OCEARCH Shark Tracker 4+

Love the app. Love being able to check in on sharks/turtles/dolphins and see what they are up too in a whole different world to what we are. It is interesting to see patterns of the wildlife. Would love to see some more recent sharks tagged rather than all old ones.

There’s a big chance I’m just not doing something right, but there seems to be something wrong? For instance, one shark I always look for, Katya, seems to have the ability to grow legs and walk inland. I’ve seen her about three times on land, one time on a farm nowhere near water. There also seems to only be sharks around QLD- do sharks not like Canberra way? I’d love to be able to see what sharks are near me, but there’s never been a shark even remotely near. There’s also only been one turtle pinged ever near me. Am I using the app wrong?

I think this is an amazing concept and I applaud the hard work that goes into making this available to us.

I would like to suggest some improvements:

1. There are many animals who have either died or lost their pingers. Could those animals have an update on their status to explain what happened. If this app aims at creating public support for individual animals, it’s only fair that we are also informed of their sudden disappearance. It also gives us a better understanding of areas where we may need better fishing regulations etc.

2. It would be great to see different species of shark in different colours.

3. Can we have an option to see all tracks at once. That way we can see what animals potentially crossed paths or mingled with one another :)

Thank for aiding the cause to help save vanishing sea creatures!