Home Actor Riley Elliott HD Instagram Photos and Wallpapers February 2023 Riley Elliott Instagram - The third Great White shark has been tagged!!! Mananui is named by Te Whānau a Tauwhao, the Hapū of the area where she was tagged. She is a female Great White shark, 3.2m in length, making her the largest Great White tagged so far. Her presence was awe inspiring, in size and demeanour. She wears battle scars and scratches, but was cautious and calculated. This prestige led to her naming; Mananui is the inshore headland of Bowentown, looking over the area she was tagged. Mananui was a stronghold Pā site protecting Te Whānau a Tauwhao people. This Great White was identified through fishermen photos by Dr Elliott, as having resided in this area for the last three summers and thus, like Mananui the Pā, she represents a stronghold presence of prestige and great mana. At this size she is classified as a sub-adult, which means she is no longer a juvenile, but is not reproductively mature. Generally at this size/age, Great Whites’ metabolism speeds up, requiring them to feed on seals. Their teeth widen for hunting this prey, compared to more needle-like teeth of juveniles which eat fish. Mananui is now on the Great White App so follow her movements live every time she surfaces. This tag was offered as a Koha to the local Iwi of this area, who culturally respect the Moana and animals which reside in it. The presence of Great Whites in their area is seen as a blessing, as Māori myth and legend depict the Great White as a guardian of people, with the legendary Mangoroa being a Great White which was placed into the night sky becoming the Milky Way as we see it today. I was humbled to have the local Hapū Te Whanau a Tauwhao bless my Waka with a Karakia for its voyage in tagging Great Whites in this Moana. While it may look intense tagging her, you will see that the specific tag placement is as non invasive as it gets in this field of work and that’s reflected by the fact that she turned right around and continued to bless us with her interactions for several hours. And thank you to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz @seadek for their support in enabling this Waka to do her mission.

Riley Elliott Instagram – The third Great White shark has been tagged!!! Mananui is named by Te Whānau a Tauwhao, the Hapū of the area where she was tagged. She is a female Great White shark, 3.2m in length, making her the largest Great White tagged so far. Her presence was awe inspiring, in size and demeanour. She wears battle scars and scratches, but was cautious and calculated. This prestige led to her naming; Mananui is the inshore headland of Bowentown, looking over the area she was tagged. Mananui was a stronghold Pā site protecting Te Whānau a Tauwhao people. This Great White was identified through fishermen photos by Dr Elliott, as having resided in this area for the last three summers and thus, like Mananui the Pā, she represents a stronghold presence of prestige and great mana. At this size she is classified as a sub-adult, which means she is no longer a juvenile, but is not reproductively mature. Generally at this size/age, Great Whites’ metabolism speeds up, requiring them to feed on seals. Their teeth widen for hunting this prey, compared to more needle-like teeth of juveniles which eat fish. Mananui is now on the Great White App so follow her movements live every time she surfaces. This tag was offered as a Koha to the local Iwi of this area, who culturally respect the Moana and animals which reside in it. The presence of Great Whites in their area is seen as a blessing, as Māori myth and legend depict the Great White as a guardian of people, with the legendary Mangoroa being a Great White which was placed into the night sky becoming the Milky Way as we see it today. I was humbled to have the local Hapū Te Whanau a Tauwhao bless my Waka with a Karakia for its voyage in tagging Great Whites in this Moana. While it may look intense tagging her, you will see that the specific tag placement is as non invasive as it gets in this field of work and that’s reflected by the fact that she turned right around and continued to bless us with her interactions for several hours. And thank you to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz @seadek for their support in enabling this Waka to do her mission.

Riley Elliott Instagram - The third Great White shark has been tagged!!! Mananui is named by Te Whānau a Tauwhao, the Hapū of the area where she was tagged. She is a female Great White shark, 3.2m in length, making her the largest Great White tagged so far. Her presence was awe inspiring, in size and demeanour. She wears battle scars and scratches, but was cautious and calculated. This prestige led to her naming; Mananui is the inshore headland of Bowentown, looking over the area she was tagged. Mananui was a stronghold Pā site protecting Te Whānau a Tauwhao people. This Great White was identified through fishermen photos by Dr Elliott, as having resided in this area for the last three summers and thus, like Mananui the Pā, she represents a stronghold presence of prestige and great mana. At this size she is classified as a sub-adult, which means she is no longer a juvenile, but is not reproductively mature. Generally at this size/age, Great Whites’ metabolism speeds up, requiring them to feed on seals. Their teeth widen for hunting this prey, compared to more needle-like teeth of juveniles which eat fish. Mananui is now on the Great White App so follow her movements live every time she surfaces. This tag was offered as a Koha to the local Iwi of this area, who culturally respect the Moana and animals which reside in it. The presence of Great Whites in their area is seen as a blessing, as Māori myth and legend depict the Great White as a guardian of people, with the legendary Mangoroa being a Great White which was placed into the night sky becoming the Milky Way as we see it today. I was humbled to have the local Hapū Te Whanau a Tauwhao bless my Waka with a Karakia for its voyage in tagging Great Whites in this Moana. While it may look intense tagging her, you will see that the specific tag placement is as non invasive as it gets in this field of work and that’s reflected by the fact that she turned right around and continued to bless us with her interactions for several hours. And thank you to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz @seadek for their support in enabling this Waka to do her mission.

Riley Elliott Instagram – The third Great White shark has been tagged!!!
Mananui is named by Te Whānau a Tauwhao, the Hapū of the area where she was tagged. She is a female Great White shark, 3.2m in length, making her the largest Great White tagged so far. Her presence was awe inspiring, in size and demeanour. She wears battle scars and scratches, but was cautious and calculated. This prestige led to her naming; Mananui is the inshore headland of Bowentown, looking over the area she was tagged. Mananui was a stronghold Pā site protecting Te Whānau a Tauwhao people. This Great White was identified through fishermen photos by Dr Elliott, as having resided in this area for the last three summers and thus, like Mananui the Pā, she represents a stronghold presence of prestige and great mana.
At this size she is classified as a sub-adult, which means she is no longer a juvenile, but is not reproductively mature. Generally at this size/age, Great Whites’ metabolism speeds up, requiring them to feed on seals. Their teeth widen for hunting this prey, compared to more needle-like teeth of juveniles which eat fish.
Mananui is now on the Great White App so follow her movements live every time she surfaces.
This tag was offered as a Koha to the local Iwi of this area, who culturally respect the Moana and animals which reside in it. The presence of Great Whites in their area is seen as a blessing, as Māori myth and legend depict the Great White as a guardian of people, with the legendary Mangoroa being a Great White which was placed into the night sky becoming the Milky Way as we see it today.

I was humbled to have the local Hapū Te Whanau a Tauwhao bless my Waka with a Karakia for its voyage in tagging Great Whites in this Moana.

While it may look intense tagging her, you will see that the specific tag placement is as non invasive as it gets in this field of work and that’s reflected by the fact that she turned right around and continued to bless us with her interactions for several hours.

And thank you to @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz @seadek for their support in enabling this Waka to do her mission. | Posted on 19/Jan/2023 09:09:10

Riley Elliott Instagram – The morning ritual of wake up, coffee in hand but rather than straight to the newspaper, now I am all about seeing where the Great Whites are and wow Mananui has made an incredible mission up the Coromandel Coast, passed my house and to the Mercury Bay Islands. Where to next for this shark??? Keep an eye on the Great White App (link in my bio) Bowentown, Waihi Beach
Riley Elliott Instagram – I didn’t create a shark app to try and scare surfers. I created it because I am a surfer. I was afraid of sharks as a surfer. It’s easy to be a tough guy and think a good shark is a dead shark, from the safety of a boat. But try acting like that sitting on a polystyrene board, chest deep in the sharks’ domain. My thoughts were either stick with ignorance is bliss and just walk blind in the savannahs, so to speak. Or learn what a shark is, how they behave, when and where they are dangerous and apply this info out of respect to this capable predator, given I am literally playing in its hunting ground. Choosing the latter has taken me all around the world. I’ve dived with almost every single large shark species and I am still here. But I am still afraid of sharks. And it’s ok to be afraid of an apex predator. You should be. It’s natural instinct. How we react to fear is the important thing. Malice is wrong and short lived and generally only possible from cowards on a boat. Respectfully informed and accepting of self instigated risk is the reality surfers should take, and most do. The Great White app may be scary to some, but I guarantee you that in the long run, knowing what’s out there is more beneficial to you and those animals. I think it’s important to walk the talk in this day and age. I love to surf and I love learning about sharks. I have had nothing but positive feedback about the Great White tracking. I see it as similar to a ski slope, where you are provided with information about risk and then you choose where to go play. How do you feel about it? Images by @jimagesnz

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