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buoy to his face.

You can bring him up higher

in the water

And then at a certain

point you make a decision.

Okay, now that looks like

the shark's already,

he's really

tired right now.

Let's go ahead and slide

some buoys to him and

really break his will.

NARRATOR:
A docile shark

is the ideal for the

scientific operation.

For the first six years

of his shark research,

Dr. Domeier partnered with

well-known angler and

philanthropist

Tom Pfleger.

Together they tagged

73 white sharks with

satellite pop-up tags.

These tags are programmed

to eventually disconnect,

float to the surface

and transmit data to a

satellite...

sometimes they are

actually physically

recovered, providing

information on swimming

depths and water

temperatures.

Information gathered from

these tags opened the door

for the use of the new

precision-location spot

tags.

DOMEIER:
Ultimately, my

research program what I

really want to achieve is

to understand the entire

life cycle of

white sharks.

We've only gotten bits

and pieces from the tag

technology we've

used in the past.

NARRATOR:
Domeier's new

satellite devices will

track the shark's

migration in near real

time for up to six years!

He believes these tags

will help solve the great

mystery of where

they go and why.

DOMEIER:
Once

we learn that,

we could help put together

a comprehensive management

plan to protect white

sharks year round.

NARRATOR:
But the task at

hand is getting this great

white to the mother ship.

CHRIS:
Coming,

coming, coming.

BRETT:
You got that

blue one there?

NARRATOR:
They worry that

large great whites can

overheat from exertion.

BRETT:
Woah!

NARRATOR:
It's a delicate

balance to tire a shark

without harming it.

BRETT:
I take it

very seriously;

making sure that I do my

job properly and let all

the sharks go healthy.

CHRIS:
Where's the shark?

JODY:
She's going under

the boat, under the boat.

CHRIS:
Back

away, back away.

JODY:
Oh, she's

right there.

CHRIS:
Yeah, okay.

Do you feel like the fish

is still super green?

Or do you have any sort of

feeling for that at all?

PAUL AND BRETT:

Naw, She's tired.

CHRIS:
She's tired.

BRETT:
I think

as soon as they get the lift

and if it's coming

over the side now

I think we'll try to flip it

and swing her in and

we'll need to focus right

now on making a plan to

get this off our stern.

BRETT:
Yeah.

NARRATOR:
Under

Domeier's watchful eye,

they lower the cradle

into the water.

Once in position they'll

guide the shark onto the

platform and

into their hands.

Throughout the day, the

ship's team has seen

plenty of action in the

clear waters below.

DAVID There's multiple

big sharks down there.

DOMEIER:
And we're going

to catch them all.

WHITEY:
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

CHRIS:
Trying to just jam

those buoys right into its

face.

Lift the shark,

break its will.

And then it will just come

up and it will be over.

That's what it would

happen on the small ones.

PAUL:
Yeah she's ready,

let's deliver it.

CHRIS:
Alright

here we go,

okay we're going to try to

make a giant circle right

into the lift.

Just like the

previous ones.

She's in good shape here.

DOMEIER:
Yeah, we're

ready for you.

NARRATOR:
Domeier guides

the cradle deeper into the

water.

DOMEIER:
Okay, let's

go down Johnny.

WHITEY We're ready.

NARRATOR:
As they

near the mother ship,

the shark grows agitated.

BRETT:
I like coming in

at that angle a little

more too, cuz...

CHRIS:
Steeper?

BRETT:
Yeah,

so, forty-five.

CHRIS:
Look she

wants to go in.

Hold her tight,

hold her tight.

JODY:
Can we

take her there?

BRETT:
I don't know

if she's high enough.

CHRIS:
She's

not high enough.

She's not done.

If the shark's not high enough

it could slide under the cradle.

and sever the line.

The animal could be lost.

The mother ship's team

has the best angle to see

what's going on.

BRETT:
How deep

does she look?

PAUL:
How deep?

How deep does she look?

DOMEIER:
About

three feet.

CHRIS:
Three feet deep?

DOMEIER:
About

three feet.

JODY:
They're both

saying three feet.

CHRIS:
Still

head down though?

Right?

Right side up?

DOMEIER:
Right side up.

CHRIS:
Not, not fatigued

enough to be laying on her

side.

NARRATOR:
They pull back

from the mother ship to

re-gain control.

JODY:
Brett, you want me

to come back there and

take a wrap so you can

lean down and work?"

BRETT:
Yeah, I

will in a second.

I just want to, I just

want to ante her up

without pissing

her off at all.

She's so close."

NARRATOR:
Brett reworks

the buoys to get them

closer to the

shark's head.

CHRIS:
You don't need

them all down there,

Brett.

Just one.

BRETT:
Pulling on the fin

side of the carabineer.

Take a wrap, I'll see if I can

get my second hand on it.

JODY:
Slack.

CHRIS:
Don't get your

hands caught in there.

BRETT:
Loosen a foot.

CHRIS:
Nice job, fellas.

NARRATOR:
It does the

trick - the bouys pin the

shark near the surface.

CHRIS:
I like it a lot

better now, Bretett, uh?

BRETT:
So much

better, yeah.

PAUL:
Rollin' on

the side a little.

CHRIS:
Best to take your

time and make sure you

fatigue a monster

like this.

The Great White

gave it's best shot.

but now seems resigned

but the team itself is shocked.

It's not a

giant after all.

DOMEIER:
Looks

like a little one.

CHRIS:
I don't think it's

the big one they thought

it was.

It was like a

normal size here.

NARRATOR:
Normal size for

a great white is still

easily 14 feet and they

think this one's a male.

For Dr. Domeier every

great white provides

important clues for

unraveling the species's

life cycle.

CHRIS:
Look, she

wants to go in.

NARRATOR:
And this

shark's story is about to

unfold.

DOMEIER:
Let her go, let her

slide back if you need to.

CHRIS:
Get that

th:
Slow it down.

Give it slack.

Give it slack, Brett.

DOMEIER:
Slack, slack,

slack, slack, slack,

slack!

JODY:
That is,

that is perfect.

CHRIS:
Up, up, up, up,

up, up, up, up, up!

DOMEIER:
Keep coming.

Perfect!

JODY:
I got

it right here.

DOMEIER:
Perfect landing.

CREW Let's go.

Okay out of gear, Chris.

DOMEIER:
C'mon guys.

That's good,

Johnny, right there.

DOMEIER:
We need the tape

measure off the chair.

We're gonna get a

measurement right away and

then we're gonna

tail rope it better.

NARRATOR:
They know what to

do and how fast to do it.

The first thing is to

irrigate the mouth and

gills to keep it alive.

CHRIS:
Watch the

nose of the shark.

Somebody get that

water in, Brett.

PAUL:
More hose.

There we go.

NARRATOR:
They'll still

need to get the shark back

into the water within

twenty minutes to ensure

its safety.

BRETT:
Nice.

CHRIS:
Nice job getting

the hook out there,

fellas.

NARRATOR:
But the shark

isn't watching the clock.

DOMEIER:
She wants to

start moving around

PAUL:
Whoa!

CREW Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Ooooh.

WHITEY Get out of there!

CHRIS:
Keep your face,

keep your hands off the

snout if you can.

Make sure that she is

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