A shark's fin protruding out of the water.

CSIRO has undertaken a number of taggings to better understand sharks.

Great white shark’s incredible journey

In this seven-minute podcast, CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship’s Mr Barry Bruce talks about a female great white shark who travelled thousands of kilometres around the Australian coast. (7:02)

  • 2 November 2006 | Updated 25 November 2011

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In August 2006, CSIRO scientists tagged a great white shark nicknamed Columba, in the Southern Ocean near Port Lincoln, South Australia.

Satellite tracking of the tag shows Columba then embarked on an epic journey, travelling to Exmouth in northern Western Australia.

Ms Kylie Johnson reports on the shark tagging program.

Read more about Fishery assessment in south-east Australia.