October 24, 2005
Fish Finder

New Scientist is carrying this report detailing a new method of identifying (and thereby tracking) whale sharks. By using the same software astronomers use to identify star patterns, scientists are able to quickly identify individual sharks without requiring laborious and error-prone manual comparisons.

Posted by scott at October 24, 2005 12:02 PM

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