Using the link: https://www.ocearch.org/tracker/?list
Pick 2 animals and fill out the table:
Name:
Name:
Species (Common Name)
Use the internet to find the
scientific name
Gender
Size
Weight
Age (Young, juvenile, sub adult
or adult)
Latest Ping
Describe the track of the animal
geographically
Describe the track of the animal
bathymetrically
Are there seasonal correlations
to the animal’s location?
1. Explain the seasonal correlations (or lack thereof) based on water temperature, density,
movement, etc… for each of the individuals.
2. Explain how bathymetric data might impact our understanding of organism movement in the
ocean.
3. What features discussed in class (Continental shelf, slope, rise, abyssal plain, trench, seamount,
submarine canyon, or mid-ocean ridge) do these individuals visit in their travel? Which ocean
are they in?
4. Find one organism that has appeared to visit each of the ocean floor features:
a. Mid-Atlantic Ridge –
b. Volcanic Island Chain (Hawaii) –
c. Southeastern Pacific Seamount d. Australian Continental Shelf e. Eastern Caribbean Abyssal Plain –