The Ocean Weathermen

[knocker]

I thought this was going to be about weather ships. Well nearly.

 

Sharks may hold key to hurricane forecasts

 

More than 750 sharks, tarpon, tuna and billfish, fitted with satellite-linked tags, are providing scientists with data on temperature and salinity at various depths in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.

It's information they hope could someday be used to improve hurricane forecasts, since a storm's strength largely depends on how much warm water it will encounter.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/sharks-may-hold-key-to-hurricane-forecasts-20140223-hvdh9.html#ixzz32d2HJ2AX

[Polar Maritime]

So did I knock, Seeing as though you started the topic..