Congrats to Penny Palfrey, her coaches, and support crew on her incredible swim!!! I was following it last night online!:applaud::bow: Steve Mullatones who taught our OW Swim Clinic at SwimFest last month was right there with her as well!
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if only 1% remain, does this mean that when oceanic white tips were at their normal population 50 or 100 years ago they would have encountered 400 on the 70 mile trip? that would be seeing 1 oceanic white tip every 280 meters, or every 20 minutes (which are conservative envelope calculations since they are, well, oceanic ... meaning the numerator would be smaller).
No. I believe it means that while there would be an increase in the numbers in a given area, it's greatest effect would be an expansion of the area in which they are found
if only 1% remain, does this mean that when oceanic white tips were at their normal population 50 or 100 years ago they would have encountered 400 on the 70 mile trip? that would be seeing 1 oceanic white tip every 280 meters, or every 20 minutes (which are conservative envelope calculations since they are, well, oceanic ... meaning the numerator would be smaller).
No. I believe it means that while there would be an increase in the numbers in a given area, it's greatest effect would be an expansion of the area in which they are found
