At this mysterious
Pacific island,
the great white shark
prowls in deep water
in search of sea lions and
giant elephant seals.
I have seen these
animals remove
the head of a northern
elephant seal with one bite.
A supreme hunter, fast and
efficient with serrated teeth
and an armory of super-senses.
When the seals are trying to
get to the shore,
the sharks are waiting for
them in deep water.
I saw nine predation events in
one day, right in this spot.
But how do they hone in
for the kill?
Using state-of-the art
technology.
It's coming.
Oh boy!
Whoo hoo!
Shark researchers will
attempt to decode the hunting
techniques
of one of the most-fearsome
predators on the planet.
It's coming directly for it.
Oh, they're both going for
it!
Whoa!
To see for the first time
what the great white shark sees
as it swims, hunts and
ultimately strikes it's prey.
Even if it means getting
too close for comfort.
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
This is the one we want.
Hands clear.
Guadalupe.
A remote and rugged
volcanic island,
more than 250 miles
southwest of San Diego
in the Mexican Pacific.
It's a harsh and
barren environment
with a forbidding,
rocky coastline.
No fresh water and
little vegetation.
But for marine biologists
like Connor White,
Guadalupe is a paradise.
This is it, Guadalupe Island.
We just travelled 16 hours
over night to wake up to see
this big mountain
popping out of the blue ocean.
Mexico is home to some of
the oceans top predators.
Mighty bull sharks in the
Sea of Cortez,
marauding reef sharks at the
Socorro Islands.
and at Guadalupe, the animal
that awakens primal fear
like no other.
The great white shark.
It's the largest and most
powerful predatory fish
in the sea.
Stretching to 20 feet and
weighing as much as 4500 pounds,
roughly the size of
a pickup truck.
The great white has the
strongest bite of any fish.
Twenty times greater
than a human's.
Though much of the damage to
prey is caused by its teeth,
which tear through flesh like a
buzz saw through cotton.
The white shark was
once considered rare
in Mexican waters.
A study conducted from the
1970s through 2001
recorded just 37 white sharks
at Guadalupe.
But in the last two decades,
the shark population
here has been booming.
Today, more than 200
white sharks
come to the island each year,
making Guadalupe one of the best
white shark research sites
in the world.
It's the perfect place
to find answers
to the persistent mysteries
surrounding the great white.
My hope is to really figure
out what they're doing here,
why they come, how much time
they spend here and personally,
I want to know where
they come from.
Connor has come to Guadalupe
to launch a unique expedition
alongside legendary shark expert
Dr. Mauricio Hoyos.
Working together, they
will have two days
to attach a state-of-the-art
camera to the dorsal fin
of a white shark,
allowing them to enter the
sharks realm like never before.
To see, for the first time,
what the white shark
sees as it patrols
its hunting grounds at
Guadalupe.
There's a ton of life here,
there's a bunch of
marine mammals,
there's tunas there's
sharks, there's turtles.
So lets hope we see some big
sharks with some tags on them.
Connor and Mauricio hope
the footage
will reveal white
shark behaviors,
such as mating and birthing
that have never been captured
on camera.
And unravel the mysteries
that still surround
these apex predators.
I think that when you hear
the word shark
the first image
that comes to your brain
is the white shark because
of this movie Jaws
that was shown in the 70s.
And everybody related these
amazing and beautiful animals
with this man-eater,
with this monster.
So I think that, since
I saw that movie,
I fell in love with
the white shark.
I was a little kid and I really
wanted to know the truth
about these animals
and that's why I started
my PhD here in Guadalupe
and I started to see a lot of
things that are very different
from what people believe
about these animals.
Guadalupe island lies along
the southeast stretch
of the "Great White Highway".
A migration route that begins
along Mexico's Baja coast
and points west,
halfway to Hawaii
and an area in the
central Pacific that,
researchers call the
"White Shark Cafe".
Sharks gather there from
April to July,
before heading to Guadalupe from
August through February.
The island itself is
comprised of volcanic mountains
that rise more than 4,000
feet above the sea.
Water gnaws at the rocky bluffs,
which are composed of basalt
and the volcanic rock, trachyte
to create a rusty glow.
A handful of fishermen are the
only people found here.
But that doesn't mean
the island is deserted.
Fur and elephant
seals flourished here
until the mid-1800s.
When they were nearly wiped
out by hunters
seeking blubber to make oil.
In 1888, the elephant seal was
declared extinct.
In 1892, a Smithsonian
expedition to Guadalupe
discovered eight elephant seals
seven of which were
killed to be displayed
in museums as rare specimens
of science.
Somehow, the species survived,
hidden from hunters.
By the early 20th Century,
there were more than 100
elephant seals on Guadalupe.
In 1922, the
Mexican government
declared them a
protected species.
And today,
about 10,000 of these large
and extraordinary creatures,
that barely escaped extinction,
thrive on the island.
Elephant seals are among the
world's largest carnivores.
Bulls can grow to a
staggering 20 feet
and weigh in at up to
three-and-a-half tons.
These rocky inlets
provide a safe haven
not just to elephant seals
but fur seals and sea lions.
Guadalupe is now a
protected nature reserve.
The only hunter permitted
to take down a seal
is the great white shark.
Marine mammals such as seals
and sea lions are high in fat,
which contains twice the
caloric value of protein.
White sharks are migratory fish
and require fat to fuel
their long-haul trips.
A female white shark tagged
with a satellite transmitter
journeyed from South Africa
to Australia and back.
A targeted, transoceanic
migration of 14,000 miles.
Great white sharks eat more than
a ton of food each year.
At Guadalupe, large adult
sharks rarely bother
with the yellowfin tuna and
yellowtail jacks
that cross their paths.
They save their energy to fatten
up on their favorite meal.
Seals.
We have found that when the
northern elephant seals
are arriving from their
migration to Alaska
the big pregnant white shark
females arrive
and they are
feeding on these animals.
An elephant seal is the
perfect meal for a shark
traveling the
"Great White Highway".
What baffles scientists is the
way sharks feed at Guadalupe.
Around the globe, white sharks
prefer water temperature
between 60 and 75 degrees.
So they typically stay
in warmer,
shallow waters and
near the surface.
In South Africa,
white sharks patrol the
shallows for young seals
returning to shore.
And make their kills at
the surface.
But here in Guadalupe,
sharks may be striking
their prey farther from shore,
in deep water.
The question that remains,
is why?
Mauricio has a theory.
White sharks are
visual predators.
In places like Cape Cod, where
underwater visibility is poor,
they rely on keen eyesight and
sudden bursts of speed
to surprise fast-swimming seals.
But in the crystal clear bays
at Guadalupe,
underwater visibility
extends to more than 100 feet.
In such clear water,
seals and sea lions
can easily detect sharks
swimming near the surface.
So sharks descend into
the unseen depths
beyond the reach of light.
Here, they remain hidden from
seals and wait to strike
their prey from below.
So this is the only
place on earth
that sharks are taking advantage
of the good visibility
and the depth of this island
in order to ambush the
northern elephant seals
when they are coming.
Mauricio's theory, if proven,
is more evidence
that the white shark is one
of the animal kingdoms
most versatile hunters.
White sharks at Guadalupe are
expert at crippling their prey.
If the target is a yellowfin
tuna or yellowtail jack,
the shark removes the tail
to prevent the fish
from swimming away.
To disable a northern
elephant seal,
the shark zeroes in
on the hind flippers
that propel the seal
through the water.
The carcass then floats
to the surface
and a bloody feast begins.
Mauricio is one of the few
people who has seen evidence
of white sharks hunting
elephant seals here.
All he needs to prove his
theory,
is underwater footage
of a deep-water kill.
So if we could get
that event
I think that it's
going to be amazing
because it would be the
first proof that the sharks
are really disabling the
elephant seals in deep waters.
Because now we are inferring.
We do not have the real proof
that they are disabling the
animals in deep waters.
Mauricio has successfully
tagged more than 70 white sharks
at Guadalupe.
He spends at least six months
each year on the island
in a makeshift campsite
foregoing all creature comforts
to study the sharks.
He hopes his research will
challenge the popular myth
of the white shark
as aggressive,
thirsting for human blood.
Theres a lot of
myths about sharks,
specifically about
the white shark.
People believe that if you see
a white shark
they are going to eat you.
I have underwater stations
on this island.
They are at about 30 meters
and I have them to record
the presence of the sharks
with transmitters.
I have seen seven sharks at the
same time by myself
when I am retrieving
the receivers
and I never were afraid
of them because,
thanks to the visibility, they
know that you are not a prey,
so they wouldn't
try to attack you.
But most of the people believe
that they are man-eaters,
and that they like humans.
For the research team, the
newly designed Shark-Cam
is a game changer.
That can help them solve the
mystery of what sharks
at Guadalupe are doing
when they go deep below
the detection zone.
With this special camera
we will be able to see
what they are looking at
because we know that
they are 200 meters, 300 meters
for two or three hours,
but are they looking for
rays in the bottom?
Are they trying to ambush a
northern elephant seal
when they are coming?
Mauricio has many questions.
If the sharks are
ambushing seals here,
how are they doing it?
Are they taking advantage
of good visibility?
Are they hitting seals
from below?
Or from above?
Are the sharks interacting
with each other?
Questions he hopes Shark-Cam
can help him answer.
But these discoveries will
have to wait.
Connor has received bad news
that could sink the expedition.
Mauricio actually
radioed into us
and told us he broke his
boat yesterday.
So It's out of commission
right now.
He's already ordered a new part
and it should be
coming in tomorrow.
So hopefully he can get it fixed
and we can get out there and tag
some sharks.
In the meantime were here at
Guadalupe island
so we might as well
get in the cage
and see some sharks up close
and personal.
They've come to
the northeast bay,
one of the islands great
white hot spots.
Depths here range from
160 to 260 feet.
There should be sharks
especially once
they smell lunch.
Getting the bait ready.
Chopping up this tuna.
Really the fish that we use.
It's the bloodiest one so easier
to attract the sharks with it.
These ones are 30, 40
kilos each.
It's the normal food that
they eat, usually.
Especially juveniles will eat
the yellowfin and bluefin tuna.
That's the main reason
we use it.
Connor joins underwater
videographer Kay Burn Lim
on the dive.
Protected by the steel bars,
they want to lure the sharks
in as close as possible.
Connor hopes to study how sharks
interact with each other
and display dominant behavior.
Shark!!
It's not long before the
first great white appears.
It's a large female,
a 12-footer.
Others soon follow.
Connors cage is quickly
surrounded by sharks.
With Guadalupe's stunning
underwater visibility,
he's able to get a detailed
look at each shark.
Some bear battle scars
from prey,
typically seals and sea lions
that have fought
back with knife-like claws.
Sometimes, sharks will
fight each other for food.
In the shark hierarchy, females
dominate males and large sharks
dominate small sharks.
While combat among
white sharks is rare,
some carry marks that match
those of other white sharks.
Juveniles wisely keep
their distance.
The sharks come within inches
of the cage.
One large male gets so
close Kay and Connor
could stick their hands
into his mouth.
Very rarely do sharks get closer
to divers than expected.
Today is one of those
exceptions.
A juvenile male shark chases a
piece of bait near another cage,
and smashes through the bars.
The great white shark is inside
the cage, so is a diver.
Finally, the shark escapes back
into the ocean
bloodied but not
seriously harmed.
But what about the diver
inside the cage?
Miraculously, he emerges,
also unharmed.
Are you okay?
Are you hurt?
Is this the first time
this happened?
Yes.
Like this, yes.
Sensational incidents like
this may be the direct result
of an amazing white shark
defense mechanism.
When a shark wants
to get a prey,
they roll their eyes back
in order to protect it.
I have seen sharks with
scars inflicted by seals
because they have claws and
they can injure the shark.
So they do that in order to
protect the eye,
but unfortunately they remain
blind for a few seconds.
And that's why we have had a few
incidents in the cages in here
because if you pull the bait
directly to the cage
and they roll their
eyes back,
they are blind and they
hit the cages.
Thiago's quick thinking
opening the top of the cage
allowed the shark to escape.
Thankfully, incidents like this
are extremely rare
in the world of shark tourism,
an industry that could
soon generate more than
700 million dollars
per year, worldwide.
A study conducted in the tiny
island nation of Palau in 2012
found that a live shark can
earn 1000 times more
in tourism dollars than a dead
shark sold illegally at port.
At isolated spots like
Guadalupe,
far from the coast
guard and navy,
dive boats keep a watchful
eye out for illegal fishing.
So shark tourism has
added benefits.
It was a good day for
white shark sightings.
But high winds and rough
currents make filming difficult.
It was extremely rough
today.
We were bouncing around, being
knocked around in the cage.
So we have to grab parts of the
cage and hang on tight,
while filming so it's
pretty tough.
The gusting winds prevent
them from deploying
the Pelagic Explorer.
A revolutionary, motorized
cage designed for filming sharks
in their own element far
from boats and bait.
Wind, waves and a broken boat
are all working against them.
The research team needs
it's luck to change
if they're to have any
hope of attaching Shark-Cam
to the fin of a great white some
time in the next 24 hours.
So it was actually really
bumpy in the cage there
and that's due to all this wind.
So hopefully that actually
lays down for us tomorrow
and that gives us a nice
little weather window.
Hopefully, also Mauricio
gets his boat fixed
so we can get out there and
tag some sharks.
The next morning, the weather
has improved, slightly.
Connor has a plan and
heads out to the island
to run it past Mauricio..
Hello!
Hey Mauricio, how's it going?
Welcome to Guadalupe.
How's it going?
It's bad.
A piece is broken.
And a boat is supposed to
come today to bring it,
but I don't know if
they're going to make it
with this weather.
Yeah, It's blowing pretty
hard.
So we had a plan B actually.
So it's too rough out there to
actually tag off of our boat.
But we're thinking
we actually tie it up to
the side of the dive boat
and we can tag off
the side of it.
Let's do it.
Yeah, I spoke with the
captains of the boats
and they have seen
sharks at the surface
even though that it's very rough
so yeah let's do it,
we have a chance.
First, Connor must prepare
Shark-Cam for the tagging
expedition.
So this is the tag were
talking about.
This is the CATS cam.
It has a video camera in the
front so you can actually see
what the shark is seeing for
over six hours of recorded video
This is basically a Fitbit
for sharks
which basically allows
you to see
every single fine-scale movement
the shark makes.
And using that you can figure
out energy expenditure
as well as behaviors like
hunting, resting, etc.
It also has a depth and
temperature sensor
so you can see what
temperature the shark is in
and how deep it is
at any one point in time.
So It's basically recording all
the movements the shark makes.
So It's really recording a day
in the life of a shark.
Connor programs the tag to
detach from the shark
after 24 hours.
It will then float
to the surface
and emit a
high-frequency signal.
He and Mauricio will
retrieve the tag,
download the footage
and hopefully see,
for the first time, what
the shark sees when
it descends into the
hidden depths.
But clamping a camera
onto the dorsal fin of
a great white shark is not
always straightforward.
Putting this float
package on a shark
can be either really easy
or really hard.
Depending how enthusiastic
and active the shark is,
it might come up, fin right next
to the panga, to the boat,
and we can easily
put this clamp on.
If the sharks are a little
more cautious,
a little more hesitant,
they might not get as
close to the panga.
So it all really depends
on the shark.
And then all you really need is
one good pass at the shark
with its fin out of the water
going the right direction,
you can clamp it on, and then
you're good to go.
With winds still whipping
through the bay,
Connor and Mauricio proceed
with their makeshift plan.
Secure the skiff to the
larger dive boat,
then try to get Shark-Cam onto
a great white.
Mauricio attempts to
lure sharks to the skiff
with the same bait used for
the shark cages.
The waiting begins.
Before long, the
first shark appears.
A male, about 12 feet long.
Oh, oh, oh.
It's coming, it's coming.
Turn, baby, turn.
It's coming.
Oh, it swam right by us.
The good news is the sharks
are coming close to the boat.
The bad news.
strong winds are still causing
problems.
Whoa!
Rocking and rolling.
The current is carrying the
bait under the larger dive boat
and out of Mauricio's view.
They decide to untether the
skiff and take their chances
on the open water.
Meanwhile, on the dive boat some
welcome news for the team.
The captain has given
the green light
to deploy the Pelagic Explorer,
the most sophisticated
shark cage on the planet.
Propelled by twin motors, it
will allow the research team
to follow the sharks into
deep water,
where they hope to capture
never-before-seen hunting
behavior.
Basically It's like being in
their own environment
in their own realm
just being in the water with
great whites all over the place
and they come and
check you out.
There is no way that without
it you can swim
next to a great white for
a long distance.
With the Pelagic Explorer
you have the capability to swim
right next to a great white
for up to 10 minutes
or longer
if the great
white decides that way.
I'm literally huddled like
a ball in there.
I have to direct the pilot
because I'm blocking his view.
He can look to the left,
to the right,
he's got rear-view mirrors so
he can look behind.
But Ill have to tell him if
I need to go faster, slower,
turn left, turn right.
Or if I see a shark.
Kay and Erick need to be
alert.
They're about to enter the world
of a two-ton apex predator.
Capable of explosive
bursts of speed
that reach 35 miles an hour.
It seems that they are just
hanging out,
just cruising around
in kind of like slow motion,
simply relaxed.
But if they decide to speed up
they can do it right away,
immediately.
Just think about this.
an adult great white can
weigh up to two tons,
which is two thousand kilograms.
To propel itself out
of the water,
can you imagine how much
power you need for that?
So they definitely
can speed up.
Close to shore, they
encounter not a shark
but a colony of
curious California sea lions.
They show no fear and inspect
the Explorer at close range.
In these shallow,
coastal waters,
sea lions forage for fish,
squid and shellfish.
Farther from shore, they can
dive as deep as 1200 feet
and hold their breath
for up to 20 minutes.
Thick layers of blubber fend off
the chill of marine waters.
And provide the white
sharks of Guadalupe
with their favorite meal.
A great white can cover 150 feet
in just three seconds.
All it takes is one moment at
the surface for a quick breath
and the sea lion becomes an
easy target for a shark
lurking in the unseen
depths below.
The sea lion would never
know what hit it.
But here in the shallows, a
shark has little chance
of ambushing a sea lion.
The Explorer heads out into
open water.
And within minutes, the
first shark appears.
In such clear water, sharks can
spy the Explorer from the deep.
The white shark is the
ultimate predator.
Always hunting.
It appears without warning
from the depths.
Kay and Erick keep a
constant lookout.
It's essential that they
maintain eye contact
with the sharks around them.
White sharks are known to stalk
prey silently from behind.
They don't want to be taken
by surprise.
A great white appears quickly
from behind, then dives deep,
disappearing from view.
Suddenly another shark appears
from below.
Kay and Erick decide
to follow it.
Gradually, Kay comes within
touching distance.
Without the aid of the Explorer,
it would be almost impossible
to follow a white
shark like this.
The face-to-face filming
helps dispel a myth
about the sharks anatomy.
It's eyes, described in the film
Jaws as black and lifeless,
are in reality a rich,
shimmering blue.
The Explorer is now within
feet of the shark.
Close enough for it to turn
and lunge at the crew.
Jaws thrusting forward.
But it keeps a
watchful distance.
The shark shows no aggression.
White sharks are cautious
around the unknown.
But the longer the Explorer
remains in the water,
the more curious
the sharks become.
A large shark closes in fast.
At the last second, the
great fish swerves away
with a lash of his
powerful tail.
Again and again, sharks
appear out of the blue
and heads straight for the cage.
To go eye-to-eye with a white
shark in open water
requires great composure.
Kay must remain calm and steady
to film these close encounters.
The shark turned around and
you could literally see him
almost grinning at us.
And he started coming towards us
and he came straight
at eye level
all the way to the camera,
to the Explorer
only to turn away within
touching distance.
And all this while we
were moving as well,
we weren't stationary.
So it was like a game of
chicken.
Filming white sharks from a
mobile cage.
Far from the safety
of a dive boat,
is an experience
few would seek.
But for Kay, it's the only way
to capture these primal hunters
in their own element.
You get a point of view that
nothing else can give,
not even if you
were scuba diving.
On this dive, we had
slightly smaller sharks
but they were very
feisty, curious.
Some of them were shadowing
us from behind
while another swam in front.
It was almost as if they were
teaming up, you know,
to check us out.
I mean to keep pace with a great
white shark isn't easy
and we were able to
swim alongside,
get up in front,
go from underneath,
it was just amazing.
The shark footage collected
in the Explorer
is valuable to Mauricio.
But he's still missing a crucial
piece to the puzzle.
Footage of a white shark hunting
in deep water.
For that, he'll need Shark-Cam
attached to the dorsal fin
of a white shark.
But time is running out.
When you are tagging sharks
from a small boat
you have to be very accurate
and you have to be very fast
because the sharks
learn how to take the bait.
These animals, I think that
they are very smart.
When you come here and when
you throw the bait
they never get the bait at
the first moment.
They always look around,
they are very inquisitive,
they come closer until they are
very sure that it's a food item
is when they get
close and they get it.
But also they are all different.
They have different
personalities.
They do not come very close easy
but some of them do that.
Finally, a break for the
tagging team.
The winds have died down.
Connor and Mauricio don masks to
protect themselves from the sun,
and quickly take advantage of
their last remaining day.
Once again, Mauricio attempts to
lure the sharks to the surface.
They love low frequencies.
So when you do like this
they come closer.
Look!
Mauricio's strategy works.
Within minutes, curious sharks
appear around the skiff.
Sharky, sharky, oh
there's a shark.
It's coming.
It's coming this way.
Can you see it right here.
Come on baby.
It's a 10-foot-long female.
It's turning.
Right in front of us.
Right there.
It's coming, it's coming,
it's coming, it's coming.
The shark is cautious.
At the last second, it swerves
away from the bait.
Awww, come on.
Come on.
Oh there's another one.
So we have two.
We have this one and this one.
So now were going to have some
action because---
Look it's coming.
Whoa!
Come on, come on this is
the one, this is the one.
Fin, fin, fin!
Almost.
After an initial flurry,
the sharks appear to
have left the area.
Mauricio decides to explore a
different location.
One where he believes white
sharks stalk prey deep
beneath the surface.
We are in Twin Canyons.
This is to the south of the
northeast bay.
We have seen a lot of predation
events right here.
It's very deep and that's
the second biggest
northern elephant seal colony
in this area.
When I have tracked the sharks
they come to this place
and they remain very close
to the shore
when the seals are trying
to get to the shore,
the sharks are
waiting for them in deep water.
I have seen these
animals remove the head
of a northern elephant
seal with one bite.
Right in this spot.
Lets get a shark now.
Okay, lets work now.
Okay, sharky, sharky.
Mauricio's instinct is spot
on.
Twin Canyons is a busy hunting
ground for white sharks.
He's right here.
Underneath the boat.
Coming to the surface.
Coming fast.
That's close.
Close, close, close.
In this small boat, the
tagging team is vulnerable.
A two-ton shark tearing after
bait could easily hit the skiff,
sending both researchers and
their captain into the water,
with as many as 100
hungry white sharks.
When a shark closes in on prey,
the lower jaw strikes first.
Knifing the prey with
serrated teeth.
Then the upper jaw clamps down,
trapping the prey inside.
The entire process takes less
than a second.
Again and again, the sharks
creep up on the boat
from deep cover.
All right, this ones turning
under the boat.
Okay, I can see that.
It went away.
Oh right there.
One, two, three!
Come on!
You want it.
You want it, come, come, come.
Almost he's gonna come.
Don't worry this is the player.
This is the one we want.
That was so close.
A little bit this way, one feet.
Three inches is all I needed.
Oh coming in.
Ohhh!
Almost, almost.
This is the one.
Look, it's coming back.
It's coming back.
We got another shark too.
We got two?
Yep.
Okay, maybe this is going
to go away.
It's a juvenile.
Look.
It's going away.
This ones coming right at it.
Maybe this is bigger.
This is bigger.
That's why It's coming this is
the one with the scratch.
It's coming.
Oh they're both going for it.
Whoa, whoa!
The bigger shark snatches
the last of the bait.
Well we tried.
We were very close.
Really close.
As the sun retreats behind
the island the research team
heads
back to the dive boat.
It's been a frustrating day
on the water
and time has run out
on the expedition.
Today's tagging was good
and bad.
The sharks were so close,
they were inches away.
I only needed about two
more inches probably
and I could have let this tag
out.
Another second to reposition
myself
and everything just
happened so fast and so quick.
The day draws to a close.
Mauricio is still no closer
to filming a shark hunting
in deep water.
With the expedition over,
the crew readies
for the 18-hour
journey back to the mainland.
All right, so were off today.
Im going to leave the tag with
you
so once you get your
boat fixed,
hopefully you can get
these tags out.
Okay.
I think that I will have
a good chance.
I have had the sharks
very close to me
so Im sure that I will
be able to do it.
I think that we have a very good
chance to set this camera.
Now the weather is better and as
soon as my boat is fixed,
Im sure that I will
be able to set it.
Im really excited
because I have found different
things about the behavior
of these animals
little by little
and I think that we have a
very good chance
to see what
the shark is looking at
when they are in deep water.
We do not know so
far so I think that with this
we will be able to know.
Days after the expedition,
Mauricio does receive
Shark-Cam footage,
recorded by another
research team at Guadalupe.
For the first time, he is
able to see exactly
what the shark sees.
While they did not capture a
predation event,
the hours of footage
confirm Mauricio's theory
that the sharks at Guadalupe
descend to great depths,
where they are nearly
invisible to the seals above.
For now, exactly how white
sharks hunt seals
at Guadalupe remains a mystery.
But the investigation will
continue.
The more researchers learn
about the white shark
and its habits
the better they can
protect an animal
threatened by
overzealous fishing.
I'm very hopeful about the
survival of this species.
We have a lot of very good
scientists working in the US
helping us and now we
are sharing information.
So I think that we really need
to gather as much information
as possible because sharks do
not respect human boundaries.
They move all over the world
and we really need to protect
them internationally.
If a scientist from California
is tagging the sharks.
I can know
if they come to Guadalupe
or to the Mexican mainland
because we are using
the same technology
and we are sharing
this information.
So I'm hopeful that we will
get enough information
to give our governments
enough information
to protect these
amazing animals.
Guadalupe is one of the
worlds best-protected nature
reserves.
A mysterious and secluded
sanctuary
where extraordinary
creatures
able to make
14,000-mile journeys,
hunt, feed and prepare for
their epic migrations,
free from the ravages
of illegal fishing,
Here, in one of the
worlds last refuges
for the great white shark.
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