A tiger shark tagged off Bermuda’s waters has become the star of a tracking website after clocking up an impressive 27,000 miles.The ocean predator — which has been named Harry Lindo — was tagged off Bermuda in 2009 and has since given researchers valuable information on the species’ migratory habits.Tiger sharks tagged in Bermuda that were tracked for two to three years show a seasonal pattern that they repeat year to year, according to marine scientists. They move to Bahamian and Caribbean waters during the winter, and then move to open ocean in very deep waters northeast of Bermuda where they spend a couple of months each summer before returning to warmer locales for the following winter.Tiger sharks, along with mako, oceanic whitetip and sand tiger, are being monitored on a new interactive website set up by Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI).Eighteen sharks are currently reporting their whereabouts in the open ocean almost daily, and their wanderings can be followed in near real time on the web site, revealing novel information about their movements.“Understanding where these animals migrate to and when they do it is crucial to their conservation,” said GHRI director Mahmood Shivji.“This multi-species shark tracking site provides an eye-opening perspective on the secret pathways and enormous distances that some sharks can cover during their seasonal migrations.”The NSU/GHRI shark tagging programme, which began in 2009, has now gone worldwide, and includes New Zealand and West Atlantic mako sharks; tiger sharks in Western Australia, Bermuda, Grand Bahama, Bimini Chub Cay, and Grand Cayman; oceanic whitetip sharks in the Bahamas and Caribbean; and sand tiger sharks in the Atlantic.The shark-tracking website can be accessed at: www.nova.edu/ocean/ghri/tracking/.