In Images: Tracking Tiger Shark Migrations in the Coral Sea

By Denise Chow, Staff Writer | January 8, 2014 05:01pm ET

Deep Blue Sea

A research project led by Jonathan Werry, of Griffith University in Australia, examined the migration patterns of tiger sharks across the Coral Sea, which is located between the east coast of Australia and the Pacific island of New Caledonia.

Here, Werry and a colleague release a tiger shark that has been tagged with satellite and acoustic transmitters.

Say Cheese!

Researchers restrain a tiger shark underwater.

Chomping at the Bit

Researchers prepare to release a 13-foot-long (3.9 meters) tiger shark after it was tagged. The black pipe in the shark's mouth is used to calm the animal.

Swimming with the Sharks

Jonathan Werry, a researcher at Griffiths University in Australia, swims with a tiger shark after it was tagged with acoustic and satellite transmitters.

Into the Wild

A 10-foot-long (3 meters) tiger shark swims in the Coral Sea, off the eastern coast of Australia.

Author Bio

Denise Chow, Assistant Managing Editor: Denise Chow is the Assistant Managing Editor at Live Science. Before joining the Live Science team in 2013, she spent two years as a staff writer for Space.com, where she wrote about rocket launches and covered NASA's final three space shuttle missions. A Canadian transplant, Denise has a bachelor's degree from the University of Toronto, and a master's degree in journalism from New York University.; Denise Chow, Assistant Managing Editor on

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