Wildlife Computers

10/07/2026

10/07/2026

A study from the Coral Sea, Australia, has recorded the deepest known dive ever reported for a whale shark, extending the species' previously accepted depth limit by up to 599 meters.

The discovery was made possible by a custom-calibrated Wildlife Computers SPLASH10 satellite tag, specially configured to record depths down to 2,500 meters. Attached to a juvenile male whale shark nicknamed "Francky," the tag transmitted data indicating a remarkable dive reaching an estimated 1,978-2,527 meters deep.

This finding highlights how advances in biologging technology are helping researchers uncover behaviors that were previously impossible to observe. The study also suggests that whale sharks may routinely explore far deeper habitats than scientists once believed.
By extending the capabilities of satellite telemetry, Wildlife Computers helped researchers document a behavior that had never been recorded before, setting a new depth record for whale sharks and pushing the boundaries of what we know about life in the ocean.

Read the research article:

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) predominantly inhabit the epipelagic layer, yet dives to at least 1928 m have been reported. Even so, current understanding of the species’ true maximum dive depth is constrained by the technological limitations of depth sensors of commercially available satellite ta...

09/29/2026

🐢 Meet our AMTS 2026 Sponsors! 🐢
As we get closer to the 7th Australian Marine Turtle Symposium, we’re excited to introduce and thank the wonderful sponsors helping make AMTS possible.

We’re delighted to recognise Wildlife Computers as a Flatback Turtle Sponsor of AMTS 2026! 💚

Wildlife Computers Inc. has been developing wildlife telemetry technologies since 1984, supporting marine research and conservation around the world for more than four decades. Its satellite and data-archiving tags enable researchers to investigate the movements, behaviour, migrations and habitat use of marine wildlife, including sea turtles, penguins, marine mammals, sharks and fish. With a long history of developing technologies specifically for marine research, Wildlife Computers provides researchers with valuable data to better understand how animals use the marine environment and to inform the conservation and management of marine species and their habitats.

Find out more at https://wildlifecomputers.com/

09/23/2026

Research published in Marine Mammal Science used Wildlife Computers SPLASH10 satellite tags to uncover how endangered sei whales use the waters off southeastern Brazil. Researchers analyzed nearly 10,000 dives from 26 tagged whales, revealing that 93% of dives occurred within the upper 20 meters of the water column, a finding with important implications for whale conservation and ship-strike risk.

The study relied on Wildlife Computers SPLASH10 LIMPET satellite tags, which provided detailed dive and movement data transmitted through the Argos satellite system, helping scientists better understand how these elusive whales use their habitat.

By turning animal-borne data into actionable conservation insights, researchers can better inform marine spatial planning and strategies to reduce human impacts on vulnerable species.

Read the paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/mms.70167

08/27/2026

Looking for a career where your work helps protect wildlife around the world?

Wildlife Computers is hiring an Order Processing Specialist in Redmond, WA. In this role, you'll help ensure our technology reaches researchers studying whales, sharks, sea turtles, seals, and other wildlife around the globe.

From processing orders and coordinating shipments to supporting customers and maintaining accurate records, you'll play a critical role in helping conservation science happen.

If you're organized, detail-oriented, and enjoy keeping things running smoothly, we'd love to hear from you.

Learn more and apply today:

You’ll play an essential role in moving orders from quote to shipment—supporting accurate billing, documentation, and communication across the business.

08/13/2026

A study led by researchers from OCEARCH and collaborating institutions found that western North Atlantic white sharks regularly use the Gulf of Mexico as an important overwintering habitat. Tracking data from 92 sharks showed that 57 individuals, representing every life stage from young-of-the-year to adults, migrated into the Gulf and Straits of Florida during the winter months.

The study relied on a combination of satellite-linked SPOT tags, MiniPAT pop-up archival tags, and acoustic transmitters. Wildlife Computers SPOT and MiniPAT technology helped researchers uncover previously unknown migration patterns, identify habitat hotspots such as Pulley Ridge off southwest Florida, and document remarkable long-distance movements spanning Atlantic Canada, the eastern Gulf, Mexico, and Cuba.

These findings improve our understanding of white shark ecology and provide critical information to support science-based conservation of this vulnerable apex predator.

Long-term monitoring of white sharks is critical to understanding the movement patterns of the western North Atlantic population. Satellite and acoustic ta

07/28/2026

07/27/2026

Introducing the New MiniPAT-440: Built for Speed, Designed to Stay Attached

The new MiniPAT-440 joins the Wildlife Computers tag family with a streamlined, reduced-drag profile engineered to help improve tag retention on some of the ocean’s most active species.

• Optimized for highly active, fast-swimming animals
• Reduced-drag design to support challenging deployments
• Records depth, temperature, light, and movement data
• Transmits summarized results via the Argos satellite system after release
• Recovered tags provide access to the complete archived dataset

Whether you're studying tuna, billfish, pelagic sharks, or other highly mobile marine species, the MiniPAT-440 gives researchers another powerful option for matching the right tag to the right study.

Learn More: https://wildlifecomputers.com/blog/introducing-the-new-minipat-440-built-for-speed-designed-to-stay-attached/