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Goals of Upcoming Expedition
Each previous expedition to the remote Arctic region has resulted in new and exciting discoveries about the Greenland shark and these discoveries have prompted more questions about this perplexing creature. Adding to the urgency to study this shark is additional findings made elsewhere in the Arctic by another project member that this fish can be highly polluted with carcinogenic chemicals. In late Summer 2003, the Documentary and Research Team plan to launch a long-term research project, which will include a series of expeditions over several years to the Canadian high Arctic. Using the latest tagging and recording devices, the Team hopes to significantly broaden the research and documentation accomplished in prior expeditions. The tags will allow them to record the long-term movements of a number of Greenland sharks in their Arctic habitat. Visual images captured during this expedition will hopefully allow them to study never-before seen shark behavior. The Team's efforts to collect and record vital information about the Greenland shark and its place in the Arctic eco-system will be visually documented as they trek many miles across the remote and frozen region. They also hope to find out why this animal species, living in what we think of as a pristine environment, is so highly polluted with carcinogenic chemicals. |