Expedition Great White

Flipping through the channels last night I had a slight feeling creeping in the back of my mind that I was missing something. Did I forget to do something at work? No...that wasn't it. Did I turn of my headlights? Yeah...I remember doing that. OH CRAP! I typed in the numbers to the National Geographic channel just in time to catch Expedition Great White. Yep, that's all I did all night was watch the show. *And no...Paul Walker had nothing to do with me watching the show...**innocent cough*** I had caught a glimpse of the preview for the show earlier on in the week and thought it would be pretty cool to watch since I'm a big animal lover. Yeah that even goes for the big fishies.
Basically the show is about some scientists who want to track great whites by placing an electronic "tag" on the dorsal fin. The tag is suppose to stick with the shark for nearly six years and every time the shark's fin breaks the surface, a satellite will track the shark's position on the globe. Pretty cool. The show also follows how the scientists are trying to discover where great whites mate as well as how they migrate and where to.
What really gets me is HOW they study and capture the sharks. They lure a shark with some enticing big bate and once the shark is on the line, they round the shark up and lead it back to the main ship - which has a really cool lift that lowers in to the water which then raises back up out of the water once the shark is on the lift -

Once the shark is out of the water everyone has 20 minutes to get whatever they need out of the shark whether that be blood, measurements, etc. It's clear that the scientists know what they are doing and the great whites are in their best interests for they carefully monitor the shark's reactions.

I have to admit, I like sharks but great whites have always intimidated me. *JAWS had nothing to do with it...ehhh emm.* Usually I like to face my fears which is why I've always wanted to go cage diving with great whites. Expedition Great White not only brings the shark up close and personal but provides great facts about the creature. I think in general this show will help broaden people's views of this shark and that they shouldn't be feared...but respected. Check the show out on National Geographic Channel -Sunday at 10pm!

Here is a link for you to check out!
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/expedition-great-white/all/Overview