PHOTOS: A day with the OCEARCH team off the Delaware coast

The OCEARCH research vessel sits in the Atlantic Ocean near the Indian River Bridge Inlet on Tuesday, July 11, 2017.

OCEARCH founder Chris Fischer is aboard the SAFE boat on his way to assist the Contender with one of the two sand tiger sharks that were caught off of the Delaware Seashore near the Indian River Bridge on Tuesday, July 11, 2017.

The OCEARCH research vessel The Contender is chumming which is the practice of luring various animals, usually fish such as sharks, by throwing fish parts, bone and blood, which attract fish, particularly sharks owing to their keen sense of smell. on Thursday, July 11, 2017.

The OCEARCH research vessel The Contender is chumming which is the practice of luring various animals, usually fish such as sharks, by throwing fish parts, bone and blood, which attract fish, particularly sharks owing to their keen sense of smell. on Thursday, July 11, 2017.

The OCEARCH research vessel The Contender is chumming which is the practice of luring various animals, usually fish such as sharks, by throwing fish parts, bone and blood, which attract fish, particularly sharks owing to their keen sense of smell. on Thursday, July 11, 2017.

The OCEARCH research vessel The Contender is chumming which is the practice of luring various animals, usually fish such as sharks, by throwing fish parts, bone and blood, which attract fish, particularly sharks owing to their keen sense of smell. on Thursday, July 11, 2017.

Examples of the shark tracking devices that are placed on the sharks to monitoring to track and learn about their habits on aboard the OCEARCH on Tuesday, July 11, 2017.

Expedition Chief Scientist Michael Hyatt from Adventure Aquarium in New Jersey aboard the OCEARCH talks about the multiple scientific research studies being conducted to learn about great white sharks on Tuesday, July 11, 2017.

The OCEARCH research vessel sits in the Atlantic Ocean near the Indian River Bridge Inlet on Tuesday, July 11, 2017.

Red bouy's can be seen out the back of the OCEARCH Vessel that mark where the shark bait has been set up in hope of catching a great white shark to be able to conduct scientific research and tag to gather as much research as possible. Tuesday, July 11, 2017.

The OCEARCH research vessel sits in the Atlantic Ocean near the Indian River Bridge Inlet on Tuesday, July 11, 2017.

OCEARCH Deck Hand DJ Lettieri, works to secure the anchor as they anchor in the Atlantic Ocean near the Indian River Inlet Bridge on Tuesday, July 11, 2017.

OCEARCH Deck Hand DJ Lettieri, works to anchor in the Atlantic Ocean near the Indian River Inlet Bridge on Tuesday, July 11, 2017.