A marine biology student from Dalhousie University had the surprise of her life when she took a shot that would be worthy for many of the film The teeth of the sea. But for Geraldine Fernandez, a fervent lover of sharks since childhood, this big curious fish is not a horror film.
The photo was taken Wednesday from a boat during a search for research off Halifax. The Marine biology student at Dalhousie University who took the photo, Geraldine Fernandez, was aboard a boat managed by the company Atlantic Shark Expeditions.
The large male white shark sprang from water, mouth open and teeth clearly.
If for some this image is threatening, it is far from being for Geraldine Fernandez who studies to become a biologist specializing in sharks.
People believe that they are brainless animals always ready for attack, but honestly, the only thing he was doing was to observe people with a little curiosity
she advances.
It was on the whole line one of the most elegant, harmonious and natural encounters that I had with a shark. I was really lucky that day.
When Geraldine Fernandez shared this cliché on social networks, several people doubted his veracity, advancing that the shark was a creation of artificial intelligence.
In fact, Geraldine Fernandez’s shot was captured thanks to a camera that she had attached to a post.
The shark in question was observed by Geraldine Fernandez from a cage located above him and divers during an shipping of the company Atlantic Shark Expeditions.
All very suspicious
Atlantic Shark Expeditions, Often works with researchers like Geraldine Fernandez, in addition to offering expeditions open to the public to go see the sharks, from July to October.
We have seen a handful of other big white sharks this season and they were all very suspicious
assures Neil Hammerschlag, the founder and president of the company.
He specifies that the one that Geraldine Fernandez took a cliché remained around for several hours. This meeting was extremely unique
he said. The bait did not interest him. Rather, he wanted to look at the cage, rub it and observe what people were doing on the boat.
Geraldine Fernandez has in his hands a “shark bar” which allows him to measure their sizes thanks to the laser technology of digital cartography.
Photo : Instagram : Atl_shark_exp
For his part, Geraldine Fernandez claims that his intervention with the great white shark, Wednesday, brought him an additional motivation to continue his research in the laboratory Futur of Marine Ecosystems from Dalhousie University.
I definitely had the impression that it was the opportunity of a lifetime
she said.
It collects data for the moment through a tool called shark bar
which measures them when they are in the water. This is a new method of monitoring sharks.
With information from CBC