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2 Shark Week Blimps are Flying Over the Coasts

By: Discovery

What's the only thing better than a flying shark? ...Two flying sharks. Starting July 1, keep your eyes on the sky for two SHARK WEEK blimps roaming the East and West coasts.

Track the Shark Week blimps' whereabouts at SharkWeek.com/Blimp and share photos of your sightings using #EastShark and #WestShark.

Get excited, Shark Week starts July 24 on Discovery and discovery+.

June 28, 2022

Shark Week is taking a bite out of the sky! Two Shark Week blimps are taking to the sky from July 1 - 30. Traveling along the East and West coasts, the blimps measure 128 feet long and 44 feet high. They're able to travel at speeds up more than 50 miles per hour and traverse about 250 miles per day.

In the ultimate East Coast vs. West Coast challenge, the Shark Week blimps will be looking for the coast with the most sharkadelic fans. Share your blimp sightings on social media using #EastShark or #WestShark to rep your coast.

Scroll down for the full list of cities!

East Coast Blimp Schedule

*Flight path subject to change pending weather. Check back for daily updates.

Friday, July 1 - Nashville

Saturday, July 2 - Atlanta

Sunday, July 3 - Charlotte, NC and VA Beaches

Monday, July 4 - Virginia Beach, DE & MD Beaches

Tuesday, July 5 - Ocean City, MD

Friday, July 8 - Ocean City, Baltimore, New Castle DE, Cape May NJ

Saturday, July 9 - Jersey (Atlantic City, Brigatine, Long Beach Island)

Sunday, July 10 - Jersey (Seaside Park, Asbury Park, Sandy Hook)

Monday, July 11 - NYC

Thursday, July 14 - Rhode Island to Cape Cod

Friday, July 15 - Cape Cod to Rhode Island

Saturday, July 16 - Long Island, Montauk, East Hampton, West Hampton, Mastic Beach, Jones Beach

Sunday, July 17 - Fire Island, Long Beach, Rockaway, Coney Island, Yankee Stadium

Monday, July 18 - NYC Battery Park, Brooklyn Bridge, Little Island

Thursday, July 21 - Long Island, Fire Island, Jones Beach, Long Beach, Rockaway, Coney Island

Friday, July 22 - Long Island, Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Rockaway

Saturday, July 23 - Long Island, Jersey (Seaside Park, Asbury Park, Sandy Hook)

Sunday, July 24 - Long Island, Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Rochaway Beach, Jones Beach

Monday, July 25 - Ocean City, MD and NJ Beaches

Thursday, July 28 Charlotte, NC and VA Beaches

Friday, July 29 - Atlanta

Saturday, July 30 - Nashville

West Coast Blimp Schedule

*Flight path subject to change pending weather. Check back for daily updates.

Friday, July 1 - San Francisco, Bay Beaches

Saturday, July 2 - San Francisco, Golden Gate Bridge

Monday, July 4 - Sacremento, Bay Beaches, and Oakland

Tuesday, July 5 - San Jose, San Francisco, Salinas

Wednesday, July 6 - Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, Pebble Beach

Friday, July 8 - Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, Ventura

Sunday, July 10 - Riverside, San Bernadino, Banning Pass, Las Vegas

Monday, July 11 - Las Vegas

Tuesday, July 12 - Las Vegas, Banning Pass, San Bernadino, Riverside

Friday, July 15 - Riverside, Los Angeles, Long Beach

Saturday, July 16 - Los Angeles Beaches

Sunday, July 17 - Los Angeles Beaches

Monday, July 18 - Long Beach, Huntington Beach, Orange County

Thursday, July 21 - Comic-Con & San Diego Beaches

Friday, July 22 - Comic-Con & San Diego Beaches

Saturday, July 23 - Comic-Con & San Diego Beaches

Sunday, July 24 - Comic-Con & San Diego Beaches

Monday, July 25 - San Diego & Los Angeles Beaches

Thursday, July 28 - Salinas, Pismo Beach, Morro Bay, Ragged Point, Monterey

Friday, July 29 - Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz, San Jose

Saturday, July 30 - San Jose, Mountain View (San Francisco Bay)

Visit sharkweek.com/blimp to see who's in the lead and check out the blimp tracker to catch the flying shark as it makes its way to cities near you.

May the best coast win!

Next Up

Shark Week: The Podcast - Do Scientists Need to Kill Sharks?

Host Luke Tipple welcomes two guests to discuss how researchers can kill sharks in the name of science – and whether they need to at all. The first is Dr. Neil Hammerschlag, shark researcher and founder of Atlantic Shark Expeditions, and an expert on data-gathering in the field. He’s followed by explorer Fred Buyle, a world-record-breaking freediver whose innovative methods of shark tagging are explored. Plus, our researcher Sierra tells us about how a 50-year study changed our understanding of tiger sharks – and much of the work wasn’t even done by scientists.

Shark Week: The Podcast - What is the Status of Sharks in our Oceans?

In this season’s final episode, Luke welcomes Emmy-winning filmmaker and conservationist Shawn Heinrichs to discuss the state of sharks in the ocean. They go over how both legal and illegal fishing operations are decimating the ocean’s wildlife, what it’s like to have a hit put out on you for exposing criminal enterprises to the world, and whether or not NOAA’s data on “sustainable” fishing can really be trusted.

Shark Week: The Podcast - Do You Have the Guts to Be a Shark Handler?

Host Luke Tipple welcomes a pair of divers – Leigh Cobb and Josh Eccles – who have taken their passion for sharks and turned it into a dangerous career. They explore what it takes to swim with sharks for a living, then go into common myths and facts on what to do in the open water – if you ever come face to face with a shark. Plus, our researcher Sierra drops by with a new species of shark discovered in the freezing depths of the ocean.

Shark Week: The Podcast - How Many Sharks Are Yet to Be Discovered?

Luke Tipple is joined by Shark Week host and all-around adventurer Forrest Galante. They discuss his upcoming special Alien Sharks: South Africa, Forrest’s remarkable talent for finding creatures once believed to be extinct, and how many shark species may still be unknown. Then, our researcher Sierra stops by to tell us about the world’s most prehistoric shark.

Shark Week: The Podcast - Lights! Camera! TEETH! Making Shark Docs

Shark Week’s Luke Tipple is joined by longtime filmmaker and Emmy-award-winner Andy Casagrande. He’s filmed and appeared in dozens of shark documentaries, and might just be the most prolific shark cinematographer in history. He talks with Luke about his career, the contentious term “shark porn,” and the future of the industry. And at the end, our researcher Sierra talks about the unprecedented ways that sharks are currently endangered.

Shark Week: The Podcast - How Did a Shark Encounter Survivor Become an Advocate for Their Protection?

Shark Week’s Luke Tipple welcomes professional photographer Mike Coots, who lost his leg to a tiger shark attack when he was only 18. But after his horrific injury, he came to love sharks, and became a lifelong advocate for their safety. Luke and Mike discuss his career, his love for photographing sharks, and how to positively approach the big life-changing moments that can happen to any of us.

Shark Week: The Podcast - How To Have A Career in Shark Science

Shark Week’s Luke Tipple tackles the question “How can I work with sharks?” alongside two experts in the field – and their answers are not always the obvious ones. Luke is joined first by Kelly Link, Associate Curator of the Georgia Aquarium who talks about what it’s like to be an aquarist, how it differs from field work, and how to get yourself noticed. The second guest is Dr. Neil Hammerschlag who goes into detail on what it takes to become a prominent scientist, and what other paths you can take if a PhD isn’t for you. And at the end, researcher Sierra stops by to tell us about the world’s smallest shark.

Shark Week: The Podcast - How Shark Fishing Funds Human Trafficking

Luke Tipple is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the Outlaw Ocean Ian Urbina, who has dedicated his life to chronicling crime on the high seas. They discuss the state of our world’s oceans, how nearly 20% of your seafood was likely caught illegally, and the surprising link between modern slavery and the killing of sharks.

Shark Week: The Podcast - Did Alien Tech Crash-Land into the Ocean?

Host Luke Tipple is joined this week by renowned Harvard professor, Dr. Avi Loeb, who recently led a deep-sea expedition to discover if evidence for advanced alien life crash-landed off the coast of Papua New Guinea in 2014. They discuss the recent Congressional UFO hearings, how the last seventy years of research into extraterrestrial life has been potentially misguided, and the challenges of searching for tiny objects on the bottom of the ocean.

Shark Week: The Podcast - Superstar Kesha Lifts the Gag Order on Saving Sharks

Pop superstar Kesha joins Shark Week’s Luke Tipple on the podcast to discuss her love of sharks, how her music funds her addiction to diving, and how you can find inner peace while under the water. And at the end, our researcher Sierra drops in to tell us that some sharks have teeth in their eyes.

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