A GEERG expedition attempted to tag multiple Greenland sharks from July 13 to 22 and from September 5 to 7 in an effort to learn more about the distribution and behaviour of this enigmatic and elusive species.

The main science objective was to tag from 4 to 8 Greenland sharks with accelerometer tags. Other objectives included:

• deploy acoustic receivers at various sites;
• scout entirely new sites for a future feeding experiment (2010);
• document the sea life observed in the Greenland shark’s environment;
• record whale and seal vocalizations (this is a cetacean hot spot, from belugas to blue whales);
• collect tissue samples from live sharks in open water (on scuba);
• scout the shoreline for dead sharks to conduct necropsies and collect samples;
• record environmental data such as water temperature, visibility, salinity and tide info on every dive;
• capture as many images as possible of the Greenland shark to add to the GEERG specimen catalogue.