MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: It's summertime and the waves may be tempting for you, but if you are one of those people who gets under water in the ocean and suddenly hears that distinctive cello noise and start worrying about sharks, listen up to Helen Wright of ITN.</s>HELEN WRIGHT, ITN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It's the predator man fears most, but scientists believe knowing more about the great white shark will be our best defense against it. Now, researchers in Australia have caught and tagged a great white so they can monitor its behavior. When the shark surfaces, this tag would transmit its location to a lab, and though it may not look like it, the tagging process is more dangerous for the shark than to humans.</s>BARRY BRUCE, MARINE RESEARCH SCIENTIST: It's quite a risky process for the shark. Fortunately, they're quite docile when they're tied like that, and they sit quite still, so the danger to us isn't so great, but the danger to them is high.</s>WRIGHT: A string of shark attacks from surfers and swimmers have prompted this study. It's hoped it will help predict when and why such attacks occur.</s>DR. JOHN STEVENS, HOBART MARINE RESEARCH LAB: By knowing more about how they move around how often they visit areas, and whether they do so on a regular basis, we can also start to learn more about how they are involved in shark attack.</s>WRIGHT: The team has already learned that shark behavior is precise. They swim quickly in a straight line to areas where other sharks are feeding. But the scientists will have to catch and tag many more sharks before they fully understand what makes some become man-eaters. Helen Wright, ITN.
Australian Scientists Work on Understanding Sharks' Behavior