Back in 2009, the Lindo’s Group of Companies became a shark tag sponsor for the Bermuda Shark Project. As an environmental leader in the community, Lindo’s was excited to take part in this project. The aim of the Bermuda Shark Project is to provide better protection for Atlantic tiger sharks by collecting data via satellite tags and uncovering the mysteries surrounding the life and movements of the species. The hope is that fear and ignorance about tiger sharks will be replaced with knowledge and understanding and that the discoveries made through tagging will assist in better fisheries management.
In honour of the company’s founder, the Lindo’s sponsored shark was named Harry Lindo, and if there’s one thing Harry’s satellite tag has shown us, it’s that he loves to travel! Via website Bermuda 2009 Tiger Shark Tracks, we’ve been able to follow along as Harry travelled throughout the Atlantic. In fact, he’s a record-breaking traveller as in June he broke 1000 days of tracking!
Harry’s migratory pattern is to spend the winter in the Caribbean near Barbuda and Antigua. He then spends the rest of the year making a counter-clockwise circle hundreds of miles off the shores of Bermuda. After three years, however, Harry returned to Bermuda just last weekend!
Read more about Harry Lindo’s remarkable story from the Bermuda Sun.
Click for more information on the Bermuda Shark Project.
