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SHARK RESEARCH INSTITUTE
I D E N T I F I C A T I O N
C A T A L O G U E
This identification catalogue presented below is Shark Research Institute's naming system for tiger sharks encountered on the Big Island. The identification method utilized is modeled after global tiger shark research for a uniformed identification system. Historical data of the individual tiger sharks has also been collected but is not presented here.
NOTE: for copyright reasons, the images below are low resolution
LAVERNE
(SRI_KH_001)
MARIE
(SRI_KH_002)
MELANIE
(SRI_KH_003)
MANŌ WIWO'OLE
(SRI_KH_004)
"Fearless Shark"
MANŌ HAPALUA
(SRI_KH_005)
"Half-off Shark"
KAIDEN
(SRI_KH_006)
MANŌ KOA
(SRI_KH_007)
"Brave Shark"
MANŌ WILIWILI
(SRI_KH_008)
image: Tom Carey
"Shark Terror"
MANŌ LŪLŪ'IA
(SRI_KH_009)
"Jagged Shark"
PORTER
(SRI_KH_010)
SHERYL the SHE-SHARK
(SRI_KH_011)
image: Tom Carey
FLAG TAIL
(SRI_KH_012)
KAREN
(SRI_KH_013)
MANŌ
KULEANA
(SRI_KH_014)
SCOTT Q
(SRI_KH_015)
ASHER
(SRI_KH_016)
image: Asher Jay
WYLAND
(SRI_KH_017)
image: Wyland
KIMBA
(SRI_KH_018)
image: Kimberly Matucci
MARINA
(SRI_KH_019)
DOUG P
(SRI_KH_020)
image: Doug Perrine
MANŌ HEA
(SRI_KH_021)
image: Bruce Watkins
"Fierce Shark"
DEBBIE
(SRI_KH_022)
image: Bob Pecoraro
VALENTINA
(SRI_KH_023)
image: Porter Watson
CONSTANZA
(SRI_KH_024)
image: Porter Watson
MANŌ
MOANA
(SRI_KH_025)
ANGELIQUE
(SRI_KH_026)
images: Doug Perrine
HOBBES
(SRI_KH_027)
named by: Tim Ewing
PATRICK
(SRI_KH_028)
images: Ryan Holmboe
MANO
MENEHUNE
(SRI_KH_029)
MANŌ
HO'OPAKELE 'IA (SRI_KH_030)
"Rescued Shark"
TYGER
(SRI_KH_031)
images: Deron Verbeck
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