Riley Elliott Instagram – Big shout out to the amazing 8 year old Scout Garea from Whangamata, who has been busking and crowd funding to raise funds to sponsor a Great White satellite tag. The Great White project took off so quick that all the satellite tags have been sponsored already, but this hasn’t deterred Scout from now dedicating raised funds to acoustic tags, which I will also be deploying on the Great Whites, as another tool used to track habitat use and movement. If I get more permitted tags after this round of 20 Great Whites, which is a massive hurdle in itself, I will be sure to get Scout on board as one of the first ;) What an amazingly awesome Kiwi story of citizen science, and an incredible reflection of how far we have come from the Jaws era, to a very pro-shark one through education, understanding and respect for the natural world. https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/whangamata-8-year-old-raising-money-to-track-great-white-sharks/?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=discover&utm_campaign=CCwQ242xq4mHoMtSGNjizY79zJP0vwEqKggwENeZlfLgrrDooQEY-qXj_qe0yMSqASoQCAAqBwgKMIenrgswlLLGAw&utm_content=related Be sure to check out the Great White App at sustainableoceansociety.co.nz where you can follow the two tagged Great Whites at present, sponsor an acoustic tag or make a donation to support the running costs of field time over the next two months aimed at deploying the remaining 18 satellite tags.