Researchers at the University of Delaware are set to tag sharks off the US East Coast with small electronic devices for collecting data that could prove useful for hurricane prediction

Researchers at the University of Delaware are set to tag sharks off the US East Coast with small electronic devices for collecting data that could prove useful for hurricane prediction, according to a report published by France24 on Aug. 8, 2026. The account is developing and has not been independently confirmed beyond that single report in the material provided.^[1]

Tagging plan off the US East Coast

According to France24, the effort would involve tagging sharks off the US East Coast with small electronic devices. The report did not include additional details in the excerpt supplied about the specific species involved, the number of animals, the design of the devices, or the timeline for deployment.^[1]

France24 attributed the work to researchers at the University of Delaware, describing the tagging as intended to gather ocean data from the sharks.^[1]

Data sought for hurricane prediction

The same France24 report characterized the purpose of the collected data as potentially useful for hurricane prediction. No further methodology, expected datasets, or forecasting applications were described in the available text, and the report frames the usefulness as a possibility rather than an established result.^[1]