Expedition White Shark for iPad Icon
Download Expedition White Shark for iPad

Expedition White Shark for iPad

Welcome to Expedition White Shark, the world’s first app designed to track adult white sharks in real time! To make this possible, scientists at the Marine Conservation Science Institute (MCSI) attached custom satellite tags to the dorsal fin of adult Great White Sharks, allowing us to follow their movements from Satellites orbiting the earth. Expedition White Shark allows you to receive near real time Great White Shark tracking data at the same time as the research scientists. Positions for the tagged sharks can only be calculated when a shark is at the surface with its dorsal fin out of the water for several minutes; since sharks are not always finning we receive intermittent position data from our sharks, but each signal beamed to us form space adds to our growing knowledge of the life history of this species. Since you are getting our data in near real time you will notice that the satellites sometimes make mistakes, placing the shark far from its actual location; we correct these errors later, when we analyze the data. The MCSI satellite tagging of Great White Sharks has led to many important new findings regarding white shark biology, and each new day brings promise of a new discovery that you can make with us!
Category Price Seller Device
Education $3.99 Marine Conservation Science Institute iPad

Short video clips within the app demonstrate how we safely capture, tag and release these large charismatic creatures, while also presenting new insight into the life history and conservation of the species. Explore the detailed histories of individual Great White Sharks by visiting our Shark Profiles.

White Shark attacks on humans are rare, but they can occur; Expedition White Shark allows you to explore all white shark attacks that have occurred along the Pacific Coast of the United States and Australia. Zoom in to the coast and you will see red fins appear; if you click on an individual fin, you will learn the basic details of the event. The migratory behaviour of this species creates a seasonal pattern of shark attacks and you can decrease your risk of a white shark encounter if you know when and where they may occur.

Keep up with the latest research insights posted by Dr. Michael Domeier and Nicole Nasby-Lucas, by using your Facebook account to Like the MCSI page and follow the latest Tweets from Brucewhiteshark.

Reviews

Expedition White Shark for iPad
Disappointed648

This is such a gorgeous, appealing app. Went to "Meet Our Sharks", expanded to SOFA and the iPad locked up. Required a hard restart to access the iPad. Tried again and the exact same thing happened, requiring another hard restart. There does not seem to be a way to contact MCSI to report tech problems. I have the iOS 5.0 version. Wish this app worked, but with the current screen lock problem, need to ask for my money back. Don't buy this app until it' s fixed!


Awesome shark app!
Fish.Girl

Really cool to see where these sharks are going! Great pictures, videos and info, and my kids loves the game! Awesome! I have not experienced any problems with my iPad locking up.


JAWS!
Twin1

Love the tracking. I hope they can tag more sharks in the future. Very informative.


Impressive
C J friend

Glad to see this kind of information and scientific study being presented to the public. The game takes a while to learn, but is fun and educational.


So neat!
Heidi Halabuda

Sharks are fascinating but I could never gather the courage to get in the water with one. And Great Whites are even MORE amazing. This app allows me to get up close at a very safe distance. Super neat!


Cool concept...mediocre app
Hootman1

I am a shark lover, this app has the potential to be really great. Visually the app is not on par with others. The interface, low res images, and poor quality game were kind of a let down. The video quality was not bad and the app seems stable. Looking forward to future updates.


This App Is AMAZING!!!!
Smurfett 2

Best shark app ever!! great app 4 shark lovers. its amazing seeing these magnificent animals on your mobile device!!! Sooooo worth the cash!!


Cool app
Seneca18!

Love sharks so this is a must. However, the game needs some serious work. Rest of it is cool though and didn't really get it for the game.


No good
P1 Bigdog

Do not buy this app. The tracking of the sharks has not changed in a month. Does not appear to be working


Love it but crashes
Jamboxer

Otherwise interesting