{"id":149845,"date":"2025-08-18T17:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T08:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apex-douga.com\/?p=149845"},"modified":"2025-08-18T17:17:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T08:17:02","slug":"katharine-the-great-white-shark-38000-miles-of-ocean-discovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apex-douga.com\/?p=149845","title":{"rendered":"Katharine the Great White Shark: 38,000 Miles of Ocean Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"Katharine the Great White Shark: 38,000 Miles of Ocean Discovery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w4FrNXS36pg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Meet Katharine, one of OCEARCH\u2019s most iconic great white sharks. Tagged off Cape Cod in 2013 and named in honor of Katharine Lee Bates, the Cape Cod native who penned America the Beautiful, Katharine went on to travel over 38,315 miles during her 7+ years of tracking.<br \/>\nFrom the waters of Massachusetts to The Gulf and beyond, Katharine captured hearts around the world while helping scientists unlock critical insights into white shark migration, feeding, and ocean health.<br \/>\nHer legacy lives on as a symbol of shark conservation, ocean exploration, and the importance of protecting our planet\u2019s apex predators.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f30a; Track sharks in real time: ocearch.org\/tracker<\/p>\n<p>DOWNLOAD THE SHARK TRACKER APP:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9ENSYVASvy\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocearch.org\/app\/\">OCEARCH Global Shark Tracker\u2122<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;OCEARCH Global Shark Tracker\u2122&#8221; &#8212; Ocearch\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocearch.org\/app\/embed\/#?secret=eHfrppyTpP#?secret=9ENSYVASvy\" data-secret=\"9ENSYVASvy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>SUPPORT OCEARCH&#8217;S RESEARCH: <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wKrmtPQvIT\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocearch.org\/give\/\">Give<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Give&#8221; &#8212; Ocearch\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ocearch.org\/give\/embed\/#?secret=yL8Gfzuo33#?secret=wKrmtPQvIT\" data-secret=\"wKrmtPQvIT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>PARTNERS THAT SUPPORT THE MISSION:<br \/>\nCosta Sunglasses: \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b  @CostaSunglasses<br \/>\nYamaha Rightwaters:  @yamaharightwaters<br \/>\nYETI: http:\/\/yeti.com\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b  @yeticoolers<br \/>\nSeaWorld: https:\/\/seaworld.com\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b  @SeaWorld<br \/>\nJacksonville University: https:\/\/www.ju.edu\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<br \/>\nCisco Brewers: https:\/\/www.ciscobrewers.com\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<br \/>\nLandry&#8217;s: https:\/\/www.landrysinc.com <\/p>\n<p>OCEARCH is a global non-profit organization conducting unprecedented research on our oceans&#8217; Sharks in order to help scientists collect previously unattainable data in the ocean. Our mission is to accelerate the ocean&#8217;s return to balance and abundance through fearless innovations in critical scientific research, education, outreach, and policy using unique collaborations of individuals and organizations in the U.S and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Follow along with the shark tracker: https:\/\/www.ocearch.org\/tracker\/<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025. OCEARCH. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Katharine, one of OCEARCH\u2019s most iconic great white sharks. 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