OCEARCH Shark Tracker™ app for iPhone and iPad

4.6 ( 1536 ratings )

Reference Education
Developer: OCEARCH

Free

Current version: 3.0.19, last update: 1 month ago
First release : 24 Oct 2012
App size: 68.67 Mb

DIVE INTO A WORLD OF SHARKS, TURTLES, AND OTHER AMAZING MARINE ANIMALS & HELP SAVE OUR OCEANS!

If you have a passion for the ocean, sharks, and marine life, this app is for YOU! The Global Shark Tracker™ was created by OCEARCH, a non-profit research organization dedicated to returning our world’s oceans to balance and abundance.

EXPLORE LIKE THE OCEARCH CREW, FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME!

Join our scientific researchers on an exciting journey, with real-time tracking data for sharks, turtles, and more. With cutting-edge satellite technology, the OCEARCH Global Shark Tracker™ app lets you follow these amazing marine animals as they migrate across the globe. Dive into each animal’s profile to discover their history, track their movements, and learn fascinating facts about their species

• Track Animals Live with Interactive Maps
• Explore Migration & Movement Patterns
• Access Animal Tagging & Species Details
• Never Miss Updates with ‘Follow’ Option
• Daily Ocean & Marine Animal Facts

MAKE A DIFFERENCE AS YOU TRACK

OCEARCH now has a new way that YOU can make a direct impact on our sharks and oceans! For less than the cost of a cup of coffee each month, you can upgrade to Shark Tracker+ and directly support the OCEARCH mission. Plus, enjoy these exciting new features with your subscription:

• Premium Map Layers incl. Live Weather Maps
• ‘Behind-The-Scenes’ Exclusive Content
• Enhanced Animal Detail Page incl. Charts
• Community Engagement with ‘Comments’
• Discounts in the OCEARCH Shop

HOW TRACKING WORKS

OCEARCH conducts scientific research and collaborates with institutions across the world! SPOT tags are used to provide near real-time tracking data for an average of 5 years. Each time the animal’s tag breaks the surface of the water, it signals a satellite to create a ‘ping’ on the tracker for YOU to see. Data is used by the scientific community to help with:

• Research
• Conservation
• Policy
• Management
• Safety
• Education

We created this app to engage YOU in shark and marine conservation efforts by providing real-time tracking data on ocean animals. Our goal is to empower YOU to connect with the ocean, learn about marine life, and support vital marine science through interactive, accessible technology. Thank you for your interest and support. We couldnt conduct this critical ocean research without you.

If you love our app, please consider supporting us by leaving a rating and review, or by sharing it with your friends.

We’re always looking to improve! If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, please feel free to email us at [email protected].

OCEARCH is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our federal tax ID is 80-0708997. For more information about OCEARCH and our mission, please visit www.ocearch.org or @OCEARCH on social media to learn more.

Pros and cons of OCEARCH Shark Tracker™ app for iPhone and iPad

OCEARCH Shark Tracker™ app good for

Hey love this app!!! Why not make one for orcas and Dolphins?!!! Love it

I love this app and would rate 5 stars, but there is one little problem, I cant scroll down on the menu that shows the sharks. Would be a phenomenal app if this was fixed.

The tag dates are never correct. I assume its some sort of glitch but you figure theyd have fixed it by now.

Love the App!! The only improvement that I would recommend is on the map page. In the map view it shows all the sharks that are being track with an orange dot or blue dot. Instead a having to go to the shark page to see the name of the shark I should be able to touch the orange dot on the map view and it will pull it up!!

I Love the app. However I would love to have more information for example what kind of shark it is or like a shark profile. And it would also be awesome to favorite sharks so you can get notifications when they ping so you can actually track them. Great app but would love to see more

I used to check on Big Kahuna all the time but my phone broke and I forgot to download this app until today. The only complaint I have is why did you guys take down their profiles? They had to have pictures and videos and a little bio. But now they have nothing but just the graph of their pings? Lame. Also, the app is being VERY slow and VERY glitchy.

Some bad moments

Its a neat app but the shark profiles have no information. Id like to know what type of shark it is, not just a random name its been given like "Thomas"

Really this app needs development. Its pretty unusable. The potential is there for quite the exciting app. But this thing is just awful.

The interface is nearly impossible to navigate on mobile. Also, some of the pings are showing sharks on land... with no explanation. Disappointingly small number of recent pings as well. Needs more recent data.

Have deleted for the final time. Hoping you would remedy failure to scroll but did not. My iPhone works great my iPad nada.

I was able to open this app only once. Since then its frozen and I cant delete it. Ive rebooted the iPhone several times and its still there

The UI on this app is horrible. Simple stuff like scrolling is impossible. Zooming is frustrating. Please wipe the slate clean and start over.

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