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Capt. Dave Sinclair has been tagging sharks for research in Maine since 1980s but says this is the first time he's seen something like this.

They used to live and work on farms, factories, weve done this before. this is going to be harder, okay? theres no question about it. i have a huge faith in american creativity. i was at a conference a few months ago, a woman was there, she said her job was tagging sharks for twitter. i certainly didnt think that would be a job. tucker, we will never see it coming. these new jobs. if we were to be open and flexible, which is actually our value as a country, we will find a whole set of jobs. a lo...

Im optimistic because weve actually done this before. they used to live and work on farms, factories, weve done this before. this is going to be harder, okay? theres no question about it. i have a huge faith in american creativity. i was at a conference a few months ago, a woman was there, she said her job was tagging sharks for twitter. i certainly didnt think that would be a job. tucker, we will never see itit coming. these new jobs. if we were to be open and flexible, which is actually our va...

>> "shark week" just happened and this story breaks after that. if you want to market yourself, this would be the time to do it. >> reporter: undeterred, butler says shes planning to continue to keep tagging, even making shark conservation her platform for her upcoming miss maine competition in november. >> were not doing this for media attention. if were getting a beautiful photo that gets people to see sharks are something that needs to be protected, then why not use that photo? >> all right, ...

Breaking it down for us. christine romans and diane brady, always nice to see you. some of the oceans predators could become prey of an environmental disaster. were taking a trip to the gulf waters where shark experts are tagging sharks now to find out how the bp oil spill will affect sea life for years to come. and were also keeping a close eye on tropical storm alex. reynolds wolf in this morning. hell have an update on the storms progress right after the break.