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Monterey Bay Aquarium Releases Great White Shark

MONTEREY (CBS) – Monterey Bay Aquarium officials successfully released a young great white shark back into the ocean on Tuesday afternoon.

Aquarium staff had collected the shark off the coast of Marina del Ray on Aug. 18 to conduct research and educate the public on an often-feared marine animal.

The shark was released at 1 p.m. Tuesday roughly 2 miles off the coast of Goleta., wearing two tracking tags that will help researchers better understand the movements of sharks as they mature, aquarium officials said.

One tag will transmit the shark's location to researchers, showing the water depths and temperatures it prefers. The tracking device is scheduled to pop free from the shark next April. Read the rest of the article on CBSSf.com.

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