ocean habitat, get that view

"[Without tags] we really don't have more than snapshot glimpses of what they do or how they use ocean habitat," Kochevar added. "As far as really understanding what their life is like over a 24-hour basis, we had no way to get that view at all [without tagging]."

ocean habitat: a place in the ocean where sharks prey and sleep and mate?

get that view: Does it necessarily mean to see? Or it only mean to know?