharkidriley #weneedsharks #tigershark #oahulife #haleiwa
Riley Elliott Instagram - The shark forecast is spicy today with Mako sharks landing on boats out front of my house today! Good to see these fishermen @churchyschartersnz were respectful enough not to try and go up there to protect their window wipers but rather wait for the highly intelligent mako to realise it got the gymnastics routine wrong and wiggle back in. In all honestly and seriousness this is unfortunately the most common way ‘shark attacks’ by Mako sharks happen. When they are hooked on a line, and start to go airborne in panic and effort to rid this foreign thing in their jaw and they sometimes land in the boat. As stated by these fishermen, they were happy it didn’t land in the back of the boat as that’s a whole different kettle of fish. If you are jigging or live baiting for kingfish, this is usually when catching Mako can occur. It’s a difficult scenario as you do NOT want the shark to take a bunch of line, and you panic and cut the nylon, because that shark will tow that deadly line around for the rest of its life, slowly but surely becoming entangled. On the other hand many people are scared of getting close to a shark, which is fair enough, and will now be a bit more afraid of one landing in the boat. But best practise if you hook a shark is to get it to the boat safely and respectfully and cut the nylon right beside the hook. This keeps the shark in the water, you safe on the boat and the hook will rust out easy as. The better practise is to try and avoid catching sharks where possible by not intentionally hooking one that comes around the boat, as it’s just not worth the risks, to you or the shark. Overall the greater message is, this was likely an experience that made men feel a little bit scared for a moment, then likely some empathy for what is a literal fish out of water, then some relief when it got back in, for their sake and the sharks. And that’s all good vibes. But as someone who’s had a Great White jump in the back of their boat once before, it can be a much riskier experience, so remember, respect the ocean, wear a life jacket, watch the weather, and get a coastguard membership as the sea itself is far more dangerous than even a shark on your boat ;)
Riley Elliott Instagram - The shark forecast is spicy today with Mako sharks landing on boats out front of my house today! Good to see these fishermen @churchyschartersnz were respectful enough not to try and go up there to protect their window wipers but rather wait for the highly intelligent mako to realise it got the gymnastics routine wrong and wiggle back in. In all honestly and seriousness this is unfortunately the most common way ‘shark attacks’ by Mako sharks happen. When they are hooked on a line, and start to go airborne in panic and effort to rid this foreign thing in their jaw and they sometimes land in the boat. As stated by these fishermen, they were happy it didn’t land in the back of the boat as that’s a whole different kettle of fish. If you are jigging or live baiting for kingfish, this is usually when catching Mako can occur. It’s a difficult scenario as you do NOT want the shark to take a bunch of line, and you panic and cut the nylon, because that shark will tow that deadly line around for the rest of its life, slowly but surely becoming entangled. On the other hand many people are scared of getting close to a shark, which is fair enough, and will now be a bit more afraid of one landing in the boat. But best practise if you hook a shark is to get it to the boat safely and respectfully and cut the nylon right beside the hook. This keeps the shark in the water, you safe on the boat and the hook will rust out easy as. The better practise is to try and avoid catching sharks where possible by not intentionally hooking one that comes around the boat, as it’s just not worth the risks, to you or the shark. Overall the greater message is, this was likely an experience that made men feel a little bit scared for a moment, then likely some empathy for what is a literal fish out of water, then some relief when it got back in, for their sake and the sharks. And that’s all good vibes. But as someone who’s had a Great White jump in the back of their boat once before, it can be a much riskier experience, so remember, respect the ocean, wear a life jacket, watch the weather, and get a coastguard membership as the sea itself is far more dangerous than even a shark on your boat ;)
Riley Elliott Instagram - I didn’t create a shark app to try and scare surfers. I created it because I am a surfer. I was afraid of sharks as a surfer. It’s easy to be a tough guy and think a good shark is a dead shark, from the safety of a boat. But try acting like that sitting on a polystyrene board, chest deep in the sharks’ domain. My thoughts were either stick with ignorance is bliss and just walk blind in the savannahs, so to speak. Or learn what a shark is, how they behave, when and where they are dangerous and apply this info out of respect to this capable predator, given I am literally playing in its hunting ground. Choosing the latter has taken me all around the world. I’ve dived with almost every single large shark species and I am still here. But I am still afraid of sharks. And it’s ok to be afraid of an apex predator. You should be. It’s natural instinct. How we react to fear is the important thing. Malice is wrong and short lived and generally only possible from cowards on a boat. Respectfully informed and accepting of self instigated risk is the reality surfers should take, and most do. The Great White app may be scary to some, but I guarantee you that in the long run, knowing what’s out there is more beneficial to you and those animals. I think it’s important to walk the talk in this day and age. I love to surf and I love learning about sharks. I have had nothing but positive feedback about the Great White tracking. I see it as similar to a ski slope, where you are provided with information about risk and then you choose where to go play. How do you feel about it? Images by @jimagesnz
Riley Elliott Instagram - I didn’t create a shark app to try and scare surfers. I created it because I am a surfer. I was afraid of sharks as a surfer. It’s easy to be a tough guy and think a good shark is a dead shark, from the safety of a boat. But try acting like that sitting on a polystyrene board, chest deep in the sharks’ domain. My thoughts were either stick with ignorance is bliss and just walk blind in the savannahs, so to speak. Or learn what a shark is, how they behave, when and where they are dangerous and apply this info out of respect to this capable predator, given I am literally playing in its hunting ground. Choosing the latter has taken me all around the world. I’ve dived with almost every single large shark species and I am still here. But I am still afraid of sharks. And it’s ok to be afraid of an apex predator. You should be. It’s natural instinct. How we react to fear is the important thing. Malice is wrong and short lived and generally only possible from cowards on a boat. Respectfully informed and accepting of self instigated risk is the reality surfers should take, and most do. The Great White app may be scary to some, but I guarantee you that in the long run, knowing what’s out there is more beneficial to you and those animals. I think it’s important to walk the talk in this day and age. I love to surf and I love learning about sharks. I have had nothing but positive feedback about the Great White tracking. I see it as similar to a ski slope, where you are provided with information about risk and then you choose where to go play. How do you feel about it? Images by @jimagesnz
Riley Elliott Instagram - I didn’t create a shark app to try and scare surfers. I created it because I am a surfer. I was afraid of sharks as a surfer. It’s easy to be a tough guy and think a good shark is a dead shark, from the safety of a boat. But try acting like that sitting on a polystyrene board, chest deep in the sharks’ domain. My thoughts were either stick with ignorance is bliss and just walk blind in the savannahs, so to speak. Or learn what a shark is, how they behave, when and where they are dangerous and apply this info out of respect to this capable predator, given I am literally playing in its hunting ground. Choosing the latter has taken me all around the world. I’ve dived with almost every single large shark species and I am still here. But I am still afraid of sharks. And it’s ok to be afraid of an apex predator. You should be. It’s natural instinct. How we react to fear is the important thing. Malice is wrong and short lived and generally only possible from cowards on a boat. Respectfully informed and accepting of self instigated risk is the reality surfers should take, and most do. The Great White app may be scary to some, but I guarantee you that in the long run, knowing what’s out there is more beneficial to you and those animals. I think it’s important to walk the talk in this day and age. I love to surf and I love learning about sharks. I have had nothing but positive feedback about the Great White tracking. I see it as similar to a ski slope, where you are provided with information about risk and then you choose where to go play. How do you feel about it? Images by @jimagesnz
Riley Elliott Instagram - I didn’t create a shark app to try and scare surfers. I created it because I am a surfer. I was afraid of sharks as a surfer. It’s easy to be a tough guy and think a good shark is a dead shark, from the safety of a boat. But try acting like that sitting on a polystyrene board, chest deep in the sharks’ domain. My thoughts were either stick with ignorance is bliss and just walk blind in the savannahs, so to speak. Or learn what a shark is, how they behave, when and where they are dangerous and apply this info out of respect to this capable predator, given I am literally playing in its hunting ground. Choosing the latter has taken me all around the world. I’ve dived with almost every single large shark species and I am still here. But I am still afraid of sharks. And it’s ok to be afraid of an apex predator. You should be. It’s natural instinct. How we react to fear is the important thing. Malice is wrong and short lived and generally only possible from cowards on a boat. Respectfully informed and accepting of self instigated risk is the reality surfers should take, and most do. The Great White app may be scary to some, but I guarantee you that in the long run, knowing what’s out there is more beneficial to you and those animals. I think it’s important to walk the talk in this day and age. I love to surf and I love learning about sharks. I have had nothing but positive feedback about the Great White tracking. I see it as similar to a ski slope, where you are provided with information about risk and then you choose where to go play. How do you feel about it? Images by @jimagesnz
Riley Elliott Instagram - So I told @abc4explore "mate sorry forgot to tell you, we are about to dive with tiger sharks in a place where no one has intentially done so before, and there's more under there than any place on earth, and there a massive food source that has them all super competitive" He said "come on mate I've done 85 or something shark weeks, nothing can be new to me" Neither of us said this but there is some truth in the statements @sharkweek starts in just five days time!!!!! Tune into @discovery on the 29th July for #sharksofheadstonehell to see what we got ourselves into
Riley Elliott Instagram - Unfortunately Mananui has lost her tag - BUT - thanks to massive local effort, she lost it back at home in the Tauranga Harbour and we have got it back!!! Thanks to local kid Sebana, who along with dozens of other people, ventured out in the rain to find this expensive piece of science. These tags were used because of their non-invasive method of attachment, whereby the shark doesn't need to be caught in order to attach it. The method does however make the tags susceptible to being pulled out, and when we have had unprecedented flooding in NZ, the amount of debris, like logs and trees in the water, is more than ever. This is likely what pulled out Mananui's tag. She was named by the local Maori Hapu reflecting her great mana and prestige. The four months we tracked her gave us some incredible and novel insight as to the lives of these Great White sharks which have historically been rare or absent in this region. Firstly it is pretty clear that something special is occurring in this harbour, being home to a 3.2m Great white. Then we have seen how floods made the sharks leave the area, Mananui heading north and around the north cape to the west coast! But then to return all the way back to the exact place we tagged her, is just truly incredible. It shows the migration capabilities and awareness, and it cements the definition of the harbour as a nursery area, where return residency, reflects the incredible ecosystem it offers. What we also see is an awesome human community, funding tags, eager to learn and literally getting out there to help. Thanks to all who searched for the tag. I am so grateful for the support. And I will endeavour to re-deploy the tag on Mananui asap
Riley Elliott Instagram - The Great White App coming soon. Check out the linked article to see how you can be directly involved. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/great-white-app-to-track-and-advise-on-safe-water/S3AI6VSUTJ3TPFGNQFF5DTJCSM/
Riley Elliott Instagram - @jimipartingtonsdx at his best interacting with a massive Great White in Nz in a way that takes a true talent to do. This looks gnarly and aggressive but it’s as gentle as a Great White gets. The shark kept coming back time after time for more contact. When you touch the nose of a shark you stimulate its electroreceptors seemingly giving it a stimulus they find enjoyable or at least interesting enough to come back for more. This clip is from one of the best shows I have seen on @sharkweek called Great White Open Ocean, created by one of the incredible OGs of sharkweek @jeff_kurr It beautifully illustrates a natural talent with animals that @jimipartingtonsdx has and the extent he and our shark week group goes to in order to reveal the full spectrum of shark behaviour. Get well Jimi. The entire shark community will see you back doing this stuff again soon. Be sure to check out @sharkweek on @discovery and @discoveryplus Epic clip by @dickie_chivell
Riley Elliott Instagram - A weekend of crazy context!! Friday, speak to hundreds of school kids about the importance of sharks and our oceans thanks to @mazda_nz and our annual Treemendous circuit. Saturday: attend the boat show to highlight the incredible support I have had from @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @seadek who put together a boat package which has enabled the Great White Project in NZ and a @sharkweek show to be released this summer. Also to share my occupational journey with the next generation of kids, encouraging following your passion with the necessity of working hard. Sunday: turn up to a Hollywood set to work with the awesome Jason Momoa @prideofgypsies sharing a passion for the ocean, it’s incredible creatures, the cultural connections with it. Jason is obviously a hugely successful actor but he was more so a genuine, kind at heart, incredibly hard working man who had friends and family on set and I was stoked to have been invited by him! He also made me have a massive bonus fan girl moment by inviting two of my favourite ocean legends on set - @mikecoots who is an incredible photographer and shark ambassador, having lost a leg to a Tiger shark attack, Mike is such a powerful messenger of pro shark appreciation. And @kimi_swimmy an incredible women who is so humble and kind that you fully recognise what living in the ocean does for one’s personality. A ray of complete sunshine and one which inspired my lovely wife @amberandfriendsphoto to become a mother in the face of fear of losing one’s identity or ability to play in the sea. So powerful have been Kimi’s stories that I read up on the incredible Haenyeo women freedivers from Jeju and Amber created Project Hapū aimed at showcasing how incredible women are through pregnancy and ocean lives. After such a weekend of massive context shifts from Hollywood to school classrooms, I think the highlight will always be the sharing of knowledge and information with others, in efforts to improve the world around us. The shiny stuff can be nice but the natural world is what keeps us alive
Riley Elliott Instagram - A weekend of crazy context!! Friday, speak to hundreds of school kids about the importance of sharks and our oceans thanks to @mazda_nz and our annual Treemendous circuit. Saturday: attend the boat show to highlight the incredible support I have had from @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @seadek who put together a boat package which has enabled the Great White Project in NZ and a @sharkweek show to be released this summer. Also to share my occupational journey with the next generation of kids, encouraging following your passion with the necessity of working hard. Sunday: turn up to a Hollywood set to work with the awesome Jason Momoa @prideofgypsies sharing a passion for the ocean, it’s incredible creatures, the cultural connections with it. Jason is obviously a hugely successful actor but he was more so a genuine, kind at heart, incredibly hard working man who had friends and family on set and I was stoked to have been invited by him! He also made me have a massive bonus fan girl moment by inviting two of my favourite ocean legends on set - @mikecoots who is an incredible photographer and shark ambassador, having lost a leg to a Tiger shark attack, Mike is such a powerful messenger of pro shark appreciation. And @kimi_swimmy an incredible women who is so humble and kind that you fully recognise what living in the ocean does for one’s personality. A ray of complete sunshine and one which inspired my lovely wife @amberandfriendsphoto to become a mother in the face of fear of losing one’s identity or ability to play in the sea. So powerful have been Kimi’s stories that I read up on the incredible Haenyeo women freedivers from Jeju and Amber created Project Hapū aimed at showcasing how incredible women are through pregnancy and ocean lives. After such a weekend of massive context shifts from Hollywood to school classrooms, I think the highlight will always be the sharing of knowledge and information with others, in efforts to improve the world around us. The shiny stuff can be nice but the natural world is what keeps us alive
Riley Elliott Instagram - A weekend of crazy context!! Friday, speak to hundreds of school kids about the importance of sharks and our oceans thanks to @mazda_nz and our annual Treemendous circuit. Saturday: attend the boat show to highlight the incredible support I have had from @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @seadek who put together a boat package which has enabled the Great White Project in NZ and a @sharkweek show to be released this summer. Also to share my occupational journey with the next generation of kids, encouraging following your passion with the necessity of working hard. Sunday: turn up to a Hollywood set to work with the awesome Jason Momoa @prideofgypsies sharing a passion for the ocean, it’s incredible creatures, the cultural connections with it. Jason is obviously a hugely successful actor but he was more so a genuine, kind at heart, incredibly hard working man who had friends and family on set and I was stoked to have been invited by him! He also made me have a massive bonus fan girl moment by inviting two of my favourite ocean legends on set - @mikecoots who is an incredible photographer and shark ambassador, having lost a leg to a Tiger shark attack, Mike is such a powerful messenger of pro shark appreciation. And @kimi_swimmy an incredible women who is so humble and kind that you fully recognise what living in the ocean does for one’s personality. A ray of complete sunshine and one which inspired my lovely wife @amberandfriendsphoto to become a mother in the face of fear of losing one’s identity or ability to play in the sea. So powerful have been Kimi’s stories that I read up on the incredible Haenyeo women freedivers from Jeju and Amber created Project Hapū aimed at showcasing how incredible women are through pregnancy and ocean lives. After such a weekend of massive context shifts from Hollywood to school classrooms, I think the highlight will always be the sharing of knowledge and information with others, in efforts to improve the world around us. The shiny stuff can be nice but the natural world is what keeps us alive
Riley Elliott Instagram - The GREAT WHITE APP is here! Over the past several weeks I have been on the water trying to deploy satellite tags on Great White sharks in NE New Zealand. Through the incredible generosity of the NZ public, 16 tags have been sponsored. Two Great Whites have been tagged so far, Daisy and Takami, making history as the first ever tagged in this region. If you visit www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz on any device, you will land in the Great White App. This has been developed thanks to @earthrangertech and The Dream Factory and it's free to the entire world. I will endeavour to tag more Great Whites in the New Year, and ongoing, in order for us to not only generate novel scientific data critical to the conservation of this endangered and protected species, but also to provide public information to empower a greater understanding of how our recreation activities may overlap with theirs; the ultimate goal being a healthy respect and level of co-existence which ensures we get to enjoy the ocean, and they continue to live in it, providing key ecosystem services. There's plenty of information on the App, below the map, regarding how to use it, how detection locations are obtained and why some appear to be on land at times. Thank you to the NZ public who sponsored tags; the first two being Daisy by Jane Mowbray, and Takami by Mazda NZ Thank you to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @seadek @mazda_nz Hunter Signs Ltd for supporting this project and ongoing marine exploration through the vessels and accessories.
Riley Elliott Instagram - We found Daisy's tag!!!! Thank you to everyone who put the word out, shared the posts, searched the beaches, told your relatives, amazing work. Long story short, I got a phone call a day ago from a lovely lady called Leanne in Gate Pa, who said her flat mate David found it while walking his dog Thor along the beach. David and Thor search for rubbish every day along the beaches, to keep NZ clean, and stumbled across this weird device. He brought it home, shared the intrigue with Leanne, but the next day they had a hospital appointment and were away for a few days. Understandably they were out of the loop for a time (the days you were all sharing the questions where Daisy's tag was), and so when they got home, they turned on their phones and holy cow, saw the messages everywhere on social media, the news, the paper etc etc thanks to all of you! And then I got the call. The following day I visited them, who were huge shark fans, both grew up in the JAWS era, but both however love what sharks stand for and do in the oceans, and they were so stoked to have brought Daisy's tag back to the Great White Project. Next step, find Daisy 🙂 and continue to learn about her and other Great Whites sharks starting to share the waves with us in NE NZ. Thank you so so much for all of your support. This project wouldn't have even got off the ground without the amazing NZ public, so thank you, and to all the media and news agencies for helping share the information.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Daisy the Great White has made an incredible journey. She was first tagged inside the northern end of Tauranga Harbour, by Bowentown and then was tracked to the eastern BOP by the East Cape where she resided for some weeks in a very refined area, likely feeding on spawning schools of fish. Now in a matter of days she has returned to the Tauranga Harbour this time through the southern channel beside the Mt. She is presumably learning the extent of her home range which at present is determined by prey availability of fish and rays, before she matures into a sun adult and may eventually migrate south to seal colonies. If you want to check out the tracks in detail go to www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz of which the link is in my bio. Pretty incredible movement for this young Great White shark. Please be aware of such movements in your recreation, especially with where you fish or set nets as this is an endangered and protected animal. Please also be aware of where you fish or dispose of fish product to ensure it does not overlap with where people swim, otherwise we can increase the overlap with feeding sharks. What is pretty incredible, whether you want to know or not, is that in the height of summer holidays this animal is sharing the waters we play in. Clearly it’s not a JAWs monster but rather an integral part of an ocean ecosystem we play in and feed from. The more we can learn how and when and why each of our species use certain areas, the more we can ensure co-existence in our stunning marine environment.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Daisy the Great White has made an incredible journey. She was first tagged inside the northern end of Tauranga Harbour, by Bowentown and then was tracked to the eastern BOP by the East Cape where she resided for some weeks in a very refined area, likely feeding on spawning schools of fish. Now in a matter of days she has returned to the Tauranga Harbour this time through the southern channel beside the Mt. She is presumably learning the extent of her home range which at present is determined by prey availability of fish and rays, before she matures into a sun adult and may eventually migrate south to seal colonies. If you want to check out the tracks in detail go to www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz of which the link is in my bio. Pretty incredible movement for this young Great White shark. Please be aware of such movements in your recreation, especially with where you fish or set nets as this is an endangered and protected animal. Please also be aware of where you fish or dispose of fish product to ensure it does not overlap with where people swim, otherwise we can increase the overlap with feeding sharks. What is pretty incredible, whether you want to know or not, is that in the height of summer holidays this animal is sharing the waters we play in. Clearly it’s not a JAWs monster but rather an integral part of an ocean ecosystem we play in and feed from. The more we can learn how and when and why each of our species use certain areas, the more we can ensure co-existence in our stunning marine environment.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Daisy the Great White has made an incredible journey. She was first tagged inside the northern end of Tauranga Harbour, by Bowentown and then was tracked to the eastern BOP by the East Cape where she resided for some weeks in a very refined area, likely feeding on spawning schools of fish. Now in a matter of days she has returned to the Tauranga Harbour this time through the southern channel beside the Mt. She is presumably learning the extent of her home range which at present is determined by prey availability of fish and rays, before she matures into a sun adult and may eventually migrate south to seal colonies. If you want to check out the tracks in detail go to www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz of which the link is in my bio. Pretty incredible movement for this young Great White shark. Please be aware of such movements in your recreation, especially with where you fish or set nets as this is an endangered and protected animal. Please also be aware of where you fish or dispose of fish product to ensure it does not overlap with where people swim, otherwise we can increase the overlap with feeding sharks. What is pretty incredible, whether you want to know or not, is that in the height of summer holidays this animal is sharing the waters we play in. Clearly it’s not a JAWs monster but rather an integral part of an ocean ecosystem we play in and feed from. The more we can learn how and when and why each of our species use certain areas, the more we can ensure co-existence in our stunning marine environment.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Daisy the Great White has made an incredible journey. She was first tagged inside the northern end of Tauranga Harbour, by Bowentown and then was tracked to the eastern BOP by the East Cape where she resided for some weeks in a very refined area, likely feeding on spawning schools of fish. Now in a matter of days she has returned to the Tauranga Harbour this time through the southern channel beside the Mt. She is presumably learning the extent of her home range which at present is determined by prey availability of fish and rays, before she matures into a sun adult and may eventually migrate south to seal colonies. If you want to check out the tracks in detail go to www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz of which the link is in my bio. Pretty incredible movement for this young Great White shark. Please be aware of such movements in your recreation, especially with where you fish or set nets as this is an endangered and protected animal. Please also be aware of where you fish or dispose of fish product to ensure it does not overlap with where people swim, otherwise we can increase the overlap with feeding sharks. What is pretty incredible, whether you want to know or not, is that in the height of summer holidays this animal is sharing the waters we play in. Clearly it’s not a JAWs monster but rather an integral part of an ocean ecosystem we play in and feed from. The more we can learn how and when and why each of our species use certain areas, the more we can ensure co-existence in our stunning marine environment.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Daisy the Great White has made an incredible journey. She was first tagged inside the northern end of Tauranga Harbour, by Bowentown and then was tracked to the eastern BOP by the East Cape where she resided for some weeks in a very refined area, likely feeding on spawning schools of fish. Now in a matter of days she has returned to the Tauranga Harbour this time through the southern channel beside the Mt. She is presumably learning the extent of her home range which at present is determined by prey availability of fish and rays, before she matures into a sun adult and may eventually migrate south to seal colonies. If you want to check out the tracks in detail go to www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz of which the link is in my bio. Pretty incredible movement for this young Great White shark. Please be aware of such movements in your recreation, especially with where you fish or set nets as this is an endangered and protected animal. Please also be aware of where you fish or dispose of fish product to ensure it does not overlap with where people swim, otherwise we can increase the overlap with feeding sharks. What is pretty incredible, whether you want to know or not, is that in the height of summer holidays this animal is sharing the waters we play in. Clearly it’s not a JAWs monster but rather an integral part of an ocean ecosystem we play in and feed from. The more we can learn how and when and why each of our species use certain areas, the more we can ensure co-existence in our stunning marine environment.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Update from the #greatwhiteapp Some amazing movements of late. The infamous Daisy continues to hangout off Matakana Island, with locations just a few days ago. Takami has not signalled in over a month but this is not unusual for these sharks. She may just be within the harbour foraging on Demersal/ ground based prey and thus not surfacing for a signal. The big news is Mananui which has made an incredible migration all the way around the north cape and onto the West coast! She is now along the 90mile Beach coast. Note her latest location is on land but the accuracy of this location is 1200m meaning she is just very near the coast. Stay tuned to see where she goes next. But this is an incredible migration so far so stay tuned on the Great White app at www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz or now available on the Google Play store for android phones at a $4.99 price which is a fee that will contribute to the continued research expenses incurred in this tagging project. We are working very hard to get the app on the Apple Play store so stay tuned for that! But the Great White app will always be free on the Sustainable Ocean Society website. Thank you to our supporters for this project being @extremeboats.nz @mazda_nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @seadek @stoneycreeksportfishing
Riley Elliott Instagram - A fascinating time in NZ for ocean life. This time of year we get the E Aus current pushing down our warm summer water. Already we have had sea snakes, turtles and migratory birds turn up. Also Great whites popping up in harbours likely pupping. This map shows an awesome Tiger shark I have followed for a long time, tagged by Australian scientists at Norfolk Island after we did a @sharkweek show the year prior, emphasising the need to study these animals and they did a great job tagging a bunch which you can follow on the @ocearch app. It’s my silent addiction watching where these sharks move and as you can see by the sea temperature map, this shark is moving towards NZ with that descending warm water. Tiger sharks generally reside within water over 22’C and this shark is doing just that. We used to have many records of Tigers caught out at Mayor island but research shows they generally stay deep and so are rarely seen. But I’ve also seen photos of baby Tigers caught in the Hauraki Gulf just off Auckland CBD which shows some novel and unprecedented pupping behaviour. Long story short, satellite tracking provides some amazing insight into animals and that is the endeavour of my Great White project, where people can sponsor a shark, name it, and a soon to be released website will allow anyone to follow their movements. It’s good for the sharks through scientific conservation but also for us, to best educate ourselves on where we may wish to swim. If you are interested in sponsoring a great white go to www.sustainableocean society.co.nz link in my bio
Riley Elliott Instagram - A fascinating time in NZ for ocean life. This time of year we get the E Aus current pushing down our warm summer water. Already we have had sea snakes, turtles and migratory birds turn up. Also Great whites popping up in harbours likely pupping. This map shows an awesome Tiger shark I have followed for a long time, tagged by Australian scientists at Norfolk Island after we did a @sharkweek show the year prior, emphasising the need to study these animals and they did a great job tagging a bunch which you can follow on the @ocearch app. It’s my silent addiction watching where these sharks move and as you can see by the sea temperature map, this shark is moving towards NZ with that descending warm water. Tiger sharks generally reside within water over 22’C and this shark is doing just that. We used to have many records of Tigers caught out at Mayor island but research shows they generally stay deep and so are rarely seen. But I’ve also seen photos of baby Tigers caught in the Hauraki Gulf just off Auckland CBD which shows some novel and unprecedented pupping behaviour. Long story short, satellite tracking provides some amazing insight into animals and that is the endeavour of my Great White project, where people can sponsor a shark, name it, and a soon to be released website will allow anyone to follow their movements. It’s good for the sharks through scientific conservation but also for us, to best educate ourselves on where we may wish to swim. If you are interested in sponsoring a great white go to www.sustainableocean society.co.nz link in my bio
Riley Elliott Instagram - A fascinating time in NZ for ocean life. This time of year we get the E Aus current pushing down our warm summer water. Already we have had sea snakes, turtles and migratory birds turn up. Also Great whites popping up in harbours likely pupping. This map shows an awesome Tiger shark I have followed for a long time, tagged by Australian scientists at Norfolk Island after we did a @sharkweek show the year prior, emphasising the need to study these animals and they did a great job tagging a bunch which you can follow on the @ocearch app. It’s my silent addiction watching where these sharks move and as you can see by the sea temperature map, this shark is moving towards NZ with that descending warm water. Tiger sharks generally reside within water over 22’C and this shark is doing just that. We used to have many records of Tigers caught out at Mayor island but research shows they generally stay deep and so are rarely seen. But I’ve also seen photos of baby Tigers caught in the Hauraki Gulf just off Auckland CBD which shows some novel and unprecedented pupping behaviour. Long story short, satellite tracking provides some amazing insight into animals and that is the endeavour of my Great White project, where people can sponsor a shark, name it, and a soon to be released website will allow anyone to follow their movements. It’s good for the sharks through scientific conservation but also for us, to best educate ourselves on where we may wish to swim. If you are interested in sponsoring a great white go to www.sustainableocean society.co.nz link in my bio
Riley Elliott Instagram - Another Great White shark has been tagged and is on the Great White App! It’s name is SWAJ - named by sponsors who wanted to help reverse the JAWS mentality - and what better a shark than this amazing 1.4m long, less than one year old new born. A very novel shark to tag. She is the second I have seen in this area which reflects how important it is for the species. On the same day as I tagged this shark I unfortunately also got news that Takami’s tag was torn off by a fishing longline put out off the beach using a kontiki. From the report it would appear that Takami interacted with the line, either for its bait or a fish that was hooked, and she got hooked herself and panicked, becoming entangled. She broke free but the tag got snagged on the longline which was recovered when they reeled it in. I am very grateful for the guys reporting it to me and are sending the tag back for re-deployment later. It is not their fault at all, as they were just tying to catch a feed in what is a very low bycatch manner. It has however become a more common source of juvenile GW interactions. These men were doing the right thing, watching their longline so they could have released any bycatch that may occur. It appears Takami got away ok but I am gutted that we won’t be able to follow her movements anymore. This tagging project is designed to help us learn more about their critical habitat so that we can ensure we don’t adversely interact with them and vice versa. At this stage however, as seen through Takami and in tagging SWAJ, a baby Gw, it would appear that they are vulnerable little sharks likely facing greater risks day to day from fishing interactions. Please don’t use set nets in areas with larger animal presence and if you accidentally hook a shark on a line, please cut the line at the hook and release the shark immediately while it remains in the water. If it’s a GW this is a legal obligation and you must report it to DOC. The Great White App is now available on the Google store for Android, for a small fee that supports the running of this project. It is being developed for Apple asap and it as always is available free to view at sustainableoceansociety.co.nz
Riley Elliott Instagram - Two of the craziest things I have ever seen in one clip! Firstly and yes, that's a Mako shark POOPING! And secondly yes that's a Mako shark with a deformed jaw structure ;( It's coming up to @sharkweek on @discvoery and @discoveryplus July 24th sooooooo it's time to learn some interesting shark stuff. Shark Poo is rarely captured on camera, but as with all of us, it happens on the reg. Shark Poo is unique however in that unlike ours, it comes out super fine, almost like dust. This is because sharks are so highly evolved that they have a special digestive system called the Spiral Valve. Their intestinal tract is shorter than ours, so the Spiral Valve retains food in the intestine longer, digesting it more efficiently and thus extracting greater nutrients out of it, meaning that they do not need to eat as regularly as us to gather required energy!!!! How amazing. What's cooler is that shark poo is full of critical micronutrients like Iron, which stimulate Primary Production and thus tackle climate change through carbon absorption. So in short, shark poo is saving the planet :) The 2nd shark - not such a fun story. It has likely been caught by fishermen damaging its jaw via a hook and line. BUT the good news is this shark is amazingly still fit and healthy. Also if you see a shark with hooks in its mouth, it can actually be a good thing as it reflects the work of ethical fishermen who release sharks caught by accident, alive bysimply cutting the line. The shark lives on, the hooks rust out and everybody wins, because remember without shark poo climate change wins, and also that Primary Production gives us half the air we breathe! So a side note for those fishers who kill sharks for a $1 hook - is that worth half the air you breathe? Footage shot on location during @sharkweek with myself and @Andy B Casagrande IV thanks to an epic @gopro rig
Riley Elliott Instagram - Another Great White shark has been tagged and is on the Great White App! It’s name is SWAJ - named by sponsors who wanted to help reverse the JAWS mentality - and what better a shark than this amazing 1.4m long, less than one year old new born. A very novel shark to tag. She is the second I have seen in this area which reflects how important it is for the species. On the same day as I tagged this shark I unfortunately also got news that Takami’s tag was torn off by a fishing longline put out off the beach using a kontiki. From the report it would appear that Takami interacted with the line, either for its bait or a fish that was hooked, and she got hooked herself and panicked, becoming entangled. She broke free but the tag got snagged on the longline which was recovered when they reeled it in. I am very grateful for the guys reporting it to me and are sending the tag back for re-deployment later. It is not their fault at all, as they were just tying to catch a feed in what is a very low bycatch manner. It has however become a more common source of juvenile GW interactions. These men were doing the right thing, watching their longline so they could have released any bycatch that may occur. It appears Takami got away ok but I am gutted that we won’t be able to follow her movements anymore. This tagging project is designed to help us learn more about their critical habitat so that we can ensure we don’t adversely interact with them and vice versa. At this stage however, as seen through Takami and in tagging SWAJ, a baby Gw, it would appear that they are vulnerable little sharks likely facing greater risks day to day from fishing interactions. Please don’t use set nets in areas with larger animal presence and if you accidentally hook a shark on a line, please cut the line at the hook and release the shark immediately while it remains in the water. If it’s a GW this is a legal obligation and you must report it to DOC. The Great White App is now available on the Google store for Android, for a small fee that supports the running of this project. It is being developed for Apple asap and it as always is available free to view at sustainableoceansociety.co.nz
Riley Elliott Instagram - The morning ritual of wake up, coffee in hand but rather than straight to the newspaper, now I am all about seeing where the Great Whites are and wow Mananui has made an incredible mission up the Coromandel Coast, passed my house and to the Mercury Bay Islands. Where to next for this shark??? Keep an eye on the Great White App (link in my bio)
Riley Elliott Instagram - The morning ritual of wake up, coffee in hand but rather than straight to the newspaper, now I am all about seeing where the Great Whites are and wow Mananui has made an incredible mission up the Coromandel Coast, passed my house and to the Mercury Bay Islands. Where to next for this shark??? Keep an eye on the Great White App (link in my bio)
Riley Elliott Instagram - The morning ritual of wake up, coffee in hand but rather than straight to the newspaper, now I am all about seeing where the Great Whites are and wow Mananui has made an incredible mission up the Coromandel Coast, passed my house and to the Mercury Bay Islands. Where to next for this shark??? Keep an eye on the Great White App (link in my bio)
Riley Elliott Instagram - The morning ritual of wake up, coffee in hand but rather than straight to the newspaper, now I am all about seeing where the Great Whites are and wow Mananui has made an incredible mission up the Coromandel Coast, passed my house and to the Mercury Bay Islands. Where to next for this shark??? Keep an eye on the Great White App (link in my bio)
Riley Elliott Instagram - The morning ritual of wake up, coffee in hand but rather than straight to the newspaper, now I am all about seeing where the Great Whites are and wow Mananui has made an incredible mission up the Coromandel Coast, passed my house and to the Mercury Bay Islands. Where to next for this shark??? Keep an eye on the Great White App (link in my bio)
Riley Elliott Instagram - After a week on the water here is a brief summary of what I have found during Project Great White. Thank you to all the people who have sponsored tags. You have funded 14 so far!!! Which is just amazing. Six more to be sponsored so go to www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz (link in bio) if you want to sponsor and name a shark. The Great White App is in its final stages of development. And I will be doing another week of tagging effort to try and deploy more. But will be taking a break over the Xmas holidays and then will be back at it so we can learn more about these sharks. Thank you so much to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @mazda_nz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz and @seadek for enabling me to get out here and do this novel research, for us and for the sharks.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Do you live in the Papamoa Beach area? Can you help me find a Shark Tag??? $100 reward :) Free after school entertainment for kids and dogs lol Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Do you live in the Papamoa Beach area? Can you help me find a Shark Tag??? $100 reward :) Free after school entertainment for kids and dogs lol Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Do you live in the Papamoa Beach area? Can you help me find a Shark Tag??? $100 reward :) Free after school entertainment for kids and dogs lol Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Do you live in the Papamoa Beach area? Can you help me find a Shark Tag??? $100 reward :) Free after school entertainment for kids and dogs lol Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Do you live in the Papamoa Beach area? Can you help me find a Shark Tag??? $100 reward :) Free after school entertainment for kids and dogs lol Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Do you live in the Papamoa Beach area? Can you help me find a Shark Tag??? $100 reward :) Free after school entertainment for kids and dogs lol Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.
Riley Elliott Instagram - So cool to have been asked by @prideofgypsies to share some science Jason is one of the most humble dudes I’ve ever met, and his respect for the sea and sharks in it was evident through the other awesome guests he hand picked, including @kimi_swimmy and @mikecoots as well as his awesome shark tattoos and general Polynesian respect for the Moana. Happy #sharkweek everyone
Riley Elliott Instagram - Incredible!!!! SWAJ (jaws in reverse) the last remaining tag transmitting at this point has migrated!!!!! After four months of hanging out in Doubtless bay this baby Great White has made a huge migration to Port Waikato!!!! Incredible to see not only the clear nursery areas utilised like Doubtless bay (in the circle) this baby GW only four feet long has now popped up on the West coast. Absolutely incredible stuff. We would not know any of this without the amazing public support of the Great White Project. Thanks to Hughes Hallett and Vipond Endeavours for sponsoring SWAJ. And I will be making best efforts to tag more GWs and get the other tags we recovered thanks to you, back out on those sharks and more. Cheers everyone. Amazing work
Riley Elliott Instagram - Shark courtship behaviour! It’s like they know to go into the deep away from sight to do the deed, but something I plan to capture this summer as the mature animals come into the shallows
Riley Elliott Instagram - Tonight Watch Clash of Killers: Great White vs Mako, Friday at 9p ET on @Discovery and @discoveryplus #SharkWeek This was such an extreme adventure on the high seas trying to follow the migration of two open ocean predators. Be sure to tune in for some incredible shark action and insane New Zealand landscapes with myself and @saminthewild_ Thanks to @radleystudios Sigi @wazzagreen @liquid_action_films George @billy.turner98 Tony Spear @sharkexperiencebluff and Sean Kelly
Riley Elliott Instagram - Tonight Watch Clash of Killers: Great White vs Mako, Friday at 9p ET on @Discovery and @discoveryplus #SharkWeek This was such an extreme adventure on the high seas trying to follow the migration of two open ocean predators. Be sure to tune in for some incredible shark action and insane New Zealand landscapes with myself and @saminthewild_ Thanks to @radleystudios Sigi @wazzagreen @liquid_action_films George @billy.turner98 Tony Spear @sharkexperiencebluff and Sean Kelly
Riley Elliott Instagram - Tonight Watch Clash of Killers: Great White vs Mako, Friday at 9p ET on @Discovery and @discoveryplus #SharkWeek This was such an extreme adventure on the high seas trying to follow the migration of two open ocean predators. Be sure to tune in for some incredible shark action and insane New Zealand landscapes with myself and @saminthewild_ Thanks to @radleystudios Sigi @wazzagreen @liquid_action_films George @billy.turner98 Tony Spear @sharkexperiencebluff and Sean Kelly
Riley Elliott Instagram - Happy Int Women’s Day !!! To all the incredible ladies out there and to my personal fave, I’m so proud of you, your passion and talent, which has blossomed into an ever growing career. Your compassion and understanding which empowers and supports not only yourself but also me. Big love to you and the successes past present and future. And most of all thanks for encouraging other woman to pursue whatever industry they desire and show us men how powerful and capable you all are xxx
Riley Elliott Instagram - Happy Int Women’s Day !!! To all the incredible ladies out there and to my personal fave, I’m so proud of you, your passion and talent, which has blossomed into an ever growing career. Your compassion and understanding which empowers and supports not only yourself but also me. Big love to you and the successes past present and future. And most of all thanks for encouraging other woman to pursue whatever industry they desire and show us men how powerful and capable you all are xxx
Riley Elliott Instagram - Happy Int Women’s Day !!! To all the incredible ladies out there and to my personal fave, I’m so proud of you, your passion and talent, which has blossomed into an ever growing career. Your compassion and understanding which empowers and supports not only yourself but also me. Big love to you and the successes past present and future. And most of all thanks for encouraging other woman to pursue whatever industry they desire and show us men how powerful and capable you all are xxx
Riley Elliott Instagram - Happy Int Women’s Day !!! To all the incredible ladies out there and to my personal fave, I’m so proud of you, your passion and talent, which has blossomed into an ever growing career. Your compassion and understanding which empowers and supports not only yourself but also me. Big love to you and the successes past present and future. And most of all thanks for encouraging other woman to pursue whatever industry they desire and show us men how powerful and capable you all are xxx
Riley Elliott Instagram - Happy Int Women’s Day !!! To all the incredible ladies out there and to my personal fave, I’m so proud of you, your passion and talent, which has blossomed into an ever growing career. Your compassion and understanding which empowers and supports not only yourself but also me. Big love to you and the successes past present and future. And most of all thanks for encouraging other woman to pursue whatever industry they desire and show us men how powerful and capable you all are xxx
Riley Elliott Instagram - Merry Xmas
Riley Elliott Instagram - With quite a bit of media about sharks in the water over this NZ summer, I figured it was appropriate to show the sharks’ perspective. Believe it or not, sharks want nothing to do with us. There has been an increase in sightings over summer, but this is simply a result of amazing weather and clear calm ocean conditions allowing us to see them more often. We shouldn’t forget this is where they live. When humans pull on a speedo and splash around it can draw a sharks attention to approach. But as their senses are made for the ocean, they generally will determine ‘it’s one of those dangerous human things’ and turn away well before we see them. Whether it be a paddle boarder or an oblivious swimmer, the reason for this is because these bronze whaler sharks, as pictured and throughout Nz media stories, are fish eaters. They hunt at dusk and dawn and much like us, are then simply sun bathing and relaxing in the shallow waves which provide ample oxygen in the white water. They know humans can be dangerous, as they interact with us regularly when we compete for fish. And this, the fish, is really the only factor that can cause them to be dangerous to us. If we dump fish carcasses where people swim, or if we wrestle with them while spear fishing, they can become like dogs, and in pack mentality, make mistakes. These mistakes are generally always through OUR creation of events. Moral of the story, don’t freak out to see a shark in the sea. It’s already seen you and as pictured likely swimming away. But respect the fact that if you overlap with their food, plus murky water with yourself or worse, a person unbeknown to a situation you catalysed, mistakes can happen. Just as they would if you feed a dog under the table so to speak ;) While it may look scary seeing these interactions, I will post more to show you how polite sharks really are if respected. Which is pretty admirable given humans have killed off 70% of the world’s large sharks over the last 50 years! Check out more imagery and story in the news at six tonight in Nz :) Enjoy your summer and be sure to manage the much greater risk in the sea - drowning. Swim between the flags and wear a lifejacket.
Riley Elliott Instagram - I am so excited to have co-created, produced and presented @discovery 's first ever #SharkWeek series. #SharkAcademy starting THIS Sunday July 11th streaming every night of @sharkweek on @discoveryplus. I can not thank enough, all the amazing people who made this possible. Firstly @doubleactproductions Alastair Cook and Will Cross, and the almighty Jo Locke who all enabled this alongside the Incredible and visionary crew @discovery @discoveryplus and @animalplanet Amy and Nancy especially thank you for seeing the potential in this novel show. Thank you so much to my co-hosts @kokocuvier @mattsmukall @andremusgrove without you guys I'm sure someone would have got nipped. Your professionalism allowed me to get my producer hat on and know that you had things under control in water. Thanks so so much to @biminisharklab and all of your crew who were the workhorses for the field time and provided a real back bone of science which we partook in and made the substance for the show, incredible work you do there, thanks @chelleblaisphoto Thanks to all of the amazing crew on set for 12 weeks, leaving family behind to make this happen. I can't name you all but the skills each of you brought made essential pieces of the puzzle come together. Thank you to the Bahamian Government and locals who took us in and showed us a great time. And lastly, thank you to all those people who applied for this series. I personally watched all 897 of your 5minute application videos. It was so humbling to see so many people keen on a concept dear to my heart. The eight of you that got selected, @renslatter @juliana.velezg @sophia.carmela @theadventuresof5k @bradbenedict Ryan @cassidymccabe and @austinguard wow you guys did so so well. No bullshit, I didn't expect anyone to do as well as they did, you each blew me away. And of course thanks to my wife @amberandfriendsphotography for letting me go to the Bahamas for 12 weeks I dedicate this show to @reefhunter as he was first to show me the Bahamas and it's sharks and became a true and incredible friend.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Awesome to see SWAJ giving us some new detections, even in the middle of massive storm swells. Hard to tell if the baby GW is running from the storm or is seeking out the most epic waves it has to offer. Judging from Mananui, currently on the west coasts 90mile beach, and the fact Daisy has gone ‘underground’, with no surfacing detections in a while, the trajectory of SWAJ may suggest they are getting sick of the east coasts storms and floodwaters which would likely make visual hunting difficult. Much to learn but one thing is for sure, this has been an unprecedented stormy summer.
Riley Elliott Instagram - Incredible movement patterns by SWAJ which are almost mirror images of Mananui’s migration to the West Coast’s 90mile beach. This is fascinating for several reasons. Firstly these are two totally different demographics/ages. SWAJ is a new born GW which should be residing in nursery ground areas, which in theory would have suggested she stayed within or at close proximity to Tauranga Harbour. So has she been forced out of the region due to a murky flood water harbour so dirty she can’t visually hunt, or perhaps GW nursery range is larger than theorised. Secondly, why this specific path, so similar to Mananui? We know that sharks can migrate entire oceans and therefore are able to accurately navigate, so perhaps there are key features or ‘road signs’ used by both sharks. If so, what is amazing is that the ability to read these is pure instinct as baby GWs receive no parental guidance. The other option for such paths & one I looked into to ensure it wasn’t the case, is these are human tracks and the shark and tag are on a boat! I feared this with Mananui, in seeing such direct paths and when she then went into Whangarei port area. But with both tags I receive temperature and wet/dry sensor data which show that they are not on a boat, and are in fact just doing something that’s almost unbelievable. What is a very real risk however, is several of the hotspot bays these sharks are visiting, are some of the areas where a recent NIWA fishery report showed that 53 GWs had been killed over the past decade as bycatch in commercial set nets/gill nets. Furthermore we’ve seen dozens either caught or wash up dead after recreational set nets and longlines have entangled GWs. Takami showed us first hand, the very real gauntlet that these sharks run each day. I am not against fishing at all, and fishers in general aren’t against sharks, and if they are they should know that more sharks mean healthier populations of fish they are after. So the common goal should be to identify areas of critical habitat for these endangered GWs and contrast that with human induced risk to them & us, as that can empower an informed ability to co-exist. That is the GW Projects goal
Riley Elliott Instagram - Incredible movement patterns by SWAJ which are almost mirror images of Mananui’s migration to the West Coast’s 90mile beach. This is fascinating for several reasons. Firstly these are two totally different demographics/ages. SWAJ is a new born GW which should be residing in nursery ground areas, which in theory would have suggested she stayed within or at close proximity to Tauranga Harbour. So has she been forced out of the region due to a murky flood water harbour so dirty she can’t visually hunt, or perhaps GW nursery range is larger than theorised. Secondly, why this specific path, so similar to Mananui? We know that sharks can migrate entire oceans and therefore are able to accurately navigate, so perhaps there are key features or ‘road signs’ used by both sharks. If so, what is amazing is that the ability to read these is pure instinct as baby GWs receive no parental guidance. The other option for such paths & one I looked into to ensure it wasn’t the case, is these are human tracks and the shark and tag are on a boat! I feared this with Mananui, in seeing such direct paths and when she then went into Whangarei port area. But with both tags I receive temperature and wet/dry sensor data which show that they are not on a boat, and are in fact just doing something that’s almost unbelievable. What is a very real risk however, is several of the hotspot bays these sharks are visiting, are some of the areas where a recent NIWA fishery report showed that 53 GWs had been killed over the past decade as bycatch in commercial set nets/gill nets. Furthermore we’ve seen dozens either caught or wash up dead after recreational set nets and longlines have entangled GWs. Takami showed us first hand, the very real gauntlet that these sharks run each day. I am not against fishing at all, and fishers in general aren’t against sharks, and if they are they should know that more sharks mean healthier populations of fish they are after. So the common goal should be to identify areas of critical habitat for these endangered GWs and contrast that with human induced risk to them & us, as that can empower an informed ability to co-exist. That is the GW Projects goal
Riley Elliott Instagram - Incredible movement patterns by SWAJ which are almost mirror images of Mananui’s migration to the West Coast’s 90mile beach. This is fascinating for several reasons. Firstly these are two totally different demographics/ages. SWAJ is a new born GW which should be residing in nursery ground areas, which in theory would have suggested she stayed within or at close proximity to Tauranga Harbour. So has she been forced out of the region due to a murky flood water harbour so dirty she can’t visually hunt, or perhaps GW nursery range is larger than theorised. Secondly, why this specific path, so similar to Mananui? We know that sharks can migrate entire oceans and therefore are able to accurately navigate, so perhaps there are key features or ‘road signs’ used by both sharks. If so, what is amazing is that the ability to read these is pure instinct as baby GWs receive no parental guidance. The other option for such paths & one I looked into to ensure it wasn’t the case, is these are human tracks and the shark and tag are on a boat! I feared this with Mananui, in seeing such direct paths and when she then went into Whangarei port area. But with both tags I receive temperature and wet/dry sensor data which show that they are not on a boat, and are in fact just doing something that’s almost unbelievable. What is a very real risk however, is several of the hotspot bays these sharks are visiting, are some of the areas where a recent NIWA fishery report showed that 53 GWs had been killed over the past decade as bycatch in commercial set nets/gill nets. Furthermore we’ve seen dozens either caught or wash up dead after recreational set nets and longlines have entangled GWs. Takami showed us first hand, the very real gauntlet that these sharks run each day. I am not against fishing at all, and fishers in general aren’t against sharks, and if they are they should know that more sharks mean healthier populations of fish they are after. So the common goal should be to identify areas of critical habitat for these endangered GWs and contrast that with human induced risk to them & us, as that can empower an informed ability to co-exist. That is the GW Projects goal
Riley Elliott Instagram - CAN YOU HELP me photo ID the new and growing population of Great Whites in Nz? Please go to the link in my bio and vote for me in the @canon.nz Oceania Grant which would equip my team with the essential camera equipment to take the critical photos of identification marks that we use for population estimates and tracking individuals through time. This would be a huge supporting leg for the Great White Project so please go to the link in my bio or just google Canon Oceania Grant, click vote now on their page and select the environment category and choose Sustainable Ocean Society which is our charity of support. Thanks so much
Riley Elliott Instagram - UPDATE!!!!! The tag seems to have been picked up and taken home/to work by someone. This isn't a manhunt it's a tag hunt 🙂 The person likely doesn't know what it is, so please if you know people in the Gate Pa area or a community page there, please share this post and see if we can get the tag back. Thank you for all of you help. Remember there is a $100 reward 🙂 Call or text me with any info please 027 463 7397 .................... Previous posts info below Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.
Riley Elliott Instagram - UPDATE!!!!! The tag seems to have been picked up and taken home/to work by someone. This isn't a manhunt it's a tag hunt 🙂 The person likely doesn't know what it is, so please if you know people in the Gate Pa area or a community page there, please share this post and see if we can get the tag back. Thank you for all of you help. Remember there is a $100 reward 🙂 Call or text me with any info please 027 463 7397 .................... Previous posts info below Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.
Riley Elliott Instagram - UPDATE!!!!! The tag seems to have been picked up and taken home/to work by someone. This isn't a manhunt it's a tag hunt 🙂 The person likely doesn't know what it is, so please if you know people in the Gate Pa area or a community page there, please share this post and see if we can get the tag back. Thank you for all of you help. Remember there is a $100 reward 🙂 Call or text me with any info please 027 463 7397 .................... Previous posts info below Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.
Riley Elliott - 3.5K Likes - So we had a baby girl!!!! ✨ Sailor Jane Elliott ✨ Born 3rd October, 3.3kg. I’ve held baby sharks before, a few human ones here and there, but never have I experienced something quite like this. After an amazing labour by Amber, where she did 3/4 of the labour at home, we were surrounded by the most incredible team of women at North Shore Hospital. I was instructed by our midwife to catch my very own baby girl as she came into the world. From her very first moment in this world she was eyes open, super inquisitive and has been a dream so far, peacefully observing her new world with us. She’s already been in the water with Great Whites for Shark Week (inside mummy), has a wolf for a brother, and will likely live a very oceanic life. Lots of love little Sailor. And Amber, I am and always will be blown away by your strength and beauty xxx

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Caption : So we had a baby girl!!!! ✨ Sailor Jane Elliott ✨ Born 3rd October, 3.3kg. I’ve held baby sharks before, a few human ones here and there, but never have I experienced something quite like this. After an amazing labour by Amber, where she did 3/4 of the labour at home, we were surrounded by the most incredible team of women at North Shore Hospital. I was instructed by our midwife to catch my very own baby girl as she came into the world. From her very first moment in this world she was eyes open, super inquisitive and has been a dream so far, peacefully observing her new world with us. She’s already been in the water with Great Whites for Shark Week (inside mummy), has a wolf for a brother, and will likely live a very oceanic life. Lots of love little Sailor. And Amber, I am and always will be blown away by your strength and beauty xxx
Likes : 3499Riley Elliott - 3.5K Likes - So we had a baby girl!!!! ✨ Sailor Jane Elliott ✨ Born 3rd October, 3.3kg. I’ve held baby sharks before, a few human ones here and there, but never have I experienced something quite like this. After an amazing labour by Amber, where she did 3/4 of the labour at home, we were surrounded by the most incredible team of women at North Shore Hospital. I was instructed by our midwife to catch my very own baby girl as she came into the world. From her very first moment in this world she was eyes open, super inquisitive and has been a dream so far, peacefully observing her new world with us. She’s already been in the water with Great Whites for Shark Week (inside mummy), has a wolf for a brother, and will likely live a very oceanic life. Lots of love little Sailor. And Amber, I am and always will be blown away by your strength and beauty xxx

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Caption : So we had a baby girl!!!! ✨ Sailor Jane Elliott ✨ Born 3rd October, 3.3kg. I’ve held baby sharks before, a few human ones here and there, but never have I experienced something quite like this. After an amazing labour by Amber, where she did 3/4 of the labour at home, we were surrounded by the most incredible team of women at North Shore Hospital. I was instructed by our midwife to catch my very own baby girl as she came into the world. From her very first moment in this world she was eyes open, super inquisitive and has been a dream so far, peacefully observing her new world with us. She’s already been in the water with Great Whites for Shark Week (inside mummy), has a wolf for a brother, and will likely live a very oceanic life. Lots of love little Sailor. And Amber, I am and always will be blown away by your strength and beauty xxx
Likes : 3499Riley Elliott - 3.5K Likes - So we had a baby girl!!!! ✨ Sailor Jane Elliott ✨ Born 3rd October, 3.3kg. I’ve held baby sharks before, a few human ones here and there, but never have I experienced something quite like this. After an amazing labour by Amber, where she did 3/4 of the labour at home, we were surrounded by the most incredible team of women at North Shore Hospital. I was instructed by our midwife to catch my very own baby girl as she came into the world. From her very first moment in this world she was eyes open, super inquisitive and has been a dream so far, peacefully observing her new world with us. She’s already been in the water with Great Whites for Shark Week (inside mummy), has a wolf for a brother, and will likely live a very oceanic life. Lots of love little Sailor. And Amber, I am and always will be blown away by your strength and beauty xxx

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Caption : So we had a baby girl!!!! ✨ Sailor Jane Elliott ✨ Born 3rd October, 3.3kg. I’ve held baby sharks before, a few human ones here and there, but never have I experienced something quite like this. After an amazing labour by Amber, where she did 3/4 of the labour at home, we were surrounded by the most incredible team of women at North Shore Hospital. I was instructed by our midwife to catch my very own baby girl as she came into the world. From her very first moment in this world she was eyes open, super inquisitive and has been a dream so far, peacefully observing her new world with us. She’s already been in the water with Great Whites for Shark Week (inside mummy), has a wolf for a brother, and will likely live a very oceanic life. Lots of love little Sailor. And Amber, I am and always will be blown away by your strength and beauty xxx
Likes : 3499Riley Elliott - 3.5K Likes - So we had a baby girl!!!! ✨ Sailor Jane Elliott ✨ Born 3rd October, 3.3kg. I’ve held baby sharks before, a few human ones here and there, but never have I experienced something quite like this. After an amazing labour by Amber, where she did 3/4 of the labour at home, we were surrounded by the most incredible team of women at North Shore Hospital. I was instructed by our midwife to catch my very own baby girl as she came into the world. From her very first moment in this world she was eyes open, super inquisitive and has been a dream so far, peacefully observing her new world with us. She’s already been in the water with Great Whites for Shark Week (inside mummy), has a wolf for a brother, and will likely live a very oceanic life. Lots of love little Sailor. And Amber, I am and always will be blown away by your strength and beauty xxx

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Caption : So we had a baby girl!!!! ✨ Sailor Jane Elliott ✨ Born 3rd October, 3.3kg. I’ve held baby sharks before, a few human ones here and there, but never have I experienced something quite like this. After an amazing labour by Amber, where she did 3/4 of the labour at home, we were surrounded by the most incredible team of women at North Shore Hospital. I was instructed by our midwife to catch my very own baby girl as she came into the world. From her very first moment in this world she was eyes open, super inquisitive and has been a dream so far, peacefully observing her new world with us. She’s already been in the water with Great Whites for Shark Week (inside mummy), has a wolf for a brother, and will likely live a very oceanic life. Lots of love little Sailor. And Amber, I am and always will be blown away by your strength and beauty xxx
Likes : 3499Riley Elliott - 3.5K Likes - So we had a baby girl!!!! ✨ Sailor Jane Elliott ✨ Born 3rd October, 3.3kg. I’ve held baby sharks before, a few human ones here and there, but never have I experienced something quite like this. After an amazing labour by Amber, where she did 3/4 of the labour at home, we were surrounded by the most incredible team of women at North Shore Hospital. I was instructed by our midwife to catch my very own baby girl as she came into the world. From her very first moment in this world she was eyes open, super inquisitive and has been a dream so far, peacefully observing her new world with us. She’s already been in the water with Great Whites for Shark Week (inside mummy), has a wolf for a brother, and will likely live a very oceanic life. Lots of love little Sailor. And Amber, I am and always will be blown away by your strength and beauty xxx

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Caption : So we had a baby girl!!!! ✨ Sailor Jane Elliott ✨ Born 3rd October, 3.3kg. I’ve held baby sharks before, a few human ones here and there, but never have I experienced something quite like this. After an amazing labour by Amber, where she did 3/4 of the labour at home, we were surrounded by the most incredible team of women at North Shore Hospital. I was instructed by our midwife to catch my very own baby girl as she came into the world. From her very first moment in this world she was eyes open, super inquisitive and has been a dream so far, peacefully observing her new world with us. She’s already been in the water with Great Whites for Shark Week (inside mummy), has a wolf for a brother, and will likely live a very oceanic life. Lots of love little Sailor. And Amber, I am and always will be blown away by your strength and beauty xxx
Likes : 3499Riley Elliott - 3.5K Likes - So we had a baby girl!!!! ✨ Sailor Jane Elliott ✨ Born 3rd October, 3.3kg. I’ve held baby sharks before, a few human ones here and there, but never have I experienced something quite like this. After an amazing labour by Amber, where she did 3/4 of the labour at home, we were surrounded by the most incredible team of women at North Shore Hospital. I was instructed by our midwife to catch my very own baby girl as she came into the world. From her very first moment in this world she was eyes open, super inquisitive and has been a dream so far, peacefully observing her new world with us. She’s already been in the water with Great Whites for Shark Week (inside mummy), has a wolf for a brother, and will likely live a very oceanic life. Lots of love little Sailor. And Amber, I am and always will be blown away by your strength and beauty xxx

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Caption : So we had a baby girl!!!! ✨ Sailor Jane Elliott ✨ Born 3rd October, 3.3kg. I’ve held baby sharks before, a few human ones here and there, but never have I experienced something quite like this. After an amazing labour by Amber, where she did 3/4 of the labour at home, we were surrounded by the most incredible team of women at North Shore Hospital. I was instructed by our midwife to catch my very own baby girl as she came into the world. From her very first moment in this world she was eyes open, super inquisitive and has been a dream so far, peacefully observing her new world with us. She’s already been in the water with Great Whites for Shark Week (inside mummy), has a wolf for a brother, and will likely live a very oceanic life. Lots of love little Sailor. And Amber, I am and always will be blown away by your strength and beauty xxx
Likes : 3499Riley Elliott - 3.4K Likes - I’m going to be a dad! So stoked to have got to a point in this journey where Amber and I feel confident enough to share our joy, because the biggest thing learnt so far, has been the realities behind trying. I feel like I have a new found sensitivity, likely in part to aid in becoming a father but also because I have felt so powerless in the hurdles my incredible wife has overcome. Miscarriages are things I had never heard much about, but when you are unlucky and experience them, you realise you are not alone and in fact so many friends have run the same road at times. For those who haven’t had to, I do not mean to take anything away from your experiences, I imagine and will likely see that creating a human that then entirely depends on you is hard enough. This will hopefully be our next chapter. But up to this point all I can say is that women are so incredibly strong, so driven, and so capable. It’s really hard when you as a guy feel like the car driving alongside the railway tracks and it’s starting to sway. What I’ve learned so far is all you can do is be a rock of support and tell them that everything will be alright. Seeing tears rush from my wife at our half way scan, being happy tears, made the journey all worth it. To all those mums and ones to be, you are amazing. None of us would be here without you. To all those dads, I can’t wait for dad group chat lol. My next big task before the baby comes is to figure out how I juggle my existing 6year old wolf who never likes sharing the back seat!

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Caption : I’m going to be a dad! So stoked to have got to a point in this journey where Amber and I feel confident enough to share our joy, because the biggest thing learnt so far, has been the realities behind trying. I feel like I have a new found sensitivity, likely in part to aid in becoming a father but also because I have felt so powerless in the hurdles my incredible wife has overcome. Miscarriages are things I had never heard much about, but when you are unlucky and experience them, you realise you are not alone and in fact so many friends have run the same road at times. For those who haven’t had to, I do not mean to take anything away from your experiences, I imagine and will likely see that creating a human that then entirely depends on you is hard enough. This will hopefully be our next chapter. But up to this point all I can say is that women are so incredibly strong, so driven, and so capable. It’s really hard when you as a guy feel like the car driving alongside the railway tracks and it’s starting to sway. What I’ve learned so far is all you can do is be a rock of support and tell them that everything will be alright. Seeing tears rush from my wife at our half way scan, being happy tears, made the journey all worth it. To all those mums and ones to be, you are amazing. None of us would be here without you. To all those dads, I can’t wait for dad group chat lol. My next big task before the baby comes is to figure out how I juggle my existing 6year old wolf who never likes sharing the back seat!
Likes : 3408Riley Elliott - 3.4K Likes - I’m going to be a dad! So stoked to have got to a point in this journey where Amber and I feel confident enough to share our joy, because the biggest thing learnt so far, has been the realities behind trying. I feel like I have a new found sensitivity, likely in part to aid in becoming a father but also because I have felt so powerless in the hurdles my incredible wife has overcome. Miscarriages are things I had never heard much about, but when you are unlucky and experience them, you realise you are not alone and in fact so many friends have run the same road at times. For those who haven’t had to, I do not mean to take anything away from your experiences, I imagine and will likely see that creating a human that then entirely depends on you is hard enough. This will hopefully be our next chapter. But up to this point all I can say is that women are so incredibly strong, so driven, and so capable. It’s really hard when you as a guy feel like the car driving alongside the railway tracks and it’s starting to sway. What I’ve learned so far is all you can do is be a rock of support and tell them that everything will be alright. Seeing tears rush from my wife at our half way scan, being happy tears, made the journey all worth it. To all those mums and ones to be, you are amazing. None of us would be here without you. To all those dads, I can’t wait for dad group chat lol. My next big task before the baby comes is to figure out how I juggle my existing 6year old wolf who never likes sharing the back seat!

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Caption : I’m going to be a dad! So stoked to have got to a point in this journey where Amber and I feel confident enough to share our joy, because the biggest thing learnt so far, has been the realities behind trying. I feel like I have a new found sensitivity, likely in part to aid in becoming a father but also because I have felt so powerless in the hurdles my incredible wife has overcome. Miscarriages are things I had never heard much about, but when you are unlucky and experience them, you realise you are not alone and in fact so many friends have run the same road at times. For those who haven’t had to, I do not mean to take anything away from your experiences, I imagine and will likely see that creating a human that then entirely depends on you is hard enough. This will hopefully be our next chapter. But up to this point all I can say is that women are so incredibly strong, so driven, and so capable. It’s really hard when you as a guy feel like the car driving alongside the railway tracks and it’s starting to sway. What I’ve learned so far is all you can do is be a rock of support and tell them that everything will be alright. Seeing tears rush from my wife at our half way scan, being happy tears, made the journey all worth it. To all those mums and ones to be, you are amazing. None of us would be here without you. To all those dads, I can’t wait for dad group chat lol. My next big task before the baby comes is to figure out how I juggle my existing 6year old wolf who never likes sharing the back seat!
Likes : 3408Riley Elliott - 3.4K Likes - I’m going to be a dad! So stoked to have got to a point in this journey where Amber and I feel confident enough to share our joy, because the biggest thing learnt so far, has been the realities behind trying. I feel like I have a new found sensitivity, likely in part to aid in becoming a father but also because I have felt so powerless in the hurdles my incredible wife has overcome. Miscarriages are things I had never heard much about, but when you are unlucky and experience them, you realise you are not alone and in fact so many friends have run the same road at times. For those who haven’t had to, I do not mean to take anything away from your experiences, I imagine and will likely see that creating a human that then entirely depends on you is hard enough. This will hopefully be our next chapter. But up to this point all I can say is that women are so incredibly strong, so driven, and so capable. It’s really hard when you as a guy feel like the car driving alongside the railway tracks and it’s starting to sway. What I’ve learned so far is all you can do is be a rock of support and tell them that everything will be alright. Seeing tears rush from my wife at our half way scan, being happy tears, made the journey all worth it. To all those mums and ones to be, you are amazing. None of us would be here without you. To all those dads, I can’t wait for dad group chat lol. My next big task before the baby comes is to figure out how I juggle my existing 6year old wolf who never likes sharing the back seat!

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Caption : I’m going to be a dad! So stoked to have got to a point in this journey where Amber and I feel confident enough to share our joy, because the biggest thing learnt so far, has been the realities behind trying. I feel like I have a new found sensitivity, likely in part to aid in becoming a father but also because I have felt so powerless in the hurdles my incredible wife has overcome. Miscarriages are things I had never heard much about, but when you are unlucky and experience them, you realise you are not alone and in fact so many friends have run the same road at times. For those who haven’t had to, I do not mean to take anything away from your experiences, I imagine and will likely see that creating a human that then entirely depends on you is hard enough. This will hopefully be our next chapter. But up to this point all I can say is that women are so incredibly strong, so driven, and so capable. It’s really hard when you as a guy feel like the car driving alongside the railway tracks and it’s starting to sway. What I’ve learned so far is all you can do is be a rock of support and tell them that everything will be alright. Seeing tears rush from my wife at our half way scan, being happy tears, made the journey all worth it. To all those mums and ones to be, you are amazing. None of us would be here without you. To all those dads, I can’t wait for dad group chat lol. My next big task before the baby comes is to figure out how I juggle my existing 6year old wolf who never likes sharing the back seat!
Likes : 3408Riley Elliott - 3.4K Likes - I’m going to be a dad! So stoked to have got to a point in this journey where Amber and I feel confident enough to share our joy, because the biggest thing learnt so far, has been the realities behind trying. I feel like I have a new found sensitivity, likely in part to aid in becoming a father but also because I have felt so powerless in the hurdles my incredible wife has overcome. Miscarriages are things I had never heard much about, but when you are unlucky and experience them, you realise you are not alone and in fact so many friends have run the same road at times. For those who haven’t had to, I do not mean to take anything away from your experiences, I imagine and will likely see that creating a human that then entirely depends on you is hard enough. This will hopefully be our next chapter. But up to this point all I can say is that women are so incredibly strong, so driven, and so capable. It’s really hard when you as a guy feel like the car driving alongside the railway tracks and it’s starting to sway. What I’ve learned so far is all you can do is be a rock of support and tell them that everything will be alright. Seeing tears rush from my wife at our half way scan, being happy tears, made the journey all worth it. To all those mums and ones to be, you are amazing. None of us would be here without you. To all those dads, I can’t wait for dad group chat lol. My next big task before the baby comes is to figure out how I juggle my existing 6year old wolf who never likes sharing the back seat!

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Caption : I’m going to be a dad! So stoked to have got to a point in this journey where Amber and I feel confident enough to share our joy, because the biggest thing learnt so far, has been the realities behind trying. I feel like I have a new found sensitivity, likely in part to aid in becoming a father but also because I have felt so powerless in the hurdles my incredible wife has overcome. Miscarriages are things I had never heard much about, but when you are unlucky and experience them, you realise you are not alone and in fact so many friends have run the same road at times. For those who haven’t had to, I do not mean to take anything away from your experiences, I imagine and will likely see that creating a human that then entirely depends on you is hard enough. This will hopefully be our next chapter. But up to this point all I can say is that women are so incredibly strong, so driven, and so capable. It’s really hard when you as a guy feel like the car driving alongside the railway tracks and it’s starting to sway. What I’ve learned so far is all you can do is be a rock of support and tell them that everything will be alright. Seeing tears rush from my wife at our half way scan, being happy tears, made the journey all worth it. To all those mums and ones to be, you are amazing. None of us would be here without you. To all those dads, I can’t wait for dad group chat lol. My next big task before the baby comes is to figure out how I juggle my existing 6year old wolf who never likes sharing the back seat!
Likes : 3408Riley Elliott - 3.4K Likes - I’m going to be a dad! So stoked to have got to a point in this journey where Amber and I feel confident enough to share our joy, because the biggest thing learnt so far, has been the realities behind trying. I feel like I have a new found sensitivity, likely in part to aid in becoming a father but also because I have felt so powerless in the hurdles my incredible wife has overcome. Miscarriages are things I had never heard much about, but when you are unlucky and experience them, you realise you are not alone and in fact so many friends have run the same road at times. For those who haven’t had to, I do not mean to take anything away from your experiences, I imagine and will likely see that creating a human that then entirely depends on you is hard enough. This will hopefully be our next chapter. But up to this point all I can say is that women are so incredibly strong, so driven, and so capable. It’s really hard when you as a guy feel like the car driving alongside the railway tracks and it’s starting to sway. What I’ve learned so far is all you can do is be a rock of support and tell them that everything will be alright. Seeing tears rush from my wife at our half way scan, being happy tears, made the journey all worth it. To all those mums and ones to be, you are amazing. None of us would be here without you. To all those dads, I can’t wait for dad group chat lol. My next big task before the baby comes is to figure out how I juggle my existing 6year old wolf who never likes sharing the back seat!

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Caption : I’m going to be a dad! So stoked to have got to a point in this journey where Amber and I feel confident enough to share our joy, because the biggest thing learnt so far, has been the realities behind trying. I feel like I have a new found sensitivity, likely in part to aid in becoming a father but also because I have felt so powerless in the hurdles my incredible wife has overcome. Miscarriages are things I had never heard much about, but when you are unlucky and experience them, you realise you are not alone and in fact so many friends have run the same road at times. For those who haven’t had to, I do not mean to take anything away from your experiences, I imagine and will likely see that creating a human that then entirely depends on you is hard enough. This will hopefully be our next chapter. But up to this point all I can say is that women are so incredibly strong, so driven, and so capable. It’s really hard when you as a guy feel like the car driving alongside the railway tracks and it’s starting to sway. What I’ve learned so far is all you can do is be a rock of support and tell them that everything will be alright. Seeing tears rush from my wife at our half way scan, being happy tears, made the journey all worth it. To all those mums and ones to be, you are amazing. None of us would be here without you. To all those dads, I can’t wait for dad group chat lol. My next big task before the baby comes is to figure out how I juggle my existing 6year old wolf who never likes sharing the back seat!
Likes : 3408Riley Elliott - 2.6K Likes - The incredible clip of the moment @jimipartingtonsdx experienced the full potential of an adult Great White shark but walked away unharmed. This clip comes from one of the best @sharkweek shows I have ever seen, Great White Open Ocean, created by @jeff_kurr also featuring @animalbrandon and @dickie_chivell with filming by @liquid_action_films It’s such an amazing story for me because it showcases someone with true talent and passion for working with animals. @jimipartingtonsdx brings the nature kid out in all of us when watching this, the lust to understand wild animals and even the largest and most dangerous of them. And even after such a potentially life threatening encounter, he had the knowledge and experience to look down, spot the shark and swim for the boat but then the most important part, tell us that he chose to put himself there, in a plastic box, where the shark continually started testing him and it, and how the shark recognised when he wasn’t looking and came in full tilt to test, likely what the cage was and why Jimi was in it. There’s no blame on the shark from Jimi nor anyone, rather the only blame is the pure intrigue to learn more about animals and how far one can go to do that. If you haven’t seen this show it is amazing. So well shot and edited, incredible music that emotionally connects you to what it is that draws us to swim with sharks, and it’s a tale of passion, determination and a guy who will be back working with sharks because that’s who he is. Thanks @sharkweek for enabling the creation of some pure magic here. Congrats to the team involved and all the best Jimi on the recovery. #sharkweek

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Caption : The incredible clip of the moment @jimipartingtonsdx experienced the full potential of an adult Great White shark but walked away unharmed. This clip comes from one of the best @sharkweek shows I have ever seen, Great White Open Ocean, created by @jeff_kurr also featuring @animalbrandon and @dickie_chivell with filming by @liquid_action_films It’s such an amazing story for me because it showcases someone with true talent and passion for working with animals. @jimipartingtonsdx brings the nature kid out in all of us when watching this, the lust to understand wild animals and even the largest and most dangerous of them. And even after such a potentially life threatening encounter, he had the knowledge and experience to look down, spot the shark and swim for the boat but then the most important part, tell us that he chose to put himself there, in a plastic box, where the shark continually started testing him and it, and how the shark recognised when he wasn’t looking and came in full tilt to test, likely what the cage was and why Jimi was in it. There’s no blame on the shark from Jimi nor anyone, rather the only blame is the pure intrigue to learn more about animals and how far one can go to do that. If you haven’t seen this show it is amazing. So well shot and edited, incredible music that emotionally connects you to what it is that draws us to swim with sharks, and it’s a tale of passion, determination and a guy who will be back working with sharks because that’s who he is. Thanks @sharkweek for enabling the creation of some pure magic here. Congrats to the team involved and all the best Jimi on the recovery. #sharkweek
Likes : 2575Riley Elliott - 2.5K Likes - @sharkweek starts on the 24th July on @discovery This is my most viral clip ever captured for sharks. I am not sure why? Can you tell me? I think it’s because it raises questions. Why is this Mako biting the boat? And this is why I love doing #sharkweek every year, as it empowers myself and many of my shark passionate friends, to go to all corners of the globe to explore, discover and share the amazing world of sharks. Be sure to tune in on @discovery and @discoveryplus from the 24th June if you are in the northern hemisphere ;) This year my team undertook an incredibly challenging task of finding where Great whites and Makos overlap in Nz in Great White vs Mako #underwatershots #underwaterpics #underwaterphotography #Freediving training #apnea #freedive #marinelife #waterman #freedivingphotography #uwpics #freedivers #freedivephoto #flfreedivers #watermen #uwphoto #uwphotographer #sharkskin #sharkdiver #sharkies #sharkfin #sharklife #underwatershots #freedivingart #shark #JAWS #photooftheday #canon #gopro #oceancitymaryland @shark.day @discoversharks @sharksdaily @wildlifepage @ocean @ocean_magazine @oceanarmor @spotmydive @divingphoto @passportocean @finalliance @underwaterstuffs @angels.of.the.sea @spearfish.and.freedive.world @sp.f2 @spearchannel @spearfishing.reviews @natgeoadventure @gopro @goproanz @redbull @redbullnz @roam @tentree @letswander @starfish.and.freedoms.world

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Caption : @sharkweek starts on the 24th July on @discovery This is my most viral clip ever captured for sharks. I am not sure why? Can you tell me? I think it’s because it raises questions. Why is this Mako biting the boat? And this is why I love doing #sharkweek every year, as it empowers myself and many of my shark passionate friends, to go to all corners of the globe to explore, discover and share the amazing world of sharks. Be sure to tune in on @discovery and @discoveryplus from the 24th June if you are in the northern hemisphere 😉 This year my team undertook an incredibly challenging task of finding where Great whites and Makos overlap in Nz in Great White vs Mako #underwatershots #underwaterpics #underwaterphotography #Freediving training #apnea #freedive #marinelife #waterman #freedivingphotography #uwpics #freedivers #freedivephoto #flfreedivers #watermen #uwphoto #uwphotographer #sharkskin #sharkdiver #sharkies #sharkfin #sharklife #underwatershots #freedivingart #shark #JAWS #photooftheday #canon #gopro #oceancitymaryland @shark.day @discoversharks @sharksdaily @wildlifepage @ocean @ocean_magazine @oceanarmor @spotmydive @divingphoto @passportocean @finalliance @underwaterstuffs @angels.of.the.sea @spearfish.and.freedive.world @sp.f2 @spearchannel @spearfishing.reviews @natgeoadventure @gopro @goproanz @redbull @redbullnz @roam @tentree @letswander @starfish.and.freedoms.world
Likes : 2464Riley Elliott - 2.3K Likes - The third Great White shark has been tagged!!! Mananui is named by Te Whānau a Tauwhao, the Hapū of the area where she was tagged. She is a female Great White shark, 3.2m in length, making her the largest Great White tagged so far. Her presence was awe inspiring, in size and demeanour. She wears battle scars and scratches, but was cautious and calculated. This prestige led to her naming; Mananui is the inshore headland of Bowentown, looking over the area she was tagged. Mananui was a stronghold Pā site protecting Te Whānau a Tauwhao people. This Great White was identified through fishermen photos by Dr Elliott, as having resided in this area for the last three summers and thus, like Mananui the Pā, she represents a stronghold presence of prestige and great mana. At this size she is classified as a sub-adult, which means she is no longer a juvenile, but is not reproductively mature. Generally at this size/age, Great Whites’ metabolism speeds up, requiring them to feed on seals. Their teeth widen for hunting this prey, compared to more needle-like teeth of juveniles which eat fish. Mananui is now on the Great White App so follow her movements live every time she surfaces. This tag was offered as a Koha to the local Iwi of this area, who culturally respect the Moana and animals which reside in it. The presence of Great Whites in their area is seen as a blessing, as Māori myth and legend depict the Great White as a guardian of people, with the legendary Mangoroa being a Great White which was placed into the night sky becoming the Milky Way as we see it today. I was humbled to have the local Hapū Te Whanau a Tauwhao bless my Waka with a Karakia for its voyage in tagging Great Whites in this Moana. While it may look intense tagging her, you will see that the specific tag placement is as non invasive as it gets in this field of work and that’s reflected by the fact that she turned right around and continued to bless us with her interactions for several hours. And thank you to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz @seadek for their support in enabling this Waka to do her mission.

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Caption : The third Great White shark has been tagged!!! Mananui is named by Te Whānau a Tauwhao, the Hapū of the area where she was tagged. She is a female Great White shark, 3.2m in length, making her the largest Great White tagged so far. Her presence was awe inspiring, in size and demeanour. She wears battle scars and scratches, but was cautious and calculated. This prestige led to her naming; Mananui is the inshore headland of Bowentown, looking over the area she was tagged. Mananui was a stronghold Pā site protecting Te Whānau a Tauwhao people. This Great White was identified through fishermen photos by Dr Elliott, as having resided in this area for the last three summers and thus, like Mananui the Pā, she represents a stronghold presence of prestige and great mana. At this size she is classified as a sub-adult, which means she is no longer a juvenile, but is not reproductively mature. Generally at this size/age, Great Whites’ metabolism speeds up, requiring them to feed on seals. Their teeth widen for hunting this prey, compared to more needle-like teeth of juveniles which eat fish. Mananui is now on the Great White App so follow her movements live every time she surfaces. This tag was offered as a Koha to the local Iwi of this area, who culturally respect the Moana and animals which reside in it. The presence of Great Whites in their area is seen as a blessing, as Māori myth and legend depict the Great White as a guardian of people, with the legendary Mangoroa being a Great White which was placed into the night sky becoming the Milky Way as we see it today. I was humbled to have the local Hapū Te Whanau a Tauwhao bless my Waka with a Karakia for its voyage in tagging Great Whites in this Moana. While it may look intense tagging her, you will see that the specific tag placement is as non invasive as it gets in this field of work and that’s reflected by the fact that she turned right around and continued to bless us with her interactions for several hours. And thank you to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz @seadek for their support in enabling this Waka to do her mission.
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Likes : 2003Riley Elliott - 1.8K Likes - A very exciting Great White project I am launching this summer in NZ and YOU can be directly involved by sponsoring a shark’s satellite tag, naming it, receiving scientific insight on what it does and where it goes anywhere in NZ and the world! More than this, the data will be shared live to the public via an incredible philanthropic web application created by @earthrangertech so that we can all learn about where these animals go, what they do, and of most importance, how their movement and behaviour overlaps with our own. This type of information sharing has proven effective around the world to allow for better coexistence with these apex predators. So please check out the link in my bio for a full run down of how and why this project has come about and send us an email through that link if you are interested in sponsoring a shark to be tagged this summer! :) Note the mapped images are example data showing you how the web application will work and display shark data

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Caption : A very exciting Great White project I am launching this summer in NZ and YOU can be directly involved by sponsoring a shark’s satellite tag, naming it, receiving scientific insight on what it does and where it goes anywhere in NZ and the world! More than this, the data will be shared live to the public via an incredible philanthropic web application created by @earthrangertech so that we can all learn about where these animals go, what they do, and of most importance, how their movement and behaviour overlaps with our own. This type of information sharing has proven effective around the world to allow for better coexistence with these apex predators. So please check out the link in my bio for a full run down of how and why this project has come about and send us an email through that link if you are interested in sponsoring a shark to be tagged this summer! 🙂 Note the mapped images are example data showing you how the web application will work and display shark data
Likes : 1814Riley Elliott - 1.8K Likes - A very exciting Great White project I am launching this summer in NZ and YOU can be directly involved by sponsoring a shark’s satellite tag, naming it, receiving scientific insight on what it does and where it goes anywhere in NZ and the world! More than this, the data will be shared live to the public via an incredible philanthropic web application created by @earthrangertech so that we can all learn about where these animals go, what they do, and of most importance, how their movement and behaviour overlaps with our own. This type of information sharing has proven effective around the world to allow for better coexistence with these apex predators. So please check out the link in my bio for a full run down of how and why this project has come about and send us an email through that link if you are interested in sponsoring a shark to be tagged this summer! :) Note the mapped images are example data showing you how the web application will work and display shark data

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Caption : A very exciting Great White project I am launching this summer in NZ and YOU can be directly involved by sponsoring a shark’s satellite tag, naming it, receiving scientific insight on what it does and where it goes anywhere in NZ and the world! More than this, the data will be shared live to the public via an incredible philanthropic web application created by @earthrangertech so that we can all learn about where these animals go, what they do, and of most importance, how their movement and behaviour overlaps with our own. This type of information sharing has proven effective around the world to allow for better coexistence with these apex predators. So please check out the link in my bio for a full run down of how and why this project has come about and send us an email through that link if you are interested in sponsoring a shark to be tagged this summer! 🙂 Note the mapped images are example data showing you how the web application will work and display shark data
Likes : 1814Riley Elliott - 1.8K Likes - A very exciting Great White project I am launching this summer in NZ and YOU can be directly involved by sponsoring a shark’s satellite tag, naming it, receiving scientific insight on what it does and where it goes anywhere in NZ and the world! More than this, the data will be shared live to the public via an incredible philanthropic web application created by @earthrangertech so that we can all learn about where these animals go, what they do, and of most importance, how their movement and behaviour overlaps with our own. This type of information sharing has proven effective around the world to allow for better coexistence with these apex predators. So please check out the link in my bio for a full run down of how and why this project has come about and send us an email through that link if you are interested in sponsoring a shark to be tagged this summer! :) Note the mapped images are example data showing you how the web application will work and display shark data

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Caption : A very exciting Great White project I am launching this summer in NZ and YOU can be directly involved by sponsoring a shark’s satellite tag, naming it, receiving scientific insight on what it does and where it goes anywhere in NZ and the world! More than this, the data will be shared live to the public via an incredible philanthropic web application created by @earthrangertech so that we can all learn about where these animals go, what they do, and of most importance, how their movement and behaviour overlaps with our own. This type of information sharing has proven effective around the world to allow for better coexistence with these apex predators. So please check out the link in my bio for a full run down of how and why this project has come about and send us an email through that link if you are interested in sponsoring a shark to be tagged this summer! 🙂 Note the mapped images are example data showing you how the web application will work and display shark data
Likes : 1814Riley Elliott - 1.8K Likes - A very exciting Great White project I am launching this summer in NZ and YOU can be directly involved by sponsoring a shark’s satellite tag, naming it, receiving scientific insight on what it does and where it goes anywhere in NZ and the world! More than this, the data will be shared live to the public via an incredible philanthropic web application created by @earthrangertech so that we can all learn about where these animals go, what they do, and of most importance, how their movement and behaviour overlaps with our own. This type of information sharing has proven effective around the world to allow for better coexistence with these apex predators. So please check out the link in my bio for a full run down of how and why this project has come about and send us an email through that link if you are interested in sponsoring a shark to be tagged this summer! :) Note the mapped images are example data showing you how the web application will work and display shark data

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Caption : A very exciting Great White project I am launching this summer in NZ and YOU can be directly involved by sponsoring a shark’s satellite tag, naming it, receiving scientific insight on what it does and where it goes anywhere in NZ and the world! More than this, the data will be shared live to the public via an incredible philanthropic web application created by @earthrangertech so that we can all learn about where these animals go, what they do, and of most importance, how their movement and behaviour overlaps with our own. This type of information sharing has proven effective around the world to allow for better coexistence with these apex predators. So please check out the link in my bio for a full run down of how and why this project has come about and send us an email through that link if you are interested in sponsoring a shark to be tagged this summer! 🙂 Note the mapped images are example data showing you how the web application will work and display shark data
Likes : 1814Riley Elliott - 1.8K Likes - A very exciting Great White project I am launching this summer in NZ and YOU can be directly involved by sponsoring a shark’s satellite tag, naming it, receiving scientific insight on what it does and where it goes anywhere in NZ and the world! More than this, the data will be shared live to the public via an incredible philanthropic web application created by @earthrangertech so that we can all learn about where these animals go, what they do, and of most importance, how their movement and behaviour overlaps with our own. This type of information sharing has proven effective around the world to allow for better coexistence with these apex predators. So please check out the link in my bio for a full run down of how and why this project has come about and send us an email through that link if you are interested in sponsoring a shark to be tagged this summer! :) Note the mapped images are example data showing you how the web application will work and display shark data

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Caption : A very exciting Great White project I am launching this summer in NZ and YOU can be directly involved by sponsoring a shark’s satellite tag, naming it, receiving scientific insight on what it does and where it goes anywhere in NZ and the world! More than this, the data will be shared live to the public via an incredible philanthropic web application created by @earthrangertech so that we can all learn about where these animals go, what they do, and of most importance, how their movement and behaviour overlaps with our own. This type of information sharing has proven effective around the world to allow for better coexistence with these apex predators. So please check out the link in my bio for a full run down of how and why this project has come about and send us an email through that link if you are interested in sponsoring a shark to be tagged this summer! 🙂 Note the mapped images are example data showing you how the web application will work and display shark data
Likes : 1814Riley Elliott - 1.8K Likes - A very exciting Great White project I am launching this summer in NZ and YOU can be directly involved by sponsoring a shark’s satellite tag, naming it, receiving scientific insight on what it does and where it goes anywhere in NZ and the world! More than this, the data will be shared live to the public via an incredible philanthropic web application created by @earthrangertech so that we can all learn about where these animals go, what they do, and of most importance, how their movement and behaviour overlaps with our own. This type of information sharing has proven effective around the world to allow for better coexistence with these apex predators. So please check out the link in my bio for a full run down of how and why this project has come about and send us an email through that link if you are interested in sponsoring a shark to be tagged this summer! :) Note the mapped images are example data showing you how the web application will work and display shark data

1.8K Likes – Riley Elliott Instagram

Caption : A very exciting Great White project I am launching this summer in NZ and YOU can be directly involved by sponsoring a shark’s satellite tag, naming it, receiving scientific insight on what it does and where it goes anywhere in NZ and the world! More than this, the data will be shared live to the public via an incredible philanthropic web application created by @earthrangertech so that we can all learn about where these animals go, what they do, and of most importance, how their movement and behaviour overlaps with our own. This type of information sharing has proven effective around the world to allow for better coexistence with these apex predators. So please check out the link in my bio for a full run down of how and why this project has come about and send us an email through that link if you are interested in sponsoring a shark to be tagged this summer! 🙂 Note the mapped images are example data showing you how the web application will work and display shark data
Likes : 1814Riley Elliott - 1.7K Likes - Today the Coroner’s report was released for the tragic shark fatality in Bowentown NZ Jan 2021. I really struggle to post about this, but I wanted to ensure accurate information and context was provided in this case, and the ongoing presence of Great Whites in this area, especially with summer approaching. I live just up the coast from Bowentown, I surf, I dive, and I have friends and family who play in the sea too. I am also a shark biologist, specialised in shark behaviour.I have worked in ‘conflict regions’ where GWs overlap with people, and can result in adverse interactions. In some places they thought nets, hooks and guns were the answer. Scientific studies showed it wasn’t. Technology, research and the public communication of information through modern media is the answer and has been proven successful in places like California, NSW Australia and S Africa. With this in mind I submitted to the Department of Conservation for a permit to tag and track this protected species, in order to emulate the successful projects I have been involved with or witnessed overseas. The permit was given in June 2022, and now the ‘Great White Project’ is underway.  Without Government funding for this area of research in NZ, I called on the NZ public to empower such a project by sponsoring satellite tags that enable us to determine what the sharks are doing and where, and how that overlaps with us. So far 8 / 20 permitted tags have been sponsored and naming rights given. What’s amazing for everyone is the ‘Great White App’ coming soon, which will, free to the public, allow you to visually see where the sharks are, and through scientific insight being added, what they are doing in relation to us.In this way we can hopefully reduce risks for us and for sharks, by utilising technology. I feel for the family and friends of Kaelah, the lifeguards and doctors on site, but as Kiwis I know that we respect nature and the wild animals in it.  If you want to learn more about the sharks in this region, and/or support the generation of knowledge by sponsoring and naming a shark, please go to www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz link in my bio.

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Caption : Today the Coroner’s report was released for the tragic shark fatality in Bowentown NZ Jan 2021. I really struggle to post about this, but I wanted to ensure accurate information and context was provided in this case, and the ongoing presence of Great Whites in this area, especially with summer approaching. I live just up the coast from Bowentown, I surf, I dive, and I have friends and family who play in the sea too. I am also a shark biologist, specialised in shark behaviour.I have worked in ‘conflict regions’ where GWs overlap with people, and can result in adverse interactions. In some places they thought nets, hooks and guns were the answer. Scientific studies showed it wasn’t. Technology, research and the public communication of information through modern media is the answer and has been proven successful in places like California, NSW Australia and S Africa. With this in mind I submitted to the Department of Conservation for a permit to tag and track this protected species, in order to emulate the successful projects I have been involved with or witnessed overseas. The permit was given in June 2022, and now the ‘Great White Project’ is underway.  Without Government funding for this area of research in NZ, I called on the NZ public to empower such a project by sponsoring satellite tags that enable us to determine what the sharks are doing and where, and how that overlaps with us. So far 8 / 20 permitted tags have been sponsored and naming rights given. What’s amazing for everyone is the ‘Great White App’ coming soon, which will, free to the public, allow you to visually see where the sharks are, and through scientific insight being added, what they are doing in relation to us.In this way we can hopefully reduce risks for us and for sharks, by utilising technology. I feel for the family and friends of Kaelah, the lifeguards and doctors on site, but as Kiwis I know that we respect nature and the wild animals in it.  If you want to learn more about the sharks in this region, and/or support the generation of knowledge by sponsoring and naming a shark, please go to www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz link in my bio.
Likes : 1732Riley Elliott - 1.6K Likes - A juvenile Great White washed up on Ripiro beach on New Zealand’s w coast with what looks to be an Orca predation, with an incision to extract the nutrient rich liver. This is something Orca in Nz have done for a long time with shark species. Compared to the highly covered S Africa incidences, in Nz its generally been stingray and other shark species, as documented by Orca specialist Dr Ingrid Visser and Steve Hathaway. While this has likely occurred with White sharks in Nz due to their presence, this is of the first to wash up. The area this occurred in is coastal to a well known GW nursery, the Kaipara harbour as documented by Dr Clinton Duffy. It reflects why harbours are used as nursery grounds for shelter and plentiful small food sources for young juveniles. Going outside can pose more risk not only to predation but also coastal set nets and kontiki fishing lines which regularly catch juvenile white sharks. This is one of the reasons for my GW tagging project in NE NZ, in order to better understand the habitat use of this critical age demographic. Not only for the predation but also bycatch through fishing. Given this potential orca kill is a rare find I don’t feel a need to worry about GW displacement seen in S Africa and documented by @alisontowner but it is critical to obtain baseline understanding of shark distribution to measure any potential affect of Orca predation or fishing practises. The most important observation from images thanks to David Cameron, is the shark had its head removed by people. I mention this as its illegal to kill, harm or disturb a live white shark but also to tamper with a dead one. It is a legal requirement to report accidental capture of GWs to the Department of Conservation so that they can continue to protect this species. Orca predation aside, there have been several human induced fatalities of GWs in NE NZ where I am starting a tagging study so please ensure you visibly monitor set nets, don’t set near aggregations of GWs and meet legal requirements for length and naming floats. If you want to support the Great White tagging study in the NE NZ region this summer go to the link in my bio

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Caption : A juvenile Great White washed up on Ripiro beach on New Zealand’s w coast with what looks to be an Orca predation, with an incision to extract the nutrient rich liver. This is something Orca in Nz have done for a long time with shark species. Compared to the highly covered S Africa incidences, in Nz its generally been stingray and other shark species, as documented by Orca specialist Dr Ingrid Visser and Steve Hathaway. While this has likely occurred with White sharks in Nz due to their presence, this is of the first to wash up. The area this occurred in is coastal to a well known GW nursery, the Kaipara harbour as documented by Dr Clinton Duffy. It reflects why harbours are used as nursery grounds for shelter and plentiful small food sources for young juveniles. Going outside can pose more risk not only to predation but also coastal set nets and kontiki fishing lines which regularly catch juvenile white sharks. This is one of the reasons for my GW tagging project in NE NZ, in order to better understand the habitat use of this critical age demographic. Not only for the predation but also bycatch through fishing. Given this potential orca kill is a rare find I don’t feel a need to worry about GW displacement seen in S Africa and documented by @alisontowner but it is critical to obtain baseline understanding of shark distribution to measure any potential affect of Orca predation or fishing practises. The most important observation from images thanks to David Cameron, is the shark had its head removed by people. I mention this as its illegal to kill, harm or disturb a live white shark but also to tamper with a dead one. It is a legal requirement to report accidental capture of GWs to the Department of Conservation so that they can continue to protect this species. Orca predation aside, there have been several human induced fatalities of GWs in NE NZ where I am starting a tagging study so please ensure you visibly monitor set nets, don’t set near aggregations of GWs and meet legal requirements for length and naming floats. If you want to support the Great White tagging study in the NE NZ region this summer go to the link in my bio
Likes : 1640Riley Elliott - 1.6K Likes - A juvenile Great White washed up on Ripiro beach on New Zealand’s w coast with what looks to be an Orca predation, with an incision to extract the nutrient rich liver. This is something Orca in Nz have done for a long time with shark species. Compared to the highly covered S Africa incidences, in Nz its generally been stingray and other shark species, as documented by Orca specialist Dr Ingrid Visser and Steve Hathaway. While this has likely occurred with White sharks in Nz due to their presence, this is of the first to wash up. The area this occurred in is coastal to a well known GW nursery, the Kaipara harbour as documented by Dr Clinton Duffy. It reflects why harbours are used as nursery grounds for shelter and plentiful small food sources for young juveniles. Going outside can pose more risk not only to predation but also coastal set nets and kontiki fishing lines which regularly catch juvenile white sharks. This is one of the reasons for my GW tagging project in NE NZ, in order to better understand the habitat use of this critical age demographic. Not only for the predation but also bycatch through fishing. Given this potential orca kill is a rare find I don’t feel a need to worry about GW displacement seen in S Africa and documented by @alisontowner but it is critical to obtain baseline understanding of shark distribution to measure any potential affect of Orca predation or fishing practises. The most important observation from images thanks to David Cameron, is the shark had its head removed by people. I mention this as its illegal to kill, harm or disturb a live white shark but also to tamper with a dead one. It is a legal requirement to report accidental capture of GWs to the Department of Conservation so that they can continue to protect this species. Orca predation aside, there have been several human induced fatalities of GWs in NE NZ where I am starting a tagging study so please ensure you visibly monitor set nets, don’t set near aggregations of GWs and meet legal requirements for length and naming floats. If you want to support the Great White tagging study in the NE NZ region this summer go to the link in my bio

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Caption : A juvenile Great White washed up on Ripiro beach on New Zealand’s w coast with what looks to be an Orca predation, with an incision to extract the nutrient rich liver. This is something Orca in Nz have done for a long time with shark species. Compared to the highly covered S Africa incidences, in Nz its generally been stingray and other shark species, as documented by Orca specialist Dr Ingrid Visser and Steve Hathaway. While this has likely occurred with White sharks in Nz due to their presence, this is of the first to wash up. The area this occurred in is coastal to a well known GW nursery, the Kaipara harbour as documented by Dr Clinton Duffy. It reflects why harbours are used as nursery grounds for shelter and plentiful small food sources for young juveniles. Going outside can pose more risk not only to predation but also coastal set nets and kontiki fishing lines which regularly catch juvenile white sharks. This is one of the reasons for my GW tagging project in NE NZ, in order to better understand the habitat use of this critical age demographic. Not only for the predation but also bycatch through fishing. Given this potential orca kill is a rare find I don’t feel a need to worry about GW displacement seen in S Africa and documented by @alisontowner but it is critical to obtain baseline understanding of shark distribution to measure any potential affect of Orca predation or fishing practises. The most important observation from images thanks to David Cameron, is the shark had its head removed by people. I mention this as its illegal to kill, harm or disturb a live white shark but also to tamper with a dead one. It is a legal requirement to report accidental capture of GWs to the Department of Conservation so that they can continue to protect this species. Orca predation aside, there have been several human induced fatalities of GWs in NE NZ where I am starting a tagging study so please ensure you visibly monitor set nets, don’t set near aggregations of GWs and meet legal requirements for length and naming floats. If you want to support the Great White tagging study in the NE NZ region this summer go to the link in my bio
Likes : 1640Riley Elliott - 1.6K Likes - A juvenile Great White washed up on Ripiro beach on New Zealand’s w coast with what looks to be an Orca predation, with an incision to extract the nutrient rich liver. This is something Orca in Nz have done for a long time with shark species. Compared to the highly covered S Africa incidences, in Nz its generally been stingray and other shark species, as documented by Orca specialist Dr Ingrid Visser and Steve Hathaway. While this has likely occurred with White sharks in Nz due to their presence, this is of the first to wash up. The area this occurred in is coastal to a well known GW nursery, the Kaipara harbour as documented by Dr Clinton Duffy. It reflects why harbours are used as nursery grounds for shelter and plentiful small food sources for young juveniles. Going outside can pose more risk not only to predation but also coastal set nets and kontiki fishing lines which regularly catch juvenile white sharks. This is one of the reasons for my GW tagging project in NE NZ, in order to better understand the habitat use of this critical age demographic. Not only for the predation but also bycatch through fishing. Given this potential orca kill is a rare find I don’t feel a need to worry about GW displacement seen in S Africa and documented by @alisontowner but it is critical to obtain baseline understanding of shark distribution to measure any potential affect of Orca predation or fishing practises. The most important observation from images thanks to David Cameron, is the shark had its head removed by people. I mention this as its illegal to kill, harm or disturb a live white shark but also to tamper with a dead one. It is a legal requirement to report accidental capture of GWs to the Department of Conservation so that they can continue to protect this species. Orca predation aside, there have been several human induced fatalities of GWs in NE NZ where I am starting a tagging study so please ensure you visibly monitor set nets, don’t set near aggregations of GWs and meet legal requirements for length and naming floats. If you want to support the Great White tagging study in the NE NZ region this summer go to the link in my bio

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Caption : A juvenile Great White washed up on Ripiro beach on New Zealand’s w coast with what looks to be an Orca predation, with an incision to extract the nutrient rich liver. This is something Orca in Nz have done for a long time with shark species. Compared to the highly covered S Africa incidences, in Nz its generally been stingray and other shark species, as documented by Orca specialist Dr Ingrid Visser and Steve Hathaway. While this has likely occurred with White sharks in Nz due to their presence, this is of the first to wash up. The area this occurred in is coastal to a well known GW nursery, the Kaipara harbour as documented by Dr Clinton Duffy. It reflects why harbours are used as nursery grounds for shelter and plentiful small food sources for young juveniles. Going outside can pose more risk not only to predation but also coastal set nets and kontiki fishing lines which regularly catch juvenile white sharks. This is one of the reasons for my GW tagging project in NE NZ, in order to better understand the habitat use of this critical age demographic. Not only for the predation but also bycatch through fishing. Given this potential orca kill is a rare find I don’t feel a need to worry about GW displacement seen in S Africa and documented by @alisontowner but it is critical to obtain baseline understanding of shark distribution to measure any potential affect of Orca predation or fishing practises. The most important observation from images thanks to David Cameron, is the shark had its head removed by people. I mention this as its illegal to kill, harm or disturb a live white shark but also to tamper with a dead one. It is a legal requirement to report accidental capture of GWs to the Department of Conservation so that they can continue to protect this species. Orca predation aside, there have been several human induced fatalities of GWs in NE NZ where I am starting a tagging study so please ensure you visibly monitor set nets, don’t set near aggregations of GWs and meet legal requirements for length and naming floats. If you want to support the Great White tagging study in the NE NZ region this summer go to the link in my bio
Likes : 1640Riley Elliott - 1.6K Likes - A juvenile Great White washed up on Ripiro beach on New Zealand’s w coast with what looks to be an Orca predation, with an incision to extract the nutrient rich liver. This is something Orca in Nz have done for a long time with shark species. Compared to the highly covered S Africa incidences, in Nz its generally been stingray and other shark species, as documented by Orca specialist Dr Ingrid Visser and Steve Hathaway. While this has likely occurred with White sharks in Nz due to their presence, this is of the first to wash up. The area this occurred in is coastal to a well known GW nursery, the Kaipara harbour as documented by Dr Clinton Duffy. It reflects why harbours are used as nursery grounds for shelter and plentiful small food sources for young juveniles. Going outside can pose more risk not only to predation but also coastal set nets and kontiki fishing lines which regularly catch juvenile white sharks. This is one of the reasons for my GW tagging project in NE NZ, in order to better understand the habitat use of this critical age demographic. Not only for the predation but also bycatch through fishing. Given this potential orca kill is a rare find I don’t feel a need to worry about GW displacement seen in S Africa and documented by @alisontowner but it is critical to obtain baseline understanding of shark distribution to measure any potential affect of Orca predation or fishing practises. The most important observation from images thanks to David Cameron, is the shark had its head removed by people. I mention this as its illegal to kill, harm or disturb a live white shark but also to tamper with a dead one. It is a legal requirement to report accidental capture of GWs to the Department of Conservation so that they can continue to protect this species. Orca predation aside, there have been several human induced fatalities of GWs in NE NZ where I am starting a tagging study so please ensure you visibly monitor set nets, don’t set near aggregations of GWs and meet legal requirements for length and naming floats. If you want to support the Great White tagging study in the NE NZ region this summer go to the link in my bio

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Caption : A juvenile Great White washed up on Ripiro beach on New Zealand’s w coast with what looks to be an Orca predation, with an incision to extract the nutrient rich liver. This is something Orca in Nz have done for a long time with shark species. Compared to the highly covered S Africa incidences, in Nz its generally been stingray and other shark species, as documented by Orca specialist Dr Ingrid Visser and Steve Hathaway. While this has likely occurred with White sharks in Nz due to their presence, this is of the first to wash up. The area this occurred in is coastal to a well known GW nursery, the Kaipara harbour as documented by Dr Clinton Duffy. It reflects why harbours are used as nursery grounds for shelter and plentiful small food sources for young juveniles. Going outside can pose more risk not only to predation but also coastal set nets and kontiki fishing lines which regularly catch juvenile white sharks. This is one of the reasons for my GW tagging project in NE NZ, in order to better understand the habitat use of this critical age demographic. Not only for the predation but also bycatch through fishing. Given this potential orca kill is a rare find I don’t feel a need to worry about GW displacement seen in S Africa and documented by @alisontowner but it is critical to obtain baseline understanding of shark distribution to measure any potential affect of Orca predation or fishing practises. The most important observation from images thanks to David Cameron, is the shark had its head removed by people. I mention this as its illegal to kill, harm or disturb a live white shark but also to tamper with a dead one. It is a legal requirement to report accidental capture of GWs to the Department of Conservation so that they can continue to protect this species. Orca predation aside, there have been several human induced fatalities of GWs in NE NZ where I am starting a tagging study so please ensure you visibly monitor set nets, don’t set near aggregations of GWs and meet legal requirements for length and naming floats. If you want to support the Great White tagging study in the NE NZ region this summer go to the link in my bio
Likes : 1640Riley Elliott - 1.6K Likes - This is how a 12foot Mako shark introduces itself when you jump into the deep blue sea with it after hours of chumming. To be honest it’s pretty polite at this stage, it had already rammed the boat, smashed the engines, tried to bite us up on the swim step and then @abc4explore and myself had to balls up and get in. But from a sharks perspective, it’s turned up wondering where the foods at. It’s the wide open ocean where foods hard to get. Then two weird creatures jump in and it needs to figure out what they are. Luckily Andy had a large camera to block the avalanche of razor blades heading for his crotch, and my tiny Harry Potter wand was just able to turn the shark away. But wow this was likely the most amazing experience I have had with a mature Mako. When they are this big they eat things way bigger than us, being swordfish and marlin, so the hours of amazing encounters that happened after this reflects how polite and smart this girl was. If you want to see some epic Mako action, coupled with Great Whites, be sure to tune into Great White Vs Mako Friday 29th at 9pm on @sharkweek on @discovery and @discoveryplus

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Caption : This is how a 12foot Mako shark introduces itself when you jump into the deep blue sea with it after hours of chumming. To be honest it’s pretty polite at this stage, it had already rammed the boat, smashed the engines, tried to bite us up on the swim step and then @abc4explore and myself had to balls up and get in. But from a sharks perspective, it’s turned up wondering where the foods at. It’s the wide open ocean where foods hard to get. Then two weird creatures jump in and it needs to figure out what they are. Luckily Andy had a large camera to block the avalanche of razor blades heading for his crotch, and my tiny Harry Potter wand was just able to turn the shark away. But wow this was likely the most amazing experience I have had with a mature Mako. When they are this big they eat things way bigger than us, being swordfish and marlin, so the hours of amazing encounters that happened after this reflects how polite and smart this girl was. If you want to see some epic Mako action, coupled with Great Whites, be sure to tune into Great White Vs Mako Friday 29th at 9pm on @sharkweek on @discovery and @discoveryplus
Likes : 1603Riley Elliott - 1.6K Likes - Did you know that this is how the vast majority of Mako shark ‘attacks’ happen. Because people love to see them fly and even those less intellectual or respectful, just catch them for fun. The good thing about a Mako is they have an attitude like no other and will even turn back at the boat and come at you once they feel the hook. Everything aside, I think you deserve a shark attack like this if you disrespect an apex predator but by no means should it be counted as a shark attack in the general sense. Great news is many fishing tournaments no longer encourage or reward shark catches and instead when sharks are accidentally caught, they are tagged and released.

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Caption : Did you know that this is how the vast majority of Mako shark ‘attacks’ happen. Because people love to see them fly and even those less intellectual or respectful, just catch them for fun. The good thing about a Mako is they have an attitude like no other and will even turn back at the boat and come at you once they feel the hook. Everything aside, I think you deserve a shark attack like this if you disrespect an apex predator but by no means should it be counted as a shark attack in the general sense. Great news is many fishing tournaments no longer encourage or reward shark catches and instead when sharks are accidentally caught, they are tagged and released.
Likes : 1554Riley Elliott - 1.5K Likes - Epic post from @juansharks seeing ‘me’ again. This rad as male they called Riley Words by @juansharks Would you dive with the king? This shark ID Riley @oneoceandiving named after shark scientist @thelifeofrileynz This is only larger adult male that we have seen in over 20 years. We see juvenile male tiger sharks but not adults. My theory is that Riley pushes all the males out of the area kinda like how male lions do in a pride. Tiger sharks don’t really pack up like lions do and are more nomadic but Riley for sure is keeping all the other males his size out of this coast coast line either because of competition or territory reasons. He has been hanging out this week and sightings today on the 9am charter. #TurnFearIntoFacts #ApexPredatorNotMonster #sharkidriley #weneedsharks #tigershark #oahulife #haleiwa

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Caption : Epic post from @juansharks seeing ‘me’ again. This rad as male they called Riley Words by @juansharks Would you dive with the king? This shark ID Riley @oneoceandiving named after shark scientist @thelifeofrileynz This is only larger adult male that we have seen in over 20 years. We see juvenile male tiger sharks but not adults. My theory is that Riley pushes all the males out of the area kinda like how male lions do in a pride. Tiger sharks don’t really pack up like lions do and are more nomadic but Riley for sure is keeping all the other males his size out of this coast coast line either because of competition or territory reasons. He has been hanging out this week and sightings today on the 9am charter. #TurnFearIntoFacts #ApexPredatorNotMonster #sharkidriley #weneedsharks #tigershark #oahulife #haleiwa
Likes : 1473Riley Elliott - 1.4K Likes - The shark forecast is spicy today with Mako sharks landing on boats out front of my house today! Good to see these fishermen @churchyschartersnz were respectful enough not to try and go up there to protect their window wipers but rather wait for the highly intelligent mako to realise it got the gymnastics routine wrong and wiggle back in. In all honestly and seriousness this is unfortunately the most common way ‘shark attacks’ by Mako sharks happen. When they are hooked on a line, and start to go airborne in panic and effort to rid this foreign thing in their jaw and they sometimes land in the boat. As stated by these fishermen, they were happy it didn’t land in the back of the boat as that’s a whole different kettle of fish. If you are jigging or live baiting for kingfish, this is usually when catching Mako can occur. It’s a difficult scenario as you do NOT want the shark to take a bunch of line, and you panic and cut the nylon, because that shark will tow that deadly line around for the rest of its life, slowly but surely becoming entangled. On the other hand many people are scared of getting close to a shark, which is fair enough, and will now be a bit more afraid of one landing in the boat. But best practise if you hook a shark is to get it to the boat safely and respectfully and cut the nylon right beside the hook. This keeps the shark in the water, you safe on the boat and the hook will rust out easy as. The better practise is to try and avoid catching sharks where possible by not intentionally hooking one that comes around the boat, as it’s just not worth the risks, to you or the shark. Overall the greater message is, this was likely an experience that made men feel a little bit scared for a moment, then likely some empathy for what is a literal fish out of water, then some relief when it got back in, for their sake and the sharks. And that’s all good vibes. But as someone who’s had a Great White jump in the back of their boat once before, it can be a much riskier experience, so remember, respect the ocean, wear a life jacket, watch the weather, and get a coastguard membership as the sea itself is far more dangerous than even a shark on your boat ;)

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Caption : The shark forecast is spicy today with Mako sharks landing on boats out front of my house today! Good to see these fishermen @churchyschartersnz were respectful enough not to try and go up there to protect their window wipers but rather wait for the highly intelligent mako to realise it got the gymnastics routine wrong and wiggle back in. In all honestly and seriousness this is unfortunately the most common way ‘shark attacks’ by Mako sharks happen. When they are hooked on a line, and start to go airborne in panic and effort to rid this foreign thing in their jaw and they sometimes land in the boat. As stated by these fishermen, they were happy it didn’t land in the back of the boat as that’s a whole different kettle of fish. If you are jigging or live baiting for kingfish, this is usually when catching Mako can occur. It’s a difficult scenario as you do NOT want the shark to take a bunch of line, and you panic and cut the nylon, because that shark will tow that deadly line around for the rest of its life, slowly but surely becoming entangled. On the other hand many people are scared of getting close to a shark, which is fair enough, and will now be a bit more afraid of one landing in the boat. But best practise if you hook a shark is to get it to the boat safely and respectfully and cut the nylon right beside the hook. This keeps the shark in the water, you safe on the boat and the hook will rust out easy as. The better practise is to try and avoid catching sharks where possible by not intentionally hooking one that comes around the boat, as it’s just not worth the risks, to you or the shark. Overall the greater message is, this was likely an experience that made men feel a little bit scared for a moment, then likely some empathy for what is a literal fish out of water, then some relief when it got back in, for their sake and the sharks. And that’s all good vibes. But as someone who’s had a Great White jump in the back of their boat once before, it can be a much riskier experience, so remember, respect the ocean, wear a life jacket, watch the weather, and get a coastguard membership as the sea itself is far more dangerous than even a shark on your boat 😉
Likes : 1444Riley Elliott - 1.4K Likes - The shark forecast is spicy today with Mako sharks landing on boats out front of my house today! Good to see these fishermen @churchyschartersnz were respectful enough not to try and go up there to protect their window wipers but rather wait for the highly intelligent mako to realise it got the gymnastics routine wrong and wiggle back in. In all honestly and seriousness this is unfortunately the most common way ‘shark attacks’ by Mako sharks happen. When they are hooked on a line, and start to go airborne in panic and effort to rid this foreign thing in their jaw and they sometimes land in the boat. As stated by these fishermen, they were happy it didn’t land in the back of the boat as that’s a whole different kettle of fish. If you are jigging or live baiting for kingfish, this is usually when catching Mako can occur. It’s a difficult scenario as you do NOT want the shark to take a bunch of line, and you panic and cut the nylon, because that shark will tow that deadly line around for the rest of its life, slowly but surely becoming entangled. On the other hand many people are scared of getting close to a shark, which is fair enough, and will now be a bit more afraid of one landing in the boat. But best practise if you hook a shark is to get it to the boat safely and respectfully and cut the nylon right beside the hook. This keeps the shark in the water, you safe on the boat and the hook will rust out easy as. The better practise is to try and avoid catching sharks where possible by not intentionally hooking one that comes around the boat, as it’s just not worth the risks, to you or the shark. Overall the greater message is, this was likely an experience that made men feel a little bit scared for a moment, then likely some empathy for what is a literal fish out of water, then some relief when it got back in, for their sake and the sharks. And that’s all good vibes. But as someone who’s had a Great White jump in the back of their boat once before, it can be a much riskier experience, so remember, respect the ocean, wear a life jacket, watch the weather, and get a coastguard membership as the sea itself is far more dangerous than even a shark on your boat ;)

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Caption : The shark forecast is spicy today with Mako sharks landing on boats out front of my house today! Good to see these fishermen @churchyschartersnz were respectful enough not to try and go up there to protect their window wipers but rather wait for the highly intelligent mako to realise it got the gymnastics routine wrong and wiggle back in. In all honestly and seriousness this is unfortunately the most common way ‘shark attacks’ by Mako sharks happen. When they are hooked on a line, and start to go airborne in panic and effort to rid this foreign thing in their jaw and they sometimes land in the boat. As stated by these fishermen, they were happy it didn’t land in the back of the boat as that’s a whole different kettle of fish. If you are jigging or live baiting for kingfish, this is usually when catching Mako can occur. It’s a difficult scenario as you do NOT want the shark to take a bunch of line, and you panic and cut the nylon, because that shark will tow that deadly line around for the rest of its life, slowly but surely becoming entangled. On the other hand many people are scared of getting close to a shark, which is fair enough, and will now be a bit more afraid of one landing in the boat. But best practise if you hook a shark is to get it to the boat safely and respectfully and cut the nylon right beside the hook. This keeps the shark in the water, you safe on the boat and the hook will rust out easy as. The better practise is to try and avoid catching sharks where possible by not intentionally hooking one that comes around the boat, as it’s just not worth the risks, to you or the shark. Overall the greater message is, this was likely an experience that made men feel a little bit scared for a moment, then likely some empathy for what is a literal fish out of water, then some relief when it got back in, for their sake and the sharks. And that’s all good vibes. But as someone who’s had a Great White jump in the back of their boat once before, it can be a much riskier experience, so remember, respect the ocean, wear a life jacket, watch the weather, and get a coastguard membership as the sea itself is far more dangerous than even a shark on your boat 😉
Likes : 1444Riley Elliott - 1.3K Likes - I didn’t create a shark app to try and scare surfers. I created it because I am a surfer. I was afraid of sharks as a surfer. It’s easy to be a tough guy and think a good shark is a dead shark, from the safety of a boat. But try acting like that sitting on a polystyrene board, chest deep in the sharks’ domain. My thoughts were either stick with ignorance is bliss and just walk blind in the savannahs, so to speak. Or learn what a shark is, how they behave, when and where they are dangerous and apply this info out of respect to this capable predator, given I am literally playing in its hunting ground. Choosing the latter has taken me all around the world. I’ve dived with almost every single large shark species and I am still here. But I am still afraid of sharks. And it’s ok to be afraid of an apex predator. You should be. It’s natural instinct. How we react to fear is the important thing. Malice is wrong and short lived and generally only possible from cowards on a boat. Respectfully informed and accepting of self instigated risk is the reality surfers should take, and most do. The Great White app may be scary to some, but I guarantee you that in the long run, knowing what’s out there is more beneficial to you and those animals. I think it’s important to walk the talk in this day and age. I love to surf and I love learning about sharks. I have had nothing but positive feedback about the Great White tracking. I see it as similar to a ski slope, where you are provided with information about risk and then you choose where to go play. How do you feel about it? Images by @jimagesnz

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Caption : I didn’t create a shark app to try and scare surfers. I created it because I am a surfer. I was afraid of sharks as a surfer. It’s easy to be a tough guy and think a good shark is a dead shark, from the safety of a boat. But try acting like that sitting on a polystyrene board, chest deep in the sharks’ domain. My thoughts were either stick with ignorance is bliss and just walk blind in the savannahs, so to speak. Or learn what a shark is, how they behave, when and where they are dangerous and apply this info out of respect to this capable predator, given I am literally playing in its hunting ground. Choosing the latter has taken me all around the world. I’ve dived with almost every single large shark species and I am still here. But I am still afraid of sharks. And it’s ok to be afraid of an apex predator. You should be. It’s natural instinct. How we react to fear is the important thing. Malice is wrong and short lived and generally only possible from cowards on a boat. Respectfully informed and accepting of self instigated risk is the reality surfers should take, and most do. The Great White app may be scary to some, but I guarantee you that in the long run, knowing what’s out there is more beneficial to you and those animals. I think it’s important to walk the talk in this day and age. I love to surf and I love learning about sharks. I have had nothing but positive feedback about the Great White tracking. I see it as similar to a ski slope, where you are provided with information about risk and then you choose where to go play. How do you feel about it? Images by @jimagesnz
Likes : 1313Riley Elliott - 1.3K Likes - I didn’t create a shark app to try and scare surfers. I created it because I am a surfer. I was afraid of sharks as a surfer. It’s easy to be a tough guy and think a good shark is a dead shark, from the safety of a boat. But try acting like that sitting on a polystyrene board, chest deep in the sharks’ domain. My thoughts were either stick with ignorance is bliss and just walk blind in the savannahs, so to speak. Or learn what a shark is, how they behave, when and where they are dangerous and apply this info out of respect to this capable predator, given I am literally playing in its hunting ground. Choosing the latter has taken me all around the world. I’ve dived with almost every single large shark species and I am still here. But I am still afraid of sharks. And it’s ok to be afraid of an apex predator. You should be. It’s natural instinct. How we react to fear is the important thing. Malice is wrong and short lived and generally only possible from cowards on a boat. Respectfully informed and accepting of self instigated risk is the reality surfers should take, and most do. The Great White app may be scary to some, but I guarantee you that in the long run, knowing what’s out there is more beneficial to you and those animals. I think it’s important to walk the talk in this day and age. I love to surf and I love learning about sharks. I have had nothing but positive feedback about the Great White tracking. I see it as similar to a ski slope, where you are provided with information about risk and then you choose where to go play. How do you feel about it? Images by @jimagesnz

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Caption : I didn’t create a shark app to try and scare surfers. I created it because I am a surfer. I was afraid of sharks as a surfer. It’s easy to be a tough guy and think a good shark is a dead shark, from the safety of a boat. But try acting like that sitting on a polystyrene board, chest deep in the sharks’ domain. My thoughts were either stick with ignorance is bliss and just walk blind in the savannahs, so to speak. Or learn what a shark is, how they behave, when and where they are dangerous and apply this info out of respect to this capable predator, given I am literally playing in its hunting ground. Choosing the latter has taken me all around the world. I’ve dived with almost every single large shark species and I am still here. But I am still afraid of sharks. And it’s ok to be afraid of an apex predator. You should be. It’s natural instinct. How we react to fear is the important thing. Malice is wrong and short lived and generally only possible from cowards on a boat. Respectfully informed and accepting of self instigated risk is the reality surfers should take, and most do. The Great White app may be scary to some, but I guarantee you that in the long run, knowing what’s out there is more beneficial to you and those animals. I think it’s important to walk the talk in this day and age. I love to surf and I love learning about sharks. I have had nothing but positive feedback about the Great White tracking. I see it as similar to a ski slope, where you are provided with information about risk and then you choose where to go play. How do you feel about it? Images by @jimagesnz
Likes : 1313Riley Elliott - 1.3K Likes - I didn’t create a shark app to try and scare surfers. I created it because I am a surfer. I was afraid of sharks as a surfer. It’s easy to be a tough guy and think a good shark is a dead shark, from the safety of a boat. But try acting like that sitting on a polystyrene board, chest deep in the sharks’ domain. My thoughts were either stick with ignorance is bliss and just walk blind in the savannahs, so to speak. Or learn what a shark is, how they behave, when and where they are dangerous and apply this info out of respect to this capable predator, given I am literally playing in its hunting ground. Choosing the latter has taken me all around the world. I’ve dived with almost every single large shark species and I am still here. But I am still afraid of sharks. And it’s ok to be afraid of an apex predator. You should be. It’s natural instinct. How we react to fear is the important thing. Malice is wrong and short lived and generally only possible from cowards on a boat. Respectfully informed and accepting of self instigated risk is the reality surfers should take, and most do. The Great White app may be scary to some, but I guarantee you that in the long run, knowing what’s out there is more beneficial to you and those animals. I think it’s important to walk the talk in this day and age. I love to surf and I love learning about sharks. I have had nothing but positive feedback about the Great White tracking. I see it as similar to a ski slope, where you are provided with information about risk and then you choose where to go play. How do you feel about it? Images by @jimagesnz

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Caption : I didn’t create a shark app to try and scare surfers. I created it because I am a surfer. I was afraid of sharks as a surfer. It’s easy to be a tough guy and think a good shark is a dead shark, from the safety of a boat. But try acting like that sitting on a polystyrene board, chest deep in the sharks’ domain. My thoughts were either stick with ignorance is bliss and just walk blind in the savannahs, so to speak. Or learn what a shark is, how they behave, when and where they are dangerous and apply this info out of respect to this capable predator, given I am literally playing in its hunting ground. Choosing the latter has taken me all around the world. I’ve dived with almost every single large shark species and I am still here. But I am still afraid of sharks. And it’s ok to be afraid of an apex predator. You should be. It’s natural instinct. How we react to fear is the important thing. Malice is wrong and short lived and generally only possible from cowards on a boat. Respectfully informed and accepting of self instigated risk is the reality surfers should take, and most do. The Great White app may be scary to some, but I guarantee you that in the long run, knowing what’s out there is more beneficial to you and those animals. I think it’s important to walk the talk in this day and age. I love to surf and I love learning about sharks. I have had nothing but positive feedback about the Great White tracking. I see it as similar to a ski slope, where you are provided with information about risk and then you choose where to go play. How do you feel about it? Images by @jimagesnz
Likes : 1313Riley Elliott - 1.3K Likes - I didn’t create a shark app to try and scare surfers. I created it because I am a surfer. I was afraid of sharks as a surfer. It’s easy to be a tough guy and think a good shark is a dead shark, from the safety of a boat. But try acting like that sitting on a polystyrene board, chest deep in the sharks’ domain. My thoughts were either stick with ignorance is bliss and just walk blind in the savannahs, so to speak. Or learn what a shark is, how they behave, when and where they are dangerous and apply this info out of respect to this capable predator, given I am literally playing in its hunting ground. Choosing the latter has taken me all around the world. I’ve dived with almost every single large shark species and I am still here. But I am still afraid of sharks. And it’s ok to be afraid of an apex predator. You should be. It’s natural instinct. How we react to fear is the important thing. Malice is wrong and short lived and generally only possible from cowards on a boat. Respectfully informed and accepting of self instigated risk is the reality surfers should take, and most do. The Great White app may be scary to some, but I guarantee you that in the long run, knowing what’s out there is more beneficial to you and those animals. I think it’s important to walk the talk in this day and age. I love to surf and I love learning about sharks. I have had nothing but positive feedback about the Great White tracking. I see it as similar to a ski slope, where you are provided with information about risk and then you choose where to go play. How do you feel about it? Images by @jimagesnz

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Caption : I didn’t create a shark app to try and scare surfers. I created it because I am a surfer. I was afraid of sharks as a surfer. It’s easy to be a tough guy and think a good shark is a dead shark, from the safety of a boat. But try acting like that sitting on a polystyrene board, chest deep in the sharks’ domain. My thoughts were either stick with ignorance is bliss and just walk blind in the savannahs, so to speak. Or learn what a shark is, how they behave, when and where they are dangerous and apply this info out of respect to this capable predator, given I am literally playing in its hunting ground. Choosing the latter has taken me all around the world. I’ve dived with almost every single large shark species and I am still here. But I am still afraid of sharks. And it’s ok to be afraid of an apex predator. You should be. It’s natural instinct. How we react to fear is the important thing. Malice is wrong and short lived and generally only possible from cowards on a boat. Respectfully informed and accepting of self instigated risk is the reality surfers should take, and most do. The Great White app may be scary to some, but I guarantee you that in the long run, knowing what’s out there is more beneficial to you and those animals. I think it’s important to walk the talk in this day and age. I love to surf and I love learning about sharks. I have had nothing but positive feedback about the Great White tracking. I see it as similar to a ski slope, where you are provided with information about risk and then you choose where to go play. How do you feel about it? Images by @jimagesnz
Likes : 1313Riley Elliott - 1.2K Likes - So I told @abc4explore "mate sorry forgot to tell you, we are about to dive with tiger sharks in a place where no one has intentially done so before, and there's more under there than any place on earth, and there a massive food source that has them all super competitive" He said "come on mate I've done 85 or something shark weeks, nothing can be new to me" Neither of us said this but there is some truth in the statements @sharkweek starts in just five days time!!!!! Tune into @discovery on the 29th July for #sharksofheadstonehell to see what we got ourselves into

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Caption : So I told @abc4explore “mate sorry forgot to tell you, we are about to dive with tiger sharks in a place where no one has intentially done so before, and there’s more under there than any place on earth, and there a massive food source that has them all super competitive” He said “come on mate I’ve done 85 or something shark weeks, nothing can be new to me” Neither of us said this but there is some truth in the statements @sharkweek starts in just five days time!!!!! Tune into @discovery on the 29th July for #sharksofheadstonehell to see what we got ourselves into
Likes : 1193Riley Elliott - 1.2K Likes - Unfortunately Mananui has lost her tag - BUT - thanks to massive local effort, she lost it back at home in the Tauranga Harbour and we have got it back!!! Thanks to local kid Sebana, who along with dozens of other people, ventured out in the rain to find this expensive piece of science. These tags were used because of their non-invasive method of attachment, whereby the shark doesn't need to be caught in order to attach it. The method does however make the tags susceptible to being pulled out, and when we have had unprecedented flooding in NZ, the amount of debris, like logs and trees in the water, is more than ever. This is likely what pulled out Mananui's tag. She was named by the local Maori Hapu reflecting her great mana and prestige. The four months we tracked her gave us some incredible and novel insight as to the lives of these Great White sharks which have historically been rare or absent in this region. Firstly it is pretty clear that something special is occurring in this harbour, being home to a 3.2m Great white. Then we have seen how floods made the sharks leave the area, Mananui heading north and around the north cape to the west coast! But then to return all the way back to the exact place we tagged her, is just truly incredible. It shows the migration capabilities and awareness, and it cements the definition of the harbour as a nursery area, where return residency, reflects the incredible ecosystem it offers. What we also see is an awesome human community, funding tags, eager to learn and literally getting out there to help. Thanks to all who searched for the tag. I am so grateful for the support. And I will endeavour to re-deploy the tag on Mananui asap

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Caption : Unfortunately Mananui has lost her tag – BUT – thanks to massive local effort, she lost it back at home in the Tauranga Harbour and we have got it back!!! Thanks to local kid Sebana, who along with dozens of other people, ventured out in the rain to find this expensive piece of science. These tags were used because of their non-invasive method of attachment, whereby the shark doesn’t need to be caught in order to attach it. The method does however make the tags susceptible to being pulled out, and when we have had unprecedented flooding in NZ, the amount of debris, like logs and trees in the water, is more than ever. This is likely what pulled out Mananui’s tag. She was named by the local Maori Hapu reflecting her great mana and prestige. The four months we tracked her gave us some incredible and novel insight as to the lives of these Great White sharks which have historically been rare or absent in this region. Firstly it is pretty clear that something special is occurring in this harbour, being home to a 3.2m Great white. Then we have seen how floods made the sharks leave the area, Mananui heading north and around the north cape to the west coast! But then to return all the way back to the exact place we tagged her, is just truly incredible. It shows the migration capabilities and awareness, and it cements the definition of the harbour as a nursery area, where return residency, reflects the incredible ecosystem it offers. What we also see is an awesome human community, funding tags, eager to learn and literally getting out there to help. Thanks to all who searched for the tag. I am so grateful for the support. And I will endeavour to re-deploy the tag on Mananui asap
Likes : 1185Riley Elliott - 1.2K Likes - The Great White App coming soon. Check out the linked article to see how you can be directly involved. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/great-white-app-to-track-and-advise-on-safe-water/S3AI6VSUTJ3TPFGNQFF5DTJCSM/

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Caption : The Great White App coming soon. Check out the linked article to see how you can be directly involved. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/great-white-app-to-track-and-advise-on-safe-water/S3AI6VSUTJ3TPFGNQFF5DTJCSM/
Likes : 1176Riley Elliott - 1.1K Likes - @jimipartingtonsdx at his best interacting with a massive Great White in Nz in a way that takes a true talent to do. This looks gnarly and aggressive but it’s as gentle as a Great White gets. The shark kept coming back time after time for more contact. When you touch the nose of a shark you stimulate its electroreceptors seemingly giving it a stimulus they find enjoyable or at least interesting enough to come back for more. This clip is from one of the best shows I have seen on @sharkweek called Great White Open Ocean, created by one of the incredible OGs of sharkweek @jeff_kurr It beautifully illustrates a natural talent with animals that @jimipartingtonsdx has and the extent he and our shark week group goes to in order to reveal the full spectrum of shark behaviour. Get well Jimi. The entire shark community will see you back doing this stuff again soon. Be sure to check out @sharkweek on @discovery and @discoveryplus Epic clip by @dickie_chivell

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Caption : @jimipartingtonsdx at his best interacting with a massive Great White in Nz in a way that takes a true talent to do. This looks gnarly and aggressive but it’s as gentle as a Great White gets. The shark kept coming back time after time for more contact. When you touch the nose of a shark you stimulate its electroreceptors seemingly giving it a stimulus they find enjoyable or at least interesting enough to come back for more. This clip is from one of the best shows I have seen on @sharkweek called Great White Open Ocean, created by one of the incredible OGs of sharkweek @jeff_kurr It beautifully illustrates a natural talent with animals that @jimipartingtonsdx has and the extent he and our shark week group goes to in order to reveal the full spectrum of shark behaviour. Get well Jimi. The entire shark community will see you back doing this stuff again soon. Be sure to check out @sharkweek on @discovery and @discoveryplus Epic clip by @dickie_chivell
Likes : 1135Riley Elliott - 1.1K Likes - A weekend of crazy context!! Friday, speak to hundreds of school kids about the importance of sharks and our oceans thanks to @mazda_nz and our annual Treemendous circuit. Saturday: attend the boat show to highlight the incredible support I have had from @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @seadek who put together a boat package which has enabled the Great White Project in NZ and a @sharkweek show to be released this summer. Also to share my occupational journey with the next generation of kids, encouraging following your passion with the necessity of working hard. Sunday: turn up to a Hollywood set to work with the awesome Jason Momoa @prideofgypsies sharing a passion for the ocean, it’s incredible creatures, the cultural connections with it. Jason is obviously a hugely successful actor but he was more so a genuine, kind at heart, incredibly hard working man who had friends and family on set and I was stoked to have been invited by him! He also made me have a massive bonus fan girl moment by inviting two of my favourite ocean legends on set - @mikecoots who is an incredible photographer and shark ambassador, having lost a leg to a Tiger shark attack, Mike is such a powerful messenger of pro shark appreciation. And @kimi_swimmy an incredible women who is so humble and kind that you fully recognise what living in the ocean does for one’s personality. A ray of complete sunshine and one which inspired my lovely wife @amberandfriendsphoto to become a mother in the face of fear of losing one’s identity or ability to play in the sea. So powerful have been Kimi’s stories that I read up on the incredible Haenyeo women freedivers from Jeju and Amber created Project Hapū aimed at showcasing how incredible women are through pregnancy and ocean lives. After such a weekend of massive context shifts from Hollywood to school classrooms, I think the highlight will always be the sharing of knowledge and information with others, in efforts to improve the world around us. The shiny stuff can be nice but the natural world is what keeps us alive

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Caption : A weekend of crazy context!! Friday, speak to hundreds of school kids about the importance of sharks and our oceans thanks to @mazda_nz and our annual Treemendous circuit. Saturday: attend the boat show to highlight the incredible support I have had from @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @seadek who put together a boat package which has enabled the Great White Project in NZ and a @sharkweek show to be released this summer. Also to share my occupational journey with the next generation of kids, encouraging following your passion with the necessity of working hard. Sunday: turn up to a Hollywood set to work with the awesome Jason Momoa @prideofgypsies sharing a passion for the ocean, it’s incredible creatures, the cultural connections with it. Jason is obviously a hugely successful actor but he was more so a genuine, kind at heart, incredibly hard working man who had friends and family on set and I was stoked to have been invited by him! He also made me have a massive bonus fan girl moment by inviting two of my favourite ocean legends on set – @mikecoots who is an incredible photographer and shark ambassador, having lost a leg to a Tiger shark attack, Mike is such a powerful messenger of pro shark appreciation. And @kimi_swimmy an incredible women who is so humble and kind that you fully recognise what living in the ocean does for one’s personality. A ray of complete sunshine and one which inspired my lovely wife @amberandfriendsphoto to become a mother in the face of fear of losing one’s identity or ability to play in the sea. So powerful have been Kimi’s stories that I read up on the incredible Haenyeo women freedivers from Jeju and Amber created Project Hapū aimed at showcasing how incredible women are through pregnancy and ocean lives. After such a weekend of massive context shifts from Hollywood to school classrooms, I think the highlight will always be the sharing of knowledge and information with others, in efforts to improve the world around us. The shiny stuff can be nice but the natural world is what keeps us alive
Likes : 1115Riley Elliott - 1.1K Likes - A weekend of crazy context!! Friday, speak to hundreds of school kids about the importance of sharks and our oceans thanks to @mazda_nz and our annual Treemendous circuit. Saturday: attend the boat show to highlight the incredible support I have had from @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @seadek who put together a boat package which has enabled the Great White Project in NZ and a @sharkweek show to be released this summer. Also to share my occupational journey with the next generation of kids, encouraging following your passion with the necessity of working hard. Sunday: turn up to a Hollywood set to work with the awesome Jason Momoa @prideofgypsies sharing a passion for the ocean, it’s incredible creatures, the cultural connections with it. Jason is obviously a hugely successful actor but he was more so a genuine, kind at heart, incredibly hard working man who had friends and family on set and I was stoked to have been invited by him! He also made me have a massive bonus fan girl moment by inviting two of my favourite ocean legends on set - @mikecoots who is an incredible photographer and shark ambassador, having lost a leg to a Tiger shark attack, Mike is such a powerful messenger of pro shark appreciation. And @kimi_swimmy an incredible women who is so humble and kind that you fully recognise what living in the ocean does for one’s personality. A ray of complete sunshine and one which inspired my lovely wife @amberandfriendsphoto to become a mother in the face of fear of losing one’s identity or ability to play in the sea. So powerful have been Kimi’s stories that I read up on the incredible Haenyeo women freedivers from Jeju and Amber created Project Hapū aimed at showcasing how incredible women are through pregnancy and ocean lives. After such a weekend of massive context shifts from Hollywood to school classrooms, I think the highlight will always be the sharing of knowledge and information with others, in efforts to improve the world around us. The shiny stuff can be nice but the natural world is what keeps us alive

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Caption : A weekend of crazy context!! Friday, speak to hundreds of school kids about the importance of sharks and our oceans thanks to @mazda_nz and our annual Treemendous circuit. Saturday: attend the boat show to highlight the incredible support I have had from @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @seadek who put together a boat package which has enabled the Great White Project in NZ and a @sharkweek show to be released this summer. Also to share my occupational journey with the next generation of kids, encouraging following your passion with the necessity of working hard. Sunday: turn up to a Hollywood set to work with the awesome Jason Momoa @prideofgypsies sharing a passion for the ocean, it’s incredible creatures, the cultural connections with it. Jason is obviously a hugely successful actor but he was more so a genuine, kind at heart, incredibly hard working man who had friends and family on set and I was stoked to have been invited by him! He also made me have a massive bonus fan girl moment by inviting two of my favourite ocean legends on set – @mikecoots who is an incredible photographer and shark ambassador, having lost a leg to a Tiger shark attack, Mike is such a powerful messenger of pro shark appreciation. And @kimi_swimmy an incredible women who is so humble and kind that you fully recognise what living in the ocean does for one’s personality. A ray of complete sunshine and one which inspired my lovely wife @amberandfriendsphoto to become a mother in the face of fear of losing one’s identity or ability to play in the sea. So powerful have been Kimi’s stories that I read up on the incredible Haenyeo women freedivers from Jeju and Amber created Project Hapū aimed at showcasing how incredible women are through pregnancy and ocean lives. After such a weekend of massive context shifts from Hollywood to school classrooms, I think the highlight will always be the sharing of knowledge and information with others, in efforts to improve the world around us. The shiny stuff can be nice but the natural world is what keeps us alive
Likes : 1115Riley Elliott - 1.1K Likes - A weekend of crazy context!! Friday, speak to hundreds of school kids about the importance of sharks and our oceans thanks to @mazda_nz and our annual Treemendous circuit. Saturday: attend the boat show to highlight the incredible support I have had from @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @seadek who put together a boat package which has enabled the Great White Project in NZ and a @sharkweek show to be released this summer. Also to share my occupational journey with the next generation of kids, encouraging following your passion with the necessity of working hard. Sunday: turn up to a Hollywood set to work with the awesome Jason Momoa @prideofgypsies sharing a passion for the ocean, it’s incredible creatures, the cultural connections with it. Jason is obviously a hugely successful actor but he was more so a genuine, kind at heart, incredibly hard working man who had friends and family on set and I was stoked to have been invited by him! He also made me have a massive bonus fan girl moment by inviting two of my favourite ocean legends on set - @mikecoots who is an incredible photographer and shark ambassador, having lost a leg to a Tiger shark attack, Mike is such a powerful messenger of pro shark appreciation. And @kimi_swimmy an incredible women who is so humble and kind that you fully recognise what living in the ocean does for one’s personality. A ray of complete sunshine and one which inspired my lovely wife @amberandfriendsphoto to become a mother in the face of fear of losing one’s identity or ability to play in the sea. So powerful have been Kimi’s stories that I read up on the incredible Haenyeo women freedivers from Jeju and Amber created Project Hapū aimed at showcasing how incredible women are through pregnancy and ocean lives. After such a weekend of massive context shifts from Hollywood to school classrooms, I think the highlight will always be the sharing of knowledge and information with others, in efforts to improve the world around us. The shiny stuff can be nice but the natural world is what keeps us alive

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Caption : A weekend of crazy context!! Friday, speak to hundreds of school kids about the importance of sharks and our oceans thanks to @mazda_nz and our annual Treemendous circuit. Saturday: attend the boat show to highlight the incredible support I have had from @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @seadek who put together a boat package which has enabled the Great White Project in NZ and a @sharkweek show to be released this summer. Also to share my occupational journey with the next generation of kids, encouraging following your passion with the necessity of working hard. Sunday: turn up to a Hollywood set to work with the awesome Jason Momoa @prideofgypsies sharing a passion for the ocean, it’s incredible creatures, the cultural connections with it. Jason is obviously a hugely successful actor but he was more so a genuine, kind at heart, incredibly hard working man who had friends and family on set and I was stoked to have been invited by him! He also made me have a massive bonus fan girl moment by inviting two of my favourite ocean legends on set – @mikecoots who is an incredible photographer and shark ambassador, having lost a leg to a Tiger shark attack, Mike is such a powerful messenger of pro shark appreciation. And @kimi_swimmy an incredible women who is so humble and kind that you fully recognise what living in the ocean does for one’s personality. A ray of complete sunshine and one which inspired my lovely wife @amberandfriendsphoto to become a mother in the face of fear of losing one’s identity or ability to play in the sea. So powerful have been Kimi’s stories that I read up on the incredible Haenyeo women freedivers from Jeju and Amber created Project Hapū aimed at showcasing how incredible women are through pregnancy and ocean lives. After such a weekend of massive context shifts from Hollywood to school classrooms, I think the highlight will always be the sharing of knowledge and information with others, in efforts to improve the world around us. The shiny stuff can be nice but the natural world is what keeps us alive
Likes : 1115Riley Elliott - 1.1K Likes - The GREAT WHITE APP is here! Over the past several weeks I have been on the water trying to deploy satellite tags on Great White sharks in NE New Zealand. Through the incredible generosity of the NZ public, 16 tags have been sponsored. Two Great Whites have been tagged so far, Daisy and Takami, making history as the first ever tagged in this region. If you visit www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz on any device, you will land in the Great White App. This has been developed thanks to @earthrangertech and The Dream Factory and it's free to the entire world. I will endeavour to tag more Great Whites in the New Year, and ongoing, in order for us to not only generate novel scientific data critical to the conservation of this endangered and protected species, but also to provide public information to empower a greater understanding of how our recreation activities may overlap with theirs; the ultimate goal being a healthy respect and level of co-existence which ensures we get to enjoy the ocean, and they continue to live in it, providing key ecosystem services. There's plenty of information on the App, below the map, regarding how to use it, how detection locations are obtained and why some appear to be on land at times. Thank you to the NZ public who sponsored tags; the first two being Daisy by Jane Mowbray, and Takami by Mazda NZ Thank you to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @seadek @mazda_nz Hunter Signs Ltd for supporting this project and ongoing marine exploration through the vessels and accessories.

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Caption : The GREAT WHITE APP is here! Over the past several weeks I have been on the water trying to deploy satellite tags on Great White sharks in NE New Zealand. Through the incredible generosity of the NZ public, 16 tags have been sponsored. Two Great Whites have been tagged so far, Daisy and Takami, making history as the first ever tagged in this region. If you visit www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz on any device, you will land in the Great White App. This has been developed thanks to @earthrangertech and The Dream Factory and it’s free to the entire world. I will endeavour to tag more Great Whites in the New Year, and ongoing, in order for us to not only generate novel scientific data critical to the conservation of this endangered and protected species, but also to provide public information to empower a greater understanding of how our recreation activities may overlap with theirs; the ultimate goal being a healthy respect and level of co-existence which ensures we get to enjoy the ocean, and they continue to live in it, providing key ecosystem services. There’s plenty of information on the App, below the map, regarding how to use it, how detection locations are obtained and why some appear to be on land at times. Thank you to the NZ public who sponsored tags; the first two being Daisy by Jane Mowbray, and Takami by Mazda NZ Thank you to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @seadek @mazda_nz Hunter Signs Ltd for supporting this project and ongoing marine exploration through the vessels and accessories.
Likes : 1072Riley Elliott - 1.1K Likes - We found Daisy's tag!!!! Thank you to everyone who put the word out, shared the posts, searched the beaches, told your relatives, amazing work. Long story short, I got a phone call a day ago from a lovely lady called Leanne in Gate Pa, who said her flat mate David found it while walking his dog Thor along the beach. David and Thor search for rubbish every day along the beaches, to keep NZ clean, and stumbled across this weird device. He brought it home, shared the intrigue with Leanne, but the next day they had a hospital appointment and were away for a few days. Understandably they were out of the loop for a time (the days you were all sharing the questions where Daisy's tag was), and so when they got home, they turned on their phones and holy cow, saw the messages everywhere on social media, the news, the paper etc etc thanks to all of you! And then I got the call. The following day I visited them, who were huge shark fans, both grew up in the JAWS era, but both however love what sharks stand for and do in the oceans, and they were so stoked to have brought Daisy's tag back to the Great White Project. Next step, find Daisy 🙂 and continue to learn about her and other Great Whites sharks starting to share the waves with us in NE NZ. Thank you so so much for all of your support. This project wouldn't have even got off the ground without the amazing NZ public, so thank you, and to all the media and news agencies for helping share the information.

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Caption : We found Daisy’s tag!!!! Thank you to everyone who put the word out, shared the posts, searched the beaches, told your relatives, amazing work. Long story short, I got a phone call a day ago from a lovely lady called Leanne in Gate Pa, who said her flat mate David found it while walking his dog Thor along the beach. David and Thor search for rubbish every day along the beaches, to keep NZ clean, and stumbled across this weird device. He brought it home, shared the intrigue with Leanne, but the next day they had a hospital appointment and were away for a few days. Understandably they were out of the loop for a time (the days you were all sharing the questions where Daisy’s tag was), and so when they got home, they turned on their phones and holy cow, saw the messages everywhere on social media, the news, the paper etc etc thanks to all of you! And then I got the call. The following day I visited them, who were huge shark fans, both grew up in the JAWS era, but both however love what sharks stand for and do in the oceans, and they were so stoked to have brought Daisy’s tag back to the Great White Project. Next step, find Daisy 🙂 and continue to learn about her and other Great Whites sharks starting to share the waves with us in NE NZ. Thank you so so much for all of your support. This project wouldn’t have even got off the ground without the amazing NZ public, so thank you, and to all the media and news agencies for helping share the information.
Likes : 1056Riley Elliott - 1K Likes - Daisy the Great White has made an incredible journey. She was first tagged inside the northern end of Tauranga Harbour, by Bowentown and then was tracked to the eastern BOP by the East Cape where she resided for some weeks in a very refined area, likely feeding on spawning schools of fish. Now in a matter of days she has returned to the Tauranga Harbour this time through the southern channel beside the Mt. She is presumably learning the extent of her home range which at present is determined by prey availability of fish and rays, before she matures into a sun adult and may eventually migrate south to seal colonies. If you want to check out the tracks in detail go to www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz of which the link is in my bio. Pretty incredible movement for this young Great White shark. Please be aware of such movements in your recreation, especially with where you fish or set nets as this is an endangered and protected animal. Please also be aware of where you fish or dispose of fish product to ensure it does not overlap with where people swim, otherwise we can increase the overlap with feeding sharks. What is pretty incredible, whether you want to know or not, is that in the height of summer holidays this animal is sharing the waters we play in. Clearly it’s not a JAWs monster but rather an integral part of an ocean ecosystem we play in and feed from. The more we can learn how and when and why each of our species use certain areas, the more we can ensure co-existence in our stunning marine environment.

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Caption : Daisy the Great White has made an incredible journey. She was first tagged inside the northern end of Tauranga Harbour, by Bowentown and then was tracked to the eastern BOP by the East Cape where she resided for some weeks in a very refined area, likely feeding on spawning schools of fish. Now in a matter of days she has returned to the Tauranga Harbour this time through the southern channel beside the Mt. She is presumably learning the extent of her home range which at present is determined by prey availability of fish and rays, before she matures into a sun adult and may eventually migrate south to seal colonies. If you want to check out the tracks in detail go to www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz of which the link is in my bio. Pretty incredible movement for this young Great White shark. Please be aware of such movements in your recreation, especially with where you fish or set nets as this is an endangered and protected animal. Please also be aware of where you fish or dispose of fish product to ensure it does not overlap with where people swim, otherwise we can increase the overlap with feeding sharks. What is pretty incredible, whether you want to know or not, is that in the height of summer holidays this animal is sharing the waters we play in. Clearly it’s not a JAWs monster but rather an integral part of an ocean ecosystem we play in and feed from. The more we can learn how and when and why each of our species use certain areas, the more we can ensure co-existence in our stunning marine environment.
Likes : 1031Riley Elliott - 1K Likes - Daisy the Great White has made an incredible journey. She was first tagged inside the northern end of Tauranga Harbour, by Bowentown and then was tracked to the eastern BOP by the East Cape where she resided for some weeks in a very refined area, likely feeding on spawning schools of fish. Now in a matter of days she has returned to the Tauranga Harbour this time through the southern channel beside the Mt. She is presumably learning the extent of her home range which at present is determined by prey availability of fish and rays, before she matures into a sun adult and may eventually migrate south to seal colonies. If you want to check out the tracks in detail go to www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz of which the link is in my bio. Pretty incredible movement for this young Great White shark. Please be aware of such movements in your recreation, especially with where you fish or set nets as this is an endangered and protected animal. Please also be aware of where you fish or dispose of fish product to ensure it does not overlap with where people swim, otherwise we can increase the overlap with feeding sharks. What is pretty incredible, whether you want to know or not, is that in the height of summer holidays this animal is sharing the waters we play in. Clearly it’s not a JAWs monster but rather an integral part of an ocean ecosystem we play in and feed from. The more we can learn how and when and why each of our species use certain areas, the more we can ensure co-existence in our stunning marine environment.

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Caption : Daisy the Great White has made an incredible journey. She was first tagged inside the northern end of Tauranga Harbour, by Bowentown and then was tracked to the eastern BOP by the East Cape where she resided for some weeks in a very refined area, likely feeding on spawning schools of fish. Now in a matter of days she has returned to the Tauranga Harbour this time through the southern channel beside the Mt. She is presumably learning the extent of her home range which at present is determined by prey availability of fish and rays, before she matures into a sun adult and may eventually migrate south to seal colonies. If you want to check out the tracks in detail go to www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz of which the link is in my bio. Pretty incredible movement for this young Great White shark. Please be aware of such movements in your recreation, especially with where you fish or set nets as this is an endangered and protected animal. Please also be aware of where you fish or dispose of fish product to ensure it does not overlap with where people swim, otherwise we can increase the overlap with feeding sharks. What is pretty incredible, whether you want to know or not, is that in the height of summer holidays this animal is sharing the waters we play in. Clearly it’s not a JAWs monster but rather an integral part of an ocean ecosystem we play in and feed from. The more we can learn how and when and why each of our species use certain areas, the more we can ensure co-existence in our stunning marine environment.
Likes : 1031Riley Elliott - 1K Likes - Daisy the Great White has made an incredible journey. She was first tagged inside the northern end of Tauranga Harbour, by Bowentown and then was tracked to the eastern BOP by the East Cape where she resided for some weeks in a very refined area, likely feeding on spawning schools of fish. Now in a matter of days she has returned to the Tauranga Harbour this time through the southern channel beside the Mt. She is presumably learning the extent of her home range which at present is determined by prey availability of fish and rays, before she matures into a sun adult and may eventually migrate south to seal colonies. If you want to check out the tracks in detail go to www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz of which the link is in my bio. Pretty incredible movement for this young Great White shark. Please be aware of such movements in your recreation, especially with where you fish or set nets as this is an endangered and protected animal. Please also be aware of where you fish or dispose of fish product to ensure it does not overlap with where people swim, otherwise we can increase the overlap with feeding sharks. What is pretty incredible, whether you want to know or not, is that in the height of summer holidays this animal is sharing the waters we play in. Clearly it’s not a JAWs monster but rather an integral part of an ocean ecosystem we play in and feed from. The more we can learn how and when and why each of our species use certain areas, the more we can ensure co-existence in our stunning marine environment.

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Caption : Daisy the Great White has made an incredible journey. She was first tagged inside the northern end of Tauranga Harbour, by Bowentown and then was tracked to the eastern BOP by the East Cape where she resided for some weeks in a very refined area, likely feeding on spawning schools of fish. Now in a matter of days she has returned to the Tauranga Harbour this time through the southern channel beside the Mt. She is presumably learning the extent of her home range which at present is determined by prey availability of fish and rays, before she matures into a sun adult and may eventually migrate south to seal colonies. If you want to check out the tracks in detail go to www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz of which the link is in my bio. Pretty incredible movement for this young Great White shark. Please be aware of such movements in your recreation, especially with where you fish or set nets as this is an endangered and protected animal. Please also be aware of where you fish or dispose of fish product to ensure it does not overlap with where people swim, otherwise we can increase the overlap with feeding sharks. What is pretty incredible, whether you want to know or not, is that in the height of summer holidays this animal is sharing the waters we play in. Clearly it’s not a JAWs monster but rather an integral part of an ocean ecosystem we play in and feed from. The more we can learn how and when and why each of our species use certain areas, the more we can ensure co-existence in our stunning marine environment.
Likes : 1031Riley Elliott - 1K Likes - Daisy the Great White has made an incredible journey. She was first tagged inside the northern end of Tauranga Harbour, by Bowentown and then was tracked to the eastern BOP by the East Cape where she resided for some weeks in a very refined area, likely feeding on spawning schools of fish. Now in a matter of days she has returned to the Tauranga Harbour this time through the southern channel beside the Mt. She is presumably learning the extent of her home range which at present is determined by prey availability of fish and rays, before she matures into a sun adult and may eventually migrate south to seal colonies. If you want to check out the tracks in detail go to www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz of which the link is in my bio. Pretty incredible movement for this young Great White shark. Please be aware of such movements in your recreation, especially with where you fish or set nets as this is an endangered and protected animal. Please also be aware of where you fish or dispose of fish product to ensure it does not overlap with where people swim, otherwise we can increase the overlap with feeding sharks. What is pretty incredible, whether you want to know or not, is that in the height of summer holidays this animal is sharing the waters we play in. Clearly it’s not a JAWs monster but rather an integral part of an ocean ecosystem we play in and feed from. The more we can learn how and when and why each of our species use certain areas, the more we can ensure co-existence in our stunning marine environment.

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Caption : Daisy the Great White has made an incredible journey. She was first tagged inside the northern end of Tauranga Harbour, by Bowentown and then was tracked to the eastern BOP by the East Cape where she resided for some weeks in a very refined area, likely feeding on spawning schools of fish. Now in a matter of days she has returned to the Tauranga Harbour this time through the southern channel beside the Mt. She is presumably learning the extent of her home range which at present is determined by prey availability of fish and rays, before she matures into a sun adult and may eventually migrate south to seal colonies. If you want to check out the tracks in detail go to www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz of which the link is in my bio. Pretty incredible movement for this young Great White shark. Please be aware of such movements in your recreation, especially with where you fish or set nets as this is an endangered and protected animal. Please also be aware of where you fish or dispose of fish product to ensure it does not overlap with where people swim, otherwise we can increase the overlap with feeding sharks. What is pretty incredible, whether you want to know or not, is that in the height of summer holidays this animal is sharing the waters we play in. Clearly it’s not a JAWs monster but rather an integral part of an ocean ecosystem we play in and feed from. The more we can learn how and when and why each of our species use certain areas, the more we can ensure co-existence in our stunning marine environment.
Likes : 1031Riley Elliott - 1K Likes - Daisy the Great White has made an incredible journey. She was first tagged inside the northern end of Tauranga Harbour, by Bowentown and then was tracked to the eastern BOP by the East Cape where she resided for some weeks in a very refined area, likely feeding on spawning schools of fish. Now in a matter of days she has returned to the Tauranga Harbour this time through the southern channel beside the Mt. She is presumably learning the extent of her home range which at present is determined by prey availability of fish and rays, before she matures into a sun adult and may eventually migrate south to seal colonies. If you want to check out the tracks in detail go to www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz of which the link is in my bio. Pretty incredible movement for this young Great White shark. Please be aware of such movements in your recreation, especially with where you fish or set nets as this is an endangered and protected animal. Please also be aware of where you fish or dispose of fish product to ensure it does not overlap with where people swim, otherwise we can increase the overlap with feeding sharks. What is pretty incredible, whether you want to know or not, is that in the height of summer holidays this animal is sharing the waters we play in. Clearly it’s not a JAWs monster but rather an integral part of an ocean ecosystem we play in and feed from. The more we can learn how and when and why each of our species use certain areas, the more we can ensure co-existence in our stunning marine environment.

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Caption : Daisy the Great White has made an incredible journey. She was first tagged inside the northern end of Tauranga Harbour, by Bowentown and then was tracked to the eastern BOP by the East Cape where she resided for some weeks in a very refined area, likely feeding on spawning schools of fish. Now in a matter of days she has returned to the Tauranga Harbour this time through the southern channel beside the Mt. She is presumably learning the extent of her home range which at present is determined by prey availability of fish and rays, before she matures into a sun adult and may eventually migrate south to seal colonies. If you want to check out the tracks in detail go to www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz of which the link is in my bio. Pretty incredible movement for this young Great White shark. Please be aware of such movements in your recreation, especially with where you fish or set nets as this is an endangered and protected animal. Please also be aware of where you fish or dispose of fish product to ensure it does not overlap with where people swim, otherwise we can increase the overlap with feeding sharks. What is pretty incredible, whether you want to know or not, is that in the height of summer holidays this animal is sharing the waters we play in. Clearly it’s not a JAWs monster but rather an integral part of an ocean ecosystem we play in and feed from. The more we can learn how and when and why each of our species use certain areas, the more we can ensure co-existence in our stunning marine environment.
Likes : 1031Riley Elliott - 1K Likes - Update from the #greatwhiteapp Some amazing movements of late. The infamous Daisy continues to hangout off Matakana Island, with locations just a few days ago. Takami has not signalled in over a month but this is not unusual for these sharks. She may just be within the harbour foraging on Demersal/ ground based prey and thus not surfacing for a signal. The big news is Mananui which has made an incredible migration all the way around the north cape and onto the West coast! She is now along the 90mile Beach coast. Note her latest location is on land but the accuracy of this location is 1200m meaning she is just very near the coast. Stay tuned to see where she goes next. But this is an incredible migration so far so stay tuned on the Great White app at www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz or now available on the Google Play store for android phones at a $4.99 price which is a fee that will contribute to the continued research expenses incurred in this tagging project. We are working very hard to get the app on the Apple Play store so stay tuned for that! But the Great White app will always be free on the Sustainable Ocean Society website. Thank you to our supporters for this project being @extremeboats.nz @mazda_nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @seadek @stoneycreeksportfishing

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Caption : Update from the #greatwhiteapp Some amazing movements of late. The infamous Daisy continues to hangout off Matakana Island, with locations just a few days ago. Takami has not signalled in over a month but this is not unusual for these sharks. She may just be within the harbour foraging on Demersal/ ground based prey and thus not surfacing for a signal. The big news is Mananui which has made an incredible migration all the way around the north cape and onto the West coast! She is now along the 90mile Beach coast. Note her latest location is on land but the accuracy of this location is 1200m meaning she is just very near the coast. Stay tuned to see where she goes next. But this is an incredible migration so far so stay tuned on the Great White app at www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz or now available on the Google Play store for android phones at a $4.99 price which is a fee that will contribute to the continued research expenses incurred in this tagging project. We are working very hard to get the app on the Apple Play store so stay tuned for that! But the Great White app will always be free on the Sustainable Ocean Society website. Thank you to our supporters for this project being @extremeboats.nz @mazda_nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @seadek @stoneycreeksportfishing
Likes : 995Riley Elliott - 1K Likes - A fascinating time in NZ for ocean life. This time of year we get the E Aus current pushing down our warm summer water. Already we have had sea snakes, turtles and migratory birds turn up. Also Great whites popping up in harbours likely pupping. This map shows an awesome Tiger shark I have followed for a long time, tagged by Australian scientists at Norfolk Island after we did a @sharkweek show the year prior, emphasising the need to study these animals and they did a great job tagging a bunch which you can follow on the @ocearch app. It’s my silent addiction watching where these sharks move and as you can see by the sea temperature map, this shark is moving towards NZ with that descending warm water. Tiger sharks generally reside within water over 22’C and this shark is doing just that. We used to have many records of Tigers caught out at Mayor island but research shows they generally stay deep and so are rarely seen. But I’ve also seen photos of baby Tigers caught in the Hauraki Gulf just off Auckland CBD which shows some novel and unprecedented pupping behaviour. Long story short, satellite tracking provides some amazing insight into animals and that is the endeavour of my Great White project, where people can sponsor a shark, name it, and a soon to be released website will allow anyone to follow their movements. It’s good for the sharks through scientific conservation but also for us, to best educate ourselves on where we may wish to swim. If you are interested in sponsoring a great white go to www.sustainableocean society.co.nz link in my bio

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Caption : A fascinating time in NZ for ocean life. This time of year we get the E Aus current pushing down our warm summer water. Already we have had sea snakes, turtles and migratory birds turn up. Also Great whites popping up in harbours likely pupping. This map shows an awesome Tiger shark I have followed for a long time, tagged by Australian scientists at Norfolk Island after we did a @sharkweek show the year prior, emphasising the need to study these animals and they did a great job tagging a bunch which you can follow on the @ocearch app. It’s my silent addiction watching where these sharks move and as you can see by the sea temperature map, this shark is moving towards NZ with that descending warm water. Tiger sharks generally reside within water over 22’C and this shark is doing just that. We used to have many records of Tigers caught out at Mayor island but research shows they generally stay deep and so are rarely seen. But I’ve also seen photos of baby Tigers caught in the Hauraki Gulf just off Auckland CBD which shows some novel and unprecedented pupping behaviour. Long story short, satellite tracking provides some amazing insight into animals and that is the endeavour of my Great White project, where people can sponsor a shark, name it, and a soon to be released website will allow anyone to follow their movements. It’s good for the sharks through scientific conservation but also for us, to best educate ourselves on where we may wish to swim. If you are interested in sponsoring a great white go to www.sustainableocean society.co.nz link in my bio
Likes : 975Riley Elliott - 1K Likes - A fascinating time in NZ for ocean life. This time of year we get the E Aus current pushing down our warm summer water. Already we have had sea snakes, turtles and migratory birds turn up. Also Great whites popping up in harbours likely pupping. This map shows an awesome Tiger shark I have followed for a long time, tagged by Australian scientists at Norfolk Island after we did a @sharkweek show the year prior, emphasising the need to study these animals and they did a great job tagging a bunch which you can follow on the @ocearch app. It’s my silent addiction watching where these sharks move and as you can see by the sea temperature map, this shark is moving towards NZ with that descending warm water. Tiger sharks generally reside within water over 22’C and this shark is doing just that. We used to have many records of Tigers caught out at Mayor island but research shows they generally stay deep and so are rarely seen. But I’ve also seen photos of baby Tigers caught in the Hauraki Gulf just off Auckland CBD which shows some novel and unprecedented pupping behaviour. Long story short, satellite tracking provides some amazing insight into animals and that is the endeavour of my Great White project, where people can sponsor a shark, name it, and a soon to be released website will allow anyone to follow their movements. It’s good for the sharks through scientific conservation but also for us, to best educate ourselves on where we may wish to swim. If you are interested in sponsoring a great white go to www.sustainableocean society.co.nz link in my bio

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Caption : A fascinating time in NZ for ocean life. This time of year we get the E Aus current pushing down our warm summer water. Already we have had sea snakes, turtles and migratory birds turn up. Also Great whites popping up in harbours likely pupping. This map shows an awesome Tiger shark I have followed for a long time, tagged by Australian scientists at Norfolk Island after we did a @sharkweek show the year prior, emphasising the need to study these animals and they did a great job tagging a bunch which you can follow on the @ocearch app. It’s my silent addiction watching where these sharks move and as you can see by the sea temperature map, this shark is moving towards NZ with that descending warm water. Tiger sharks generally reside within water over 22’C and this shark is doing just that. We used to have many records of Tigers caught out at Mayor island but research shows they generally stay deep and so are rarely seen. But I’ve also seen photos of baby Tigers caught in the Hauraki Gulf just off Auckland CBD which shows some novel and unprecedented pupping behaviour. Long story short, satellite tracking provides some amazing insight into animals and that is the endeavour of my Great White project, where people can sponsor a shark, name it, and a soon to be released website will allow anyone to follow their movements. It’s good for the sharks through scientific conservation but also for us, to best educate ourselves on where we may wish to swim. If you are interested in sponsoring a great white go to www.sustainableocean society.co.nz link in my bio
Likes : 975Riley Elliott - 1K Likes - A fascinating time in NZ for ocean life. This time of year we get the E Aus current pushing down our warm summer water. Already we have had sea snakes, turtles and migratory birds turn up. Also Great whites popping up in harbours likely pupping. This map shows an awesome Tiger shark I have followed for a long time, tagged by Australian scientists at Norfolk Island after we did a @sharkweek show the year prior, emphasising the need to study these animals and they did a great job tagging a bunch which you can follow on the @ocearch app. It’s my silent addiction watching where these sharks move and as you can see by the sea temperature map, this shark is moving towards NZ with that descending warm water. Tiger sharks generally reside within water over 22’C and this shark is doing just that. We used to have many records of Tigers caught out at Mayor island but research shows they generally stay deep and so are rarely seen. But I’ve also seen photos of baby Tigers caught in the Hauraki Gulf just off Auckland CBD which shows some novel and unprecedented pupping behaviour. Long story short, satellite tracking provides some amazing insight into animals and that is the endeavour of my Great White project, where people can sponsor a shark, name it, and a soon to be released website will allow anyone to follow their movements. It’s good for the sharks through scientific conservation but also for us, to best educate ourselves on where we may wish to swim. If you are interested in sponsoring a great white go to www.sustainableocean society.co.nz link in my bio

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Caption : A fascinating time in NZ for ocean life. This time of year we get the E Aus current pushing down our warm summer water. Already we have had sea snakes, turtles and migratory birds turn up. Also Great whites popping up in harbours likely pupping. This map shows an awesome Tiger shark I have followed for a long time, tagged by Australian scientists at Norfolk Island after we did a @sharkweek show the year prior, emphasising the need to study these animals and they did a great job tagging a bunch which you can follow on the @ocearch app. It’s my silent addiction watching where these sharks move and as you can see by the sea temperature map, this shark is moving towards NZ with that descending warm water. Tiger sharks generally reside within water over 22’C and this shark is doing just that. We used to have many records of Tigers caught out at Mayor island but research shows they generally stay deep and so are rarely seen. But I’ve also seen photos of baby Tigers caught in the Hauraki Gulf just off Auckland CBD which shows some novel and unprecedented pupping behaviour. Long story short, satellite tracking provides some amazing insight into animals and that is the endeavour of my Great White project, where people can sponsor a shark, name it, and a soon to be released website will allow anyone to follow their movements. It’s good for the sharks through scientific conservation but also for us, to best educate ourselves on where we may wish to swim. If you are interested in sponsoring a great white go to www.sustainableocean society.co.nz link in my bio
Likes : 975Riley Elliott - 1K Likes - Another Great White shark has been tagged and is on the Great White App! It’s name is SWAJ - named by sponsors who wanted to help reverse the JAWS mentality - and what better a shark than this amazing 1.4m long, less than one year old new born. A very novel shark to tag. She is the second I have seen in this area which reflects how important it is for the species. On the same day as I tagged this shark I unfortunately also got news that Takami’s tag was torn off by a fishing longline put out off the beach using a kontiki. From the report it would appear that Takami interacted with the line, either for its bait or a fish that was hooked, and she got hooked herself and panicked, becoming entangled. She broke free but the tag got snagged on the longline which was recovered when they reeled it in. I am very grateful for the guys reporting it to me and are sending the tag back for re-deployment later. It is not their fault at all, as they were just tying to catch a feed in what is a very low bycatch manner. It has however become a more common source of juvenile GW interactions. These men were doing the right thing, watching their longline so they could have released any bycatch that may occur. It appears Takami got away ok but I am gutted that we won’t be able to follow her movements anymore. This tagging project is designed to help us learn more about their critical habitat so that we can ensure we don’t adversely interact with them and vice versa. At this stage however, as seen through Takami and in tagging SWAJ, a baby Gw, it would appear that they are vulnerable little sharks likely facing greater risks day to day from fishing interactions. Please don’t use set nets in areas with larger animal presence and if you accidentally hook a shark on a line, please cut the line at the hook and release the shark immediately while it remains in the water. If it’s a GW this is a legal obligation and you must report it to DOC. The Great White App is now available on the Google store for Android, for a small fee that supports the running of this project. It is being developed for Apple asap and it as always is available free to view at sustainableoceansociety.co.nz

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Caption : Another Great White shark has been tagged and is on the Great White App! It’s name is SWAJ – named by sponsors who wanted to help reverse the JAWS mentality – and what better a shark than this amazing 1.4m long, less than one year old new born. A very novel shark to tag. She is the second I have seen in this area which reflects how important it is for the species. On the same day as I tagged this shark I unfortunately also got news that Takami’s tag was torn off by a fishing longline put out off the beach using a kontiki. From the report it would appear that Takami interacted with the line, either for its bait or a fish that was hooked, and she got hooked herself and panicked, becoming entangled. She broke free but the tag got snagged on the longline which was recovered when they reeled it in. I am very grateful for the guys reporting it to me and are sending the tag back for re-deployment later. It is not their fault at all, as they were just tying to catch a feed in what is a very low bycatch manner. It has however become a more common source of juvenile GW interactions. These men were doing the right thing, watching their longline so they could have released any bycatch that may occur. It appears Takami got away ok but I am gutted that we won’t be able to follow her movements anymore. This tagging project is designed to help us learn more about their critical habitat so that we can ensure we don’t adversely interact with them and vice versa. At this stage however, as seen through Takami and in tagging SWAJ, a baby Gw, it would appear that they are vulnerable little sharks likely facing greater risks day to day from fishing interactions. Please don’t use set nets in areas with larger animal presence and if you accidentally hook a shark on a line, please cut the line at the hook and release the shark immediately while it remains in the water. If it’s a GW this is a legal obligation and you must report it to DOC. The Great White App is now available on the Google store for Android, for a small fee that supports the running of this project. It is being developed for Apple asap and it as always is available free to view at sustainableoceansociety.co.nz
Likes : 968Riley Elliott - 1K Likes - Two of the craziest things I have ever seen in one clip! Firstly and yes, that's a Mako shark POOPING! And secondly yes that's a Mako shark with a deformed jaw structure ;( It's coming up to @sharkweek on @discvoery and @discoveryplus July 24th sooooooo it's time to learn some interesting shark stuff. Shark Poo is rarely captured on camera, but as with all of us, it happens on the reg. Shark Poo is unique however in that unlike ours, it comes out super fine, almost like dust. This is because sharks are so highly evolved that they have a special digestive system called the Spiral Valve. Their intestinal tract is shorter than ours, so the Spiral Valve retains food in the intestine longer, digesting it more efficiently and thus extracting greater nutrients out of it, meaning that they do not need to eat as regularly as us to gather required energy!!!! How amazing. What's cooler is that shark poo is full of critical micronutrients like Iron, which stimulate Primary Production and thus tackle climate change through carbon absorption. So in short, shark poo is saving the planet :) The 2nd shark - not such a fun story. It has likely been caught by fishermen damaging its jaw via a hook and line. BUT the good news is this shark is amazingly still fit and healthy. Also if you see a shark with hooks in its mouth, it can actually be a good thing as it reflects the work of ethical fishermen who release sharks caught by accident, alive bysimply cutting the line. The shark lives on, the hooks rust out and everybody wins, because remember without shark poo climate change wins, and also that Primary Production gives us half the air we breathe! So a side note for those fishers who kill sharks for a $1 hook - is that worth half the air you breathe? Footage shot on location during @sharkweek with myself and @Andy B Casagrande IV thanks to an epic @gopro rig

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Caption : Two of the craziest things I have ever seen in one clip! Firstly and yes, that’s a Mako shark POOPING! And secondly yes that’s a Mako shark with a deformed jaw structure ;( It’s coming up to @sharkweek on @discvoery and @discoveryplus July 24th sooooooo it’s time to learn some interesting shark stuff. Shark Poo is rarely captured on camera, but as with all of us, it happens on the reg. Shark Poo is unique however in that unlike ours, it comes out super fine, almost like dust. This is because sharks are so highly evolved that they have a special digestive system called the Spiral Valve. Their intestinal tract is shorter than ours, so the Spiral Valve retains food in the intestine longer, digesting it more efficiently and thus extracting greater nutrients out of it, meaning that they do not need to eat as regularly as us to gather required energy!!!! How amazing. What’s cooler is that shark poo is full of critical micronutrients like Iron, which stimulate Primary Production and thus tackle climate change through carbon absorption. So in short, shark poo is saving the planet 🙂 The 2nd shark – not such a fun story. It has likely been caught by fishermen damaging its jaw via a hook and line. BUT the good news is this shark is amazingly still fit and healthy. Also if you see a shark with hooks in its mouth, it can actually be a good thing as it reflects the work of ethical fishermen who release sharks caught by accident, alive bysimply cutting the line. The shark lives on, the hooks rust out and everybody wins, because remember without shark poo climate change wins, and also that Primary Production gives us half the air we breathe! So a side note for those fishers who kill sharks for a $1 hook – is that worth half the air you breathe? Footage shot on location during @sharkweek with myself and @Andy B Casagrande IV thanks to an epic @gopro rig
Likes : 968Riley Elliott - 1K Likes - Another Great White shark has been tagged and is on the Great White App! It’s name is SWAJ - named by sponsors who wanted to help reverse the JAWS mentality - and what better a shark than this amazing 1.4m long, less than one year old new born. A very novel shark to tag. She is the second I have seen in this area which reflects how important it is for the species. On the same day as I tagged this shark I unfortunately also got news that Takami’s tag was torn off by a fishing longline put out off the beach using a kontiki. From the report it would appear that Takami interacted with the line, either for its bait or a fish that was hooked, and she got hooked herself and panicked, becoming entangled. She broke free but the tag got snagged on the longline which was recovered when they reeled it in. I am very grateful for the guys reporting it to me and are sending the tag back for re-deployment later. It is not their fault at all, as they were just tying to catch a feed in what is a very low bycatch manner. It has however become a more common source of juvenile GW interactions. These men were doing the right thing, watching their longline so they could have released any bycatch that may occur. It appears Takami got away ok but I am gutted that we won’t be able to follow her movements anymore. This tagging project is designed to help us learn more about their critical habitat so that we can ensure we don’t adversely interact with them and vice versa. At this stage however, as seen through Takami and in tagging SWAJ, a baby Gw, it would appear that they are vulnerable little sharks likely facing greater risks day to day from fishing interactions. Please don’t use set nets in areas with larger animal presence and if you accidentally hook a shark on a line, please cut the line at the hook and release the shark immediately while it remains in the water. If it’s a GW this is a legal obligation and you must report it to DOC. The Great White App is now available on the Google store for Android, for a small fee that supports the running of this project. It is being developed for Apple asap and it as always is available free to view at sustainableoceansociety.co.nz

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Caption : Another Great White shark has been tagged and is on the Great White App! It’s name is SWAJ – named by sponsors who wanted to help reverse the JAWS mentality – and what better a shark than this amazing 1.4m long, less than one year old new born. A very novel shark to tag. She is the second I have seen in this area which reflects how important it is for the species. On the same day as I tagged this shark I unfortunately also got news that Takami’s tag was torn off by a fishing longline put out off the beach using a kontiki. From the report it would appear that Takami interacted with the line, either for its bait or a fish that was hooked, and she got hooked herself and panicked, becoming entangled. She broke free but the tag got snagged on the longline which was recovered when they reeled it in. I am very grateful for the guys reporting it to me and are sending the tag back for re-deployment later. It is not their fault at all, as they were just tying to catch a feed in what is a very low bycatch manner. It has however become a more common source of juvenile GW interactions. These men were doing the right thing, watching their longline so they could have released any bycatch that may occur. It appears Takami got away ok but I am gutted that we won’t be able to follow her movements anymore. This tagging project is designed to help us learn more about their critical habitat so that we can ensure we don’t adversely interact with them and vice versa. At this stage however, as seen through Takami and in tagging SWAJ, a baby Gw, it would appear that they are vulnerable little sharks likely facing greater risks day to day from fishing interactions. Please don’t use set nets in areas with larger animal presence and if you accidentally hook a shark on a line, please cut the line at the hook and release the shark immediately while it remains in the water. If it’s a GW this is a legal obligation and you must report it to DOC. The Great White App is now available on the Google store for Android, for a small fee that supports the running of this project. It is being developed for Apple asap and it as always is available free to view at sustainableoceansociety.co.nz
Likes : 968Riley Elliott - 1K Likes - The morning ritual of wake up, coffee in hand but rather than straight to the newspaper, now I am all about seeing where the Great Whites are and wow Mananui has made an incredible mission up the Coromandel Coast, passed my house and to the Mercury Bay Islands. Where to next for this shark??? Keep an eye on the Great White App (link in my bio)

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Caption : The morning ritual of wake up, coffee in hand but rather than straight to the newspaper, now I am all about seeing where the Great Whites are and wow Mananui has made an incredible mission up the Coromandel Coast, passed my house and to the Mercury Bay Islands. Where to next for this shark??? Keep an eye on the Great White App (link in my bio)
Likes : 952Riley Elliott - 1K Likes - The morning ritual of wake up, coffee in hand but rather than straight to the newspaper, now I am all about seeing where the Great Whites are and wow Mananui has made an incredible mission up the Coromandel Coast, passed my house and to the Mercury Bay Islands. Where to next for this shark??? Keep an eye on the Great White App (link in my bio)

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Caption : The morning ritual of wake up, coffee in hand but rather than straight to the newspaper, now I am all about seeing where the Great Whites are and wow Mananui has made an incredible mission up the Coromandel Coast, passed my house and to the Mercury Bay Islands. Where to next for this shark??? Keep an eye on the Great White App (link in my bio)
Likes : 952Riley Elliott - 1K Likes - The morning ritual of wake up, coffee in hand but rather than straight to the newspaper, now I am all about seeing where the Great Whites are and wow Mananui has made an incredible mission up the Coromandel Coast, passed my house and to the Mercury Bay Islands. Where to next for this shark??? Keep an eye on the Great White App (link in my bio)

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Caption : The morning ritual of wake up, coffee in hand but rather than straight to the newspaper, now I am all about seeing where the Great Whites are and wow Mananui has made an incredible mission up the Coromandel Coast, passed my house and to the Mercury Bay Islands. Where to next for this shark??? Keep an eye on the Great White App (link in my bio)
Likes : 952Riley Elliott - 1K Likes - The morning ritual of wake up, coffee in hand but rather than straight to the newspaper, now I am all about seeing where the Great Whites are and wow Mananui has made an incredible mission up the Coromandel Coast, passed my house and to the Mercury Bay Islands. Where to next for this shark??? Keep an eye on the Great White App (link in my bio)

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Caption : The morning ritual of wake up, coffee in hand but rather than straight to the newspaper, now I am all about seeing where the Great Whites are and wow Mananui has made an incredible mission up the Coromandel Coast, passed my house and to the Mercury Bay Islands. Where to next for this shark??? Keep an eye on the Great White App (link in my bio)
Likes : 952Riley Elliott - 1K Likes - The morning ritual of wake up, coffee in hand but rather than straight to the newspaper, now I am all about seeing where the Great Whites are and wow Mananui has made an incredible mission up the Coromandel Coast, passed my house and to the Mercury Bay Islands. Where to next for this shark??? Keep an eye on the Great White App (link in my bio)

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Caption : The morning ritual of wake up, coffee in hand but rather than straight to the newspaper, now I am all about seeing where the Great Whites are and wow Mananui has made an incredible mission up the Coromandel Coast, passed my house and to the Mercury Bay Islands. Where to next for this shark??? Keep an eye on the Great White App (link in my bio)
Likes : 952Riley Elliott - 0.9K Likes - After a week on the water here is a brief summary of what I have found during Project Great White. Thank you to all the people who have sponsored tags. You have funded 14 so far!!! Which is just amazing. Six more to be sponsored so go to www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz (link in bio) if you want to sponsor and name a shark. The Great White App is in its final stages of development. And I will be doing another week of tagging effort to try and deploy more. But will be taking a break over the Xmas holidays and then will be back at it so we can learn more about these sharks. Thank you so much to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @mazda_nz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz and @seadek for enabling me to get out here and do this novel research, for us and for the sharks.

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Caption : After a week on the water here is a brief summary of what I have found during Project Great White. Thank you to all the people who have sponsored tags. You have funded 14 so far!!! Which is just amazing. Six more to be sponsored so go to www.sustainableoceansociety.co.nz (link in bio) if you want to sponsor and name a shark. The Great White App is in its final stages of development. And I will be doing another week of tagging effort to try and deploy more. But will be taking a break over the Xmas holidays and then will be back at it so we can learn more about these sharks. Thank you so much to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @mazda_nz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz and @seadek for enabling me to get out here and do this novel research, for us and for the sharks.
Likes : 934Riley Elliott - 869 Likes - Do you live in the Papamoa Beach area? Can you help me find a Shark Tag??? $100 reward :) Free after school entertainment for kids and dogs lol Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.

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Caption : Do you live in the Papamoa Beach area? Can you help me find a Shark Tag??? $100 reward 🙂 Free after school entertainment for kids and dogs lol Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.
Likes : 869Riley Elliott - 869 Likes - Do you live in the Papamoa Beach area? Can you help me find a Shark Tag??? $100 reward :) Free after school entertainment for kids and dogs lol Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.

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Caption : Do you live in the Papamoa Beach area? Can you help me find a Shark Tag??? $100 reward 🙂 Free after school entertainment for kids and dogs lol Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.
Likes : 869Riley Elliott - 869 Likes - Do you live in the Papamoa Beach area? Can you help me find a Shark Tag??? $100 reward :) Free after school entertainment for kids and dogs lol Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.

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Caption : Do you live in the Papamoa Beach area? Can you help me find a Shark Tag??? $100 reward 🙂 Free after school entertainment for kids and dogs lol Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.
Likes : 869Riley Elliott - 869 Likes - Do you live in the Papamoa Beach area? Can you help me find a Shark Tag??? $100 reward :) Free after school entertainment for kids and dogs lol Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.

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Caption : Do you live in the Papamoa Beach area? Can you help me find a Shark Tag??? $100 reward 🙂 Free after school entertainment for kids and dogs lol Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.
Likes : 869Riley Elliott - 869 Likes - Do you live in the Papamoa Beach area? Can you help me find a Shark Tag??? $100 reward :) Free after school entertainment for kids and dogs lol Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.

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Caption : Do you live in the Papamoa Beach area? Can you help me find a Shark Tag??? $100 reward 🙂 Free after school entertainment for kids and dogs lol Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.
Likes : 869Riley Elliott - 869 Likes - Do you live in the Papamoa Beach area? Can you help me find a Shark Tag??? $100 reward :) Free after school entertainment for kids and dogs lol Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.

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Caption : Do you live in the Papamoa Beach area? Can you help me find a Shark Tag??? $100 reward 🙂 Free after school entertainment for kids and dogs lol Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.
Likes : 869Riley Elliott - 833 Likes - So cool to have been asked by @prideofgypsies to share some science Jason is one of the most humble dudes I’ve ever met, and his respect for the sea and sharks in it was evident through the other awesome guests he hand picked, including @kimi_swimmy and @mikecoots as well as his awesome shark tattoos and general Polynesian respect for the Moana. Happy #sharkweek everyone

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Caption : So cool to have been asked by @prideofgypsies to share some science Jason is one of the most humble dudes I’ve ever met, and his respect for the sea and sharks in it was evident through the other awesome guests he hand picked, including @kimi_swimmy and @mikecoots as well as his awesome shark tattoos and general Polynesian respect for the Moana. Happy #sharkweek everyone
Likes : 833Riley Elliott - 803 Likes - Incredible!!!! SWAJ (jaws in reverse) the last remaining tag transmitting at this point has migrated!!!!! After four months of hanging out in Doubtless bay this baby Great White has made a huge migration to Port Waikato!!!! Incredible to see not only the clear nursery areas utilised like Doubtless bay (in the circle) this baby GW only four feet long has now popped up on the West coast. Absolutely incredible stuff. We would not know any of this without the amazing public support of the Great White Project. Thanks to Hughes Hallett and Vipond Endeavours for sponsoring SWAJ. And I will be making best efforts to tag more GWs and get the other tags we recovered thanks to you, back out on those sharks and more. Cheers everyone. Amazing work

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Caption : Incredible!!!! SWAJ (jaws in reverse) the last remaining tag transmitting at this point has migrated!!!!! After four months of hanging out in Doubtless bay this baby Great White has made a huge migration to Port Waikato!!!! Incredible to see not only the clear nursery areas utilised like Doubtless bay (in the circle) this baby GW only four feet long has now popped up on the West coast. Absolutely incredible stuff. We would not know any of this without the amazing public support of the Great White Project. Thanks to Hughes Hallett and Vipond Endeavours for sponsoring SWAJ. And I will be making best efforts to tag more GWs and get the other tags we recovered thanks to you, back out on those sharks and more. Cheers everyone. Amazing work
Likes : 803Riley Elliott - 798 Likes - Shark courtship behaviour! It’s like they know to go into the deep away from sight to do the deed, but something I plan to capture this summer as the mature animals come into the shallows

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Caption : Shark courtship behaviour! It’s like they know to go into the deep away from sight to do the deed, but something I plan to capture this summer as the mature animals come into the shallows
Likes : 798Riley Elliott - 797 Likes - Tonight Watch Clash of Killers: Great White vs Mako, Friday at 9p ET on @Discovery and @discoveryplus #SharkWeek This was such an extreme adventure on the high seas trying to follow the migration of two open ocean predators. Be sure to tune in for some incredible shark action and insane New Zealand landscapes with myself and @saminthewild_ Thanks to @radleystudios Sigi @wazzagreen @liquid_action_films George @billy.turner98 Tony Spear @sharkexperiencebluff and Sean Kelly

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Caption : Tonight Watch Clash of Killers: Great White vs Mako, Friday at 9p ET on @Discovery and @discoveryplus #SharkWeek This was such an extreme adventure on the high seas trying to follow the migration of two open ocean predators. Be sure to tune in for some incredible shark action and insane New Zealand landscapes with myself and @saminthewild_ Thanks to @radleystudios Sigi @wazzagreen @liquid_action_films George @billy.turner98 Tony Spear @sharkexperiencebluff and Sean Kelly
Likes : 797Riley Elliott - 797 Likes - Tonight Watch Clash of Killers: Great White vs Mako, Friday at 9p ET on @Discovery and @discoveryplus #SharkWeek This was such an extreme adventure on the high seas trying to follow the migration of two open ocean predators. Be sure to tune in for some incredible shark action and insane New Zealand landscapes with myself and @saminthewild_ Thanks to @radleystudios Sigi @wazzagreen @liquid_action_films George @billy.turner98 Tony Spear @sharkexperiencebluff and Sean Kelly

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Caption : Tonight Watch Clash of Killers: Great White vs Mako, Friday at 9p ET on @Discovery and @discoveryplus #SharkWeek This was such an extreme adventure on the high seas trying to follow the migration of two open ocean predators. Be sure to tune in for some incredible shark action and insane New Zealand landscapes with myself and @saminthewild_ Thanks to @radleystudios Sigi @wazzagreen @liquid_action_films George @billy.turner98 Tony Spear @sharkexperiencebluff and Sean Kelly
Likes : 797Riley Elliott - 797 Likes - Tonight Watch Clash of Killers: Great White vs Mako, Friday at 9p ET on @Discovery and @discoveryplus #SharkWeek This was such an extreme adventure on the high seas trying to follow the migration of two open ocean predators. Be sure to tune in for some incredible shark action and insane New Zealand landscapes with myself and @saminthewild_ Thanks to @radleystudios Sigi @wazzagreen @liquid_action_films George @billy.turner98 Tony Spear @sharkexperiencebluff and Sean Kelly

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Caption : Tonight Watch Clash of Killers: Great White vs Mako, Friday at 9p ET on @Discovery and @discoveryplus #SharkWeek This was such an extreme adventure on the high seas trying to follow the migration of two open ocean predators. Be sure to tune in for some incredible shark action and insane New Zealand landscapes with myself and @saminthewild_ Thanks to @radleystudios Sigi @wazzagreen @liquid_action_films George @billy.turner98 Tony Spear @sharkexperiencebluff and Sean Kelly
Likes : 797Riley Elliott - 778 Likes - Happy Int Women’s Day !!! To all the incredible ladies out there and to my personal fave, I’m so proud of you, your passion and talent, which has blossomed into an ever growing career. Your compassion and understanding which empowers and supports not only yourself but also me. Big love to you and the successes past present and future. And most of all thanks for encouraging other woman to pursue whatever industry they desire and show us men how powerful and capable you all are xxx

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Caption : Happy Int Women’s Day !!! To all the incredible ladies out there and to my personal fave, I’m so proud of you, your passion and talent, which has blossomed into an ever growing career. Your compassion and understanding which empowers and supports not only yourself but also me. Big love to you and the successes past present and future. And most of all thanks for encouraging other woman to pursue whatever industry they desire and show us men how powerful and capable you all are xxx
Likes : 778Riley Elliott - 778 Likes - Happy Int Women’s Day !!! To all the incredible ladies out there and to my personal fave, I’m so proud of you, your passion and talent, which has blossomed into an ever growing career. Your compassion and understanding which empowers and supports not only yourself but also me. Big love to you and the successes past present and future. And most of all thanks for encouraging other woman to pursue whatever industry they desire and show us men how powerful and capable you all are xxx

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Caption : Happy Int Women’s Day !!! To all the incredible ladies out there and to my personal fave, I’m so proud of you, your passion and talent, which has blossomed into an ever growing career. Your compassion and understanding which empowers and supports not only yourself but also me. Big love to you and the successes past present and future. And most of all thanks for encouraging other woman to pursue whatever industry they desire and show us men how powerful and capable you all are xxx
Likes : 778Riley Elliott - 778 Likes - Happy Int Women’s Day !!! To all the incredible ladies out there and to my personal fave, I’m so proud of you, your passion and talent, which has blossomed into an ever growing career. Your compassion and understanding which empowers and supports not only yourself but also me. Big love to you and the successes past present and future. And most of all thanks for encouraging other woman to pursue whatever industry they desire and show us men how powerful and capable you all are xxx

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Caption : Happy Int Women’s Day !!! To all the incredible ladies out there and to my personal fave, I’m so proud of you, your passion and talent, which has blossomed into an ever growing career. Your compassion and understanding which empowers and supports not only yourself but also me. Big love to you and the successes past present and future. And most of all thanks for encouraging other woman to pursue whatever industry they desire and show us men how powerful and capable you all are xxx
Likes : 778Riley Elliott - 778 Likes - Happy Int Women’s Day !!! To all the incredible ladies out there and to my personal fave, I’m so proud of you, your passion and talent, which has blossomed into an ever growing career. Your compassion and understanding which empowers and supports not only yourself but also me. Big love to you and the successes past present and future. And most of all thanks for encouraging other woman to pursue whatever industry they desire and show us men how powerful and capable you all are xxx

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Caption : Happy Int Women’s Day !!! To all the incredible ladies out there and to my personal fave, I’m so proud of you, your passion and talent, which has blossomed into an ever growing career. Your compassion and understanding which empowers and supports not only yourself but also me. Big love to you and the successes past present and future. And most of all thanks for encouraging other woman to pursue whatever industry they desire and show us men how powerful and capable you all are xxx
Likes : 778Riley Elliott - 778 Likes - Happy Int Women’s Day !!! To all the incredible ladies out there and to my personal fave, I’m so proud of you, your passion and talent, which has blossomed into an ever growing career. Your compassion and understanding which empowers and supports not only yourself but also me. Big love to you and the successes past present and future. And most of all thanks for encouraging other woman to pursue whatever industry they desire and show us men how powerful and capable you all are xxx

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Caption : Happy Int Women’s Day !!! To all the incredible ladies out there and to my personal fave, I’m so proud of you, your passion and talent, which has blossomed into an ever growing career. Your compassion and understanding which empowers and supports not only yourself but also me. Big love to you and the successes past present and future. And most of all thanks for encouraging other woman to pursue whatever industry they desire and show us men how powerful and capable you all are xxx
Likes : 778Riley Elliott - 738 Likes - Merry Xmas

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Caption : Merry Xmas
Likes : 738Riley Elliott - 688 Likes - With quite a bit of media about sharks in the water over this NZ summer, I figured it was appropriate to show the sharks’ perspective. Believe it or not, sharks want nothing to do with us. There has been an increase in sightings over summer, but this is simply a result of amazing weather and clear calm ocean conditions allowing us to see them more often. We shouldn’t forget this is where they live. When humans pull on a speedo and splash around it can draw a sharks attention to approach. But as their senses are made for the ocean, they generally will determine ‘it’s one of those dangerous human things’ and turn away well before we see them. Whether it be a paddle boarder or an oblivious swimmer, the reason for this is because these bronze whaler sharks, as pictured and throughout Nz media stories, are fish eaters. They hunt at dusk and dawn and much like us, are then simply sun bathing and relaxing in the shallow waves which provide ample oxygen in the white water. They know humans can be dangerous, as they interact with us regularly when we compete for fish. And this, the fish, is really the only factor that can cause them to be dangerous to us. If we dump fish carcasses where people swim, or if we wrestle with them while spear fishing, they can become like dogs, and in pack mentality, make mistakes. These mistakes are generally always through OUR creation of events. Moral of the story, don’t freak out to see a shark in the sea. It’s already seen you and as pictured likely swimming away. But respect the fact that if you overlap with their food, plus murky water with yourself or worse, a person unbeknown to a situation you catalysed, mistakes can happen. Just as they would if you feed a dog under the table so to speak ;) While it may look scary seeing these interactions, I will post more to show you how polite sharks really are if respected. Which is pretty admirable given humans have killed off 70% of the world’s large sharks over the last 50 years! Check out more imagery and story in the news at six tonight in Nz :) Enjoy your summer and be sure to manage the much greater risk in the sea - drowning. Swim between the flags and wear a lifejacket.

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Caption : With quite a bit of media about sharks in the water over this NZ summer, I figured it was appropriate to show the sharks’ perspective. Believe it or not, sharks want nothing to do with us. There has been an increase in sightings over summer, but this is simply a result of amazing weather and clear calm ocean conditions allowing us to see them more often. We shouldn’t forget this is where they live. When humans pull on a speedo and splash around it can draw a sharks attention to approach. But as their senses are made for the ocean, they generally will determine ‘it’s one of those dangerous human things’ and turn away well before we see them. Whether it be a paddle boarder or an oblivious swimmer, the reason for this is because these bronze whaler sharks, as pictured and throughout Nz media stories, are fish eaters. They hunt at dusk and dawn and much like us, are then simply sun bathing and relaxing in the shallow waves which provide ample oxygen in the white water. They know humans can be dangerous, as they interact with us regularly when we compete for fish. And this, the fish, is really the only factor that can cause them to be dangerous to us. If we dump fish carcasses where people swim, or if we wrestle with them while spear fishing, they can become like dogs, and in pack mentality, make mistakes. These mistakes are generally always through OUR creation of events. Moral of the story, don’t freak out to see a shark in the sea. It’s already seen you and as pictured likely swimming away. But respect the fact that if you overlap with their food, plus murky water with yourself or worse, a person unbeknown to a situation you catalysed, mistakes can happen. Just as they would if you feed a dog under the table so to speak 😉 While it may look scary seeing these interactions, I will post more to show you how polite sharks really are if respected. Which is pretty admirable given humans have killed off 70% of the world’s large sharks over the last 50 years! Check out more imagery and story in the news at six tonight in Nz 🙂 Enjoy your summer and be sure to manage the much greater risk in the sea – drowning. Swim between the flags and wear a lifejacket.
Likes : 688Riley Elliott - 677 Likes - I am so excited to have co-created, produced and presented @discovery 's first ever #SharkWeek series. #SharkAcademy starting THIS Sunday July 11th streaming every night of @sharkweek on @discoveryplus. I can not thank enough, all the amazing people who made this possible. Firstly @doubleactproductions Alastair Cook and Will Cross, and the almighty Jo Locke who all enabled this alongside the Incredible and visionary crew @discovery @discoveryplus and @animalplanet Amy and Nancy especially thank you for seeing the potential in this novel show. Thank you so much to my co-hosts @kokocuvier @mattsmukall @andremusgrove without you guys I'm sure someone would have got nipped. Your professionalism allowed me to get my producer hat on and know that you had things under control in water. Thanks so so much to @biminisharklab and all of your crew who were the workhorses for the field time and provided a real back bone of science which we partook in and made the substance for the show, incredible work you do there, thanks @chelleblaisphoto Thanks to all of the amazing crew on set for 12 weeks, leaving family behind to make this happen. I can't name you all but the skills each of you brought made essential pieces of the puzzle come together. Thank you to the Bahamian Government and locals who took us in and showed us a great time. And lastly, thank you to all those people who applied for this series. I personally watched all 897 of your 5minute application videos. It was so humbling to see so many people keen on a concept dear to my heart. The eight of you that got selected, @renslatter @juliana.velezg @sophia.carmela @theadventuresof5k @bradbenedict Ryan @cassidymccabe and @austinguard wow you guys did so so well. No bullshit, I didn't expect anyone to do as well as they did, you each blew me away. And of course thanks to my wife @amberandfriendsphotography for letting me go to the Bahamas for 12 weeks I dedicate this show to @reefhunter as he was first to show me the Bahamas and it's sharks and became a true and incredible friend.

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Caption : I am so excited to have co-created, produced and presented @discovery ‘s first ever #SharkWeek series. #SharkAcademy starting THIS Sunday July 11th streaming every night of @sharkweek on @discoveryplus. I can not thank enough, all the amazing people who made this possible. Firstly @doubleactproductions Alastair Cook and Will Cross, and the almighty Jo Locke who all enabled this alongside the Incredible and visionary crew @discovery @discoveryplus and @animalplanet Amy and Nancy especially thank you for seeing the potential in this novel show. Thank you so much to my co-hosts @kokocuvier @mattsmukall @andremusgrove without you guys I’m sure someone would have got nipped. Your professionalism allowed me to get my producer hat on and know that you had things under control in water. Thanks so so much to @biminisharklab and all of your crew who were the workhorses for the field time and provided a real back bone of science which we partook in and made the substance for the show, incredible work you do there, thanks @chelleblaisphoto Thanks to all of the amazing crew on set for 12 weeks, leaving family behind to make this happen. I can’t name you all but the skills each of you brought made essential pieces of the puzzle come together. Thank you to the Bahamian Government and locals who took us in and showed us a great time. And lastly, thank you to all those people who applied for this series. I personally watched all 897 of your 5minute application videos. It was so humbling to see so many people keen on a concept dear to my heart. The eight of you that got selected, @renslatter @juliana.velezg @sophia.carmela @theadventuresof5k @bradbenedict Ryan @cassidymccabe and @austinguard wow you guys did so so well. No bullshit, I didn’t expect anyone to do as well as they did, you each blew me away. And of course thanks to my wife @amberandfriendsphotography for letting me go to the Bahamas for 12 weeks I dedicate this show to @reefhunter as he was first to show me the Bahamas and it’s sharks and became a true and incredible friend.
Likes : 677Riley Elliott - 677 Likes - Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.

677 Likes – Riley Elliott Instagram

Caption : Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.
Likes : 677Riley Elliott - 677 Likes - Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.

677 Likes – Riley Elliott Instagram

Caption : Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.
Likes : 677Riley Elliott - 677 Likes - Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.

677 Likes – Riley Elliott Instagram

Caption : Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.
Likes : 677Riley Elliott - 677 Likes - Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.

677 Likes – Riley Elliott Instagram

Caption : Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.
Likes : 677Riley Elliott - 677 Likes - Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.

677 Likes – Riley Elliott Instagram

Caption : Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.
Likes : 677Riley Elliott - 677 Likes - Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.

677 Likes – Riley Elliott Instagram

Caption : Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.
Likes : 677Riley Elliott - 677 Likes - Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.

677 Likes – Riley Elliott Instagram

Caption : Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.
Likes : 677Riley Elliott - 677 Likes - Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.

677 Likes – Riley Elliott Instagram

Caption : Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.
Likes : 677Riley Elliott - 677 Likes - Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.

677 Likes – Riley Elliott Instagram

Caption : Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.
Likes : 677Riley Elliott - 677 Likes - Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.

677 Likes – Riley Elliott Instagram

Caption : Thank you @sharkweek for another amazing opportunity to share sharks with the world. I hope you all enjoyed it!!! I’m sure there was something for everyone? I would love to know your thoughts? A huge thanks to all the crew who helped make Jaws in the Shallows. The NZ community who have helped fund tags, house our crew, feed us and provide super useful citizen science by reporting great white sightings. Thank you also to @stephendavidentertainment for helping produce our show. Thanks to @discovery for providing me a childhood dream come true. Thanks also to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for enabling this project with the research vessel and truck to tow it. Thanks to my stunning wife @amberandfriendsphoto for helping tag and present while in first trimester sickness xxx And thanks to awesome ocean hero’s @prideofgypsies @kimi_swimmy @mikecoots for bringing massive exposure and appreciation for the ocean. Jaws in the Shallows isn’t just a tv show, it’s a representation of a greater research project that I am writing up for publication now, in effort to bring better awareness of this endangered species. It’s also a project to help us as ocean users coexist while playing in the sharks domain. I surf in these very waters where there are now Great whites. Time to walk the talk aye;) Shark Week is about the sharks. Without such a platform, without public engagement and support, without brands supporting it, this wouldn’t happen so thank you all for helping us help the sharks.
Likes : 677Riley Elliott - 667 Likes - Awesome to see SWAJ giving us some new detections, even in the middle of massive storm swells. Hard to tell if the baby GW is running from the storm or is seeking out the most epic waves it has to offer. Judging from Mananui, currently on the west coasts 90mile beach, and the fact Daisy has gone ‘underground’, with no surfacing detections in a while, the trajectory of SWAJ may suggest they are getting sick of the east coasts storms and floodwaters which would likely make visual hunting difficult. Much to learn but one thing is for sure, this has been an unprecedented stormy summer.

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Caption : Awesome to see SWAJ giving us some new detections, even in the middle of massive storm swells. Hard to tell if the baby GW is running from the storm or is seeking out the most epic waves it has to offer. Judging from Mananui, currently on the west coasts 90mile beach, and the fact Daisy has gone ‘underground’, with no surfacing detections in a while, the trajectory of SWAJ may suggest they are getting sick of the east coasts storms and floodwaters which would likely make visual hunting difficult. Much to learn but one thing is for sure, this has been an unprecedented stormy summer.
Likes : 667Riley Elliott - 650 Likes - Incredible movement patterns by SWAJ which are almost mirror images of Mananui’s migration to the West Coast’s 90mile beach. This is fascinating for several reasons. Firstly these are two totally different demographics/ages. SWAJ is a new born GW which should be residing in nursery ground areas, which in theory would have suggested she stayed within or at close proximity to Tauranga Harbour. So has she been forced out of the region due to a murky flood water harbour so dirty she can’t visually hunt, or perhaps GW nursery range is larger than theorised. Secondly, why this specific path, so similar to Mananui? We know that sharks can migrate entire oceans and therefore are able to accurately navigate, so perhaps there are key features or ‘road signs’ used by both sharks. If so, what is amazing is that the ability to read these is pure instinct as baby GWs receive no parental guidance. The other option for such paths & one I looked into to ensure it wasn’t the case, is these are human tracks and the shark and tag are on a boat! I feared this with Mananui, in seeing such direct paths and when she then went into Whangarei port area. But with both tags I receive temperature and wet/dry sensor data which show that they are not on a boat, and are in fact just doing something that’s almost unbelievable. What is a very real risk however, is several of the hotspot bays these sharks are visiting, are some of the areas where a recent NIWA fishery report showed that 53 GWs had been killed over the past decade as bycatch in commercial set nets/gill nets. Furthermore we’ve seen dozens either caught or wash up dead after recreational set nets and longlines have entangled GWs. Takami showed us first hand, the very real gauntlet that these sharks run each day. I am not against fishing at all, and fishers in general aren’t against sharks, and if they are they should know that more sharks mean healthier populations of fish they are after. So the common goal should be to identify areas of critical habitat for these endangered GWs and contrast that with human induced risk to them & us, as that can empower an informed ability to co-exist. That is the GW Projects goal

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Caption : Incredible movement patterns by SWAJ which are almost mirror images of Mananui’s migration to the West Coast’s 90mile beach. This is fascinating for several reasons. Firstly these are two totally different demographics/ages. SWAJ is a new born GW which should be residing in nursery ground areas, which in theory would have suggested she stayed within or at close proximity to Tauranga Harbour. So has she been forced out of the region due to a murky flood water harbour so dirty she can’t visually hunt, or perhaps GW nursery range is larger than theorised. Secondly, why this specific path, so similar to Mananui? We know that sharks can migrate entire oceans and therefore are able to accurately navigate, so perhaps there are key features or ‘road signs’ used by both sharks. If so, what is amazing is that the ability to read these is pure instinct as baby GWs receive no parental guidance. The other option for such paths & one I looked into to ensure it wasn’t the case, is these are human tracks and the shark and tag are on a boat! I feared this with Mananui, in seeing such direct paths and when she then went into Whangarei port area. But with both tags I receive temperature and wet/dry sensor data which show that they are not on a boat, and are in fact just doing something that’s almost unbelievable. What is a very real risk however, is several of the hotspot bays these sharks are visiting, are some of the areas where a recent NIWA fishery report showed that 53 GWs had been killed over the past decade as bycatch in commercial set nets/gill nets. Furthermore we’ve seen dozens either caught or wash up dead after recreational set nets and longlines have entangled GWs. Takami showed us first hand, the very real gauntlet that these sharks run each day. I am not against fishing at all, and fishers in general aren’t against sharks, and if they are they should know that more sharks mean healthier populations of fish they are after. So the common goal should be to identify areas of critical habitat for these endangered GWs and contrast that with human induced risk to them & us, as that can empower an informed ability to co-exist. That is the GW Projects goal
Likes : 650Riley Elliott - 650 Likes - Incredible movement patterns by SWAJ which are almost mirror images of Mananui’s migration to the West Coast’s 90mile beach. This is fascinating for several reasons. Firstly these are two totally different demographics/ages. SWAJ is a new born GW which should be residing in nursery ground areas, which in theory would have suggested she stayed within or at close proximity to Tauranga Harbour. So has she been forced out of the region due to a murky flood water harbour so dirty she can’t visually hunt, or perhaps GW nursery range is larger than theorised. Secondly, why this specific path, so similar to Mananui? We know that sharks can migrate entire oceans and therefore are able to accurately navigate, so perhaps there are key features or ‘road signs’ used by both sharks. If so, what is amazing is that the ability to read these is pure instinct as baby GWs receive no parental guidance. The other option for such paths & one I looked into to ensure it wasn’t the case, is these are human tracks and the shark and tag are on a boat! I feared this with Mananui, in seeing such direct paths and when she then went into Whangarei port area. But with both tags I receive temperature and wet/dry sensor data which show that they are not on a boat, and are in fact just doing something that’s almost unbelievable. What is a very real risk however, is several of the hotspot bays these sharks are visiting, are some of the areas where a recent NIWA fishery report showed that 53 GWs had been killed over the past decade as bycatch in commercial set nets/gill nets. Furthermore we’ve seen dozens either caught or wash up dead after recreational set nets and longlines have entangled GWs. Takami showed us first hand, the very real gauntlet that these sharks run each day. I am not against fishing at all, and fishers in general aren’t against sharks, and if they are they should know that more sharks mean healthier populations of fish they are after. So the common goal should be to identify areas of critical habitat for these endangered GWs and contrast that with human induced risk to them & us, as that can empower an informed ability to co-exist. That is the GW Projects goal

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Caption : Incredible movement patterns by SWAJ which are almost mirror images of Mananui’s migration to the West Coast’s 90mile beach. This is fascinating for several reasons. Firstly these are two totally different demographics/ages. SWAJ is a new born GW which should be residing in nursery ground areas, which in theory would have suggested she stayed within or at close proximity to Tauranga Harbour. So has she been forced out of the region due to a murky flood water harbour so dirty she can’t visually hunt, or perhaps GW nursery range is larger than theorised. Secondly, why this specific path, so similar to Mananui? We know that sharks can migrate entire oceans and therefore are able to accurately navigate, so perhaps there are key features or ‘road signs’ used by both sharks. If so, what is amazing is that the ability to read these is pure instinct as baby GWs receive no parental guidance. The other option for such paths & one I looked into to ensure it wasn’t the case, is these are human tracks and the shark and tag are on a boat! I feared this with Mananui, in seeing such direct paths and when she then went into Whangarei port area. But with both tags I receive temperature and wet/dry sensor data which show that they are not on a boat, and are in fact just doing something that’s almost unbelievable. What is a very real risk however, is several of the hotspot bays these sharks are visiting, are some of the areas where a recent NIWA fishery report showed that 53 GWs had been killed over the past decade as bycatch in commercial set nets/gill nets. Furthermore we’ve seen dozens either caught or wash up dead after recreational set nets and longlines have entangled GWs. Takami showed us first hand, the very real gauntlet that these sharks run each day. I am not against fishing at all, and fishers in general aren’t against sharks, and if they are they should know that more sharks mean healthier populations of fish they are after. So the common goal should be to identify areas of critical habitat for these endangered GWs and contrast that with human induced risk to them & us, as that can empower an informed ability to co-exist. That is the GW Projects goal
Likes : 650Riley Elliott - 650 Likes - Incredible movement patterns by SWAJ which are almost mirror images of Mananui’s migration to the West Coast’s 90mile beach. This is fascinating for several reasons. Firstly these are two totally different demographics/ages. SWAJ is a new born GW which should be residing in nursery ground areas, which in theory would have suggested she stayed within or at close proximity to Tauranga Harbour. So has she been forced out of the region due to a murky flood water harbour so dirty she can’t visually hunt, or perhaps GW nursery range is larger than theorised. Secondly, why this specific path, so similar to Mananui? We know that sharks can migrate entire oceans and therefore are able to accurately navigate, so perhaps there are key features or ‘road signs’ used by both sharks. If so, what is amazing is that the ability to read these is pure instinct as baby GWs receive no parental guidance. The other option for such paths & one I looked into to ensure it wasn’t the case, is these are human tracks and the shark and tag are on a boat! I feared this with Mananui, in seeing such direct paths and when she then went into Whangarei port area. But with both tags I receive temperature and wet/dry sensor data which show that they are not on a boat, and are in fact just doing something that’s almost unbelievable. What is a very real risk however, is several of the hotspot bays these sharks are visiting, are some of the areas where a recent NIWA fishery report showed that 53 GWs had been killed over the past decade as bycatch in commercial set nets/gill nets. Furthermore we’ve seen dozens either caught or wash up dead after recreational set nets and longlines have entangled GWs. Takami showed us first hand, the very real gauntlet that these sharks run each day. I am not against fishing at all, and fishers in general aren’t against sharks, and if they are they should know that more sharks mean healthier populations of fish they are after. So the common goal should be to identify areas of critical habitat for these endangered GWs and contrast that with human induced risk to them & us, as that can empower an informed ability to co-exist. That is the GW Projects goal

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Caption : Incredible movement patterns by SWAJ which are almost mirror images of Mananui’s migration to the West Coast’s 90mile beach. This is fascinating for several reasons. Firstly these are two totally different demographics/ages. SWAJ is a new born GW which should be residing in nursery ground areas, which in theory would have suggested she stayed within or at close proximity to Tauranga Harbour. So has she been forced out of the region due to a murky flood water harbour so dirty she can’t visually hunt, or perhaps GW nursery range is larger than theorised. Secondly, why this specific path, so similar to Mananui? We know that sharks can migrate entire oceans and therefore are able to accurately navigate, so perhaps there are key features or ‘road signs’ used by both sharks. If so, what is amazing is that the ability to read these is pure instinct as baby GWs receive no parental guidance. The other option for such paths & one I looked into to ensure it wasn’t the case, is these are human tracks and the shark and tag are on a boat! I feared this with Mananui, in seeing such direct paths and when she then went into Whangarei port area. But with both tags I receive temperature and wet/dry sensor data which show that they are not on a boat, and are in fact just doing something that’s almost unbelievable. What is a very real risk however, is several of the hotspot bays these sharks are visiting, are some of the areas where a recent NIWA fishery report showed that 53 GWs had been killed over the past decade as bycatch in commercial set nets/gill nets. Furthermore we’ve seen dozens either caught or wash up dead after recreational set nets and longlines have entangled GWs. Takami showed us first hand, the very real gauntlet that these sharks run each day. I am not against fishing at all, and fishers in general aren’t against sharks, and if they are they should know that more sharks mean healthier populations of fish they are after. So the common goal should be to identify areas of critical habitat for these endangered GWs and contrast that with human induced risk to them & us, as that can empower an informed ability to co-exist. That is the GW Projects goal
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Caption : CAN YOU HELP me photo ID the new and growing population of Great Whites in Nz? Please go to the link in my bio and vote for me in the @canon.nz Oceania Grant which would equip my team with the essential camera equipment to take the critical photos of identification marks that we use for population estimates and tracking individuals through time. This would be a huge supporting leg for the Great White Project so please go to the link in my bio or just google Canon Oceania Grant, click vote now on their page and select the environment category and choose Sustainable Ocean Society which is our charity of support. Thanks so much
Likes : 646Riley Elliott - 624 Likes - UPDATE!!!!! The tag seems to have been picked up and taken home/to work by someone. This isn't a manhunt it's a tag hunt 🙂 The person likely doesn't know what it is, so please if you know people in the Gate Pa area or a community page there, please share this post and see if we can get the tag back. Thank you for all of you help. Remember there is a $100 reward 🙂 Call or text me with any info please 027 463 7397 .................... Previous posts info below Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.

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Caption : UPDATE!!!!! The tag seems to have been picked up and taken home/to work by someone. This isn’t a manhunt it’s a tag hunt 🙂 The person likely doesn’t know what it is, so please if you know people in the Gate Pa area or a community page there, please share this post and see if we can get the tag back. Thank you for all of you help. Remember there is a $100 reward 🙂 Call or text me with any info please 027 463 7397 ……………….. Previous posts info below Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.
Likes : 624Riley Elliott - 624 Likes - UPDATE!!!!! The tag seems to have been picked up and taken home/to work by someone. This isn't a manhunt it's a tag hunt 🙂 The person likely doesn't know what it is, so please if you know people in the Gate Pa area or a community page there, please share this post and see if we can get the tag back. Thank you for all of you help. Remember there is a $100 reward 🙂 Call or text me with any info please 027 463 7397 .................... Previous posts info below Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.

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Caption : UPDATE!!!!! The tag seems to have been picked up and taken home/to work by someone. This isn’t a manhunt it’s a tag hunt 🙂 The person likely doesn’t know what it is, so please if you know people in the Gate Pa area or a community page there, please share this post and see if we can get the tag back. Thank you for all of you help. Remember there is a $100 reward 🙂 Call or text me with any info please 027 463 7397 ……………….. Previous posts info below Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.
Likes : 624Riley Elliott - 624 Likes - UPDATE!!!!! The tag seems to have been picked up and taken home/to work by someone. This isn't a manhunt it's a tag hunt 🙂 The person likely doesn't know what it is, so please if you know people in the Gate Pa area or a community page there, please share this post and see if we can get the tag back. Thank you for all of you help. Remember there is a $100 reward 🙂 Call or text me with any info please 027 463 7397 .................... Previous posts info below Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.

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Caption : UPDATE!!!!! The tag seems to have been picked up and taken home/to work by someone. This isn’t a manhunt it’s a tag hunt 🙂 The person likely doesn’t know what it is, so please if you know people in the Gate Pa area or a community page there, please share this post and see if we can get the tag back. Thank you for all of you help. Remember there is a $100 reward 🙂 Call or text me with any info please 027 463 7397 ……………….. Previous posts info below Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club. The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark. This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397 There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.
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