{"id":459414,"date":"2022-06-08T08:44:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T05:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-app-asks-beachgoers-to-help-keep-track-of-sharks\/"},"modified":"2022-06-08T08:44:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T05:44:15","slug":"new-app-asks-beachgoers-to-help-keep-track-of-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-app-asks-beachgoers-to-help-keep-track-of-sharks\/","title":{"rendered":"#New app asks beachgoers to help keep track of sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35555f54167\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35555f54167\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-app-asks-beachgoers-to-help-keep-track-of-sharks\/#%E2%80%9CNew_app_asks_beachgoers_to_help_keep_track_of_sharks%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;New app asks beachgoers to help keep track of sharks&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNew_app_asks_beachgoers_to_help_keep_track_of_sharks%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;New app asks beachgoers to help keep track of sharks&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Heading to the beach this summer? Don\u2019t forget the essentials before you head out the door \u2013 your bathing suit, towel, sunscreen, sunglasses and \u2013 an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticwhiteshark.org\/\">Atlantic White Shark Conservancy<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neaq.org\/\">New England Aquarium<\/a>\u00a0are hoping for as they advance an initiative that\u2019s educating the public about sharks and encouraging them to report sightings off Cape Cod in Massachusetts through an app called\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticwhiteshark.org\/sharktivity-app\">Sharktivity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Through the agreement, the AWSC, which is based in Chatham, Massachusetts, will contract Boston\u2019s New England Aquarium to employ a local coordinator that will be responsible for verifying shark sighting reports made by the public through the app.<\/p>\n<p>They will also document submitted accounts of the interactions between sharks and seals or other predatory behavior.<\/p>\n<p>The coordinator, Massachusetts-based shark expert John Chisholm, will also submit photos of white sharks that the public has submitted for identification. Those will also be included in the conservancy\u2019s White Shark Logbook Catalog.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe New England Aquarium is one of the nation\u2019s premier institutions dedicated to marine life conservation, education and research, and our collaborative effort will enhance rapid and accurate confirmation of white shark sightings reported through Sharktivity,\u201d said\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticwhiteshark.org\/bod\">Cynthia Wigren<\/a>, CEO and co-founder of the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy. \u201cCitizen scientists play a crucial role in the Conservancy\u2019s mission to educate the community and improve public safety, and we rely upon and value their sighting data reported through the Sharktivity app.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/shark-spotters-348.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A great white shark swims past a boat on a shark watching boat off the Massachusetts' coast of Cape Cod on Aug. 17, 2021. \" class=\"wp-image-22572918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/shark-spotters-348.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/shark-spotters-348.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/shark-spotters-348.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The app will also document submitted accounts of the interactions between sharks and seals or other predatory behavior.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP\/Charles Krupa<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chisholm will take his task one step further by working with members of the public to promote the awareness of non-white shark species, including skates and rays, which live in the waters off of the New England coast and are often misidentified as sharks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe conservancy has really spearheaded the effort to keep the community as informed and safe as possible regarding white sharks, and the New England Aquarium is excited to join and amplify this effort,\u201d said\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andersoncabotcenterforoceanlife.org\/about-us\/leadership\/nick-whitney\/\">Dr. Nick Whitney<\/a>, Senior Scientist at the New England Aquarium\u2019s\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andersoncabotcenterforoceanlife.org\/\">Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life<\/a>. \u201cOur adjunct scientist, John Chisholm, has been tracking public shark sightings for many years and brings a wealth of expertise to help us coordinate sightings through the conservancy\u2019s Sharktivity app.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, what does the Sharktivity app do exactly?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/shark-spotters-345.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"In this May 22, 2019 file photo, a couple stands next to a shark warning sign while looking at the ocean at Lecount Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Mass.\" class=\"wp-image-22572919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/shark-spotters-345.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/shark-spotters-345.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/shark-spotters-345.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The app creators hope it will help minimize encounters with the sharks and to promote safety.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP\/Charles Krupa<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The conservancy says it provides important information and push notifications alerting people who are taking the time to enjoy the beach of white shark sightings in the area.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>It can also provide information about shark detection from those that have been tagged by the conservancy and their movements in the waters off the coast. Data from sharks that have been tagged is also made available to the public from within the app.<\/p>\n<p>The sightings are then added by researchers, safety officials and users of the app that have uploaded photos for confirmation that a shark is nearby.<\/p>\n<p>The conservancy says that allowing users to upload information and photos will help minimize encounters with the sharks and to promote safety.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Atlantic White Shark Conversancy and the Sharktivity app,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlanticwhiteshark.org\/sharktivity-app\">click here<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Don\u2019t forget the essentials before you head out the door \u2013 your bathing suit, towel, sunscreen, sunglasses and \u2013 an app? That\u2019s what the\u00a0Atlantic White Shark Conservancy\u00a0and\u00a0New England Aquarium\u00a0are hoping for as they advance an initiative that\u2019s educating the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":459415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/shark-spotters-346.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[130078,5055,81017,70939,74506],"class_list":["post-459414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-6-8-22","tag-apps","tag-cape-cod","tag-massachusetts","tag-sharks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=459414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/459414\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/459415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=459414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=459414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=459414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}