Field Studies

    Title Start Year End Year Oceanic Region Type of tag Species Contact
    CDFG/NMFS conventional tagging 1968 2011 California current Conventional BIGEYE THRESHER SHARK / Alopias superciliosus Suzanne Kohin
    Gamefish Tagging Programme 1975 2011 Subtropical Convergence Conventional BLUE SHARK / Prionace glauca John Holdsworth
    Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia 1983 1985 Southwest Pacific Conventional GREAT HAMMERHEAD / Sphyrna mokarran John Stevens
    Untitled STAGIS Field Study 2008 2008 Subtropical Convergence Conventional BLACKBELLY LANTERNSHARK / Etmopterus lucifer Russell Bradford
    CDFG/NMFS conventional tagging 1968 2011 California current Conventional PELAGIC THRESHER SHARK / Alopias pelagicus Suzanne Kohin
    Gamefish Tagging Programme 2001 2011 Southwest Pacific Conventional THRESHER SHARKS NEI / Alopias spp. John Holdsworth
    Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia 1983 1985 Southwest Pacific Conventional BLACKTIP REEF SHARK / Carcharhinus melanopterus John Stevens
    Tracking apex marine predator movements in a dynamic ocean 2003 2009 California current Satellite SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus Barbara Block
    Untitled STAGIS Field Study 2008 2010 Subtropical Convergence Satellite BROADNOSE SEVENGILL SHARK / Notorynchus cepedianus Russell Bradford
    Validation of geolocation estimates based on light level and sea surface temperature from electronic tags 2002 2002 California current Satellite BLUE SHARK / Prionace glauca Steve Teo
    Pop-up archival satellite tagging of Carcharias taurus 2003 2008 Southwest Pacific Satellite GREY NURSE/ SAND TIGER SHARK / Carcharius taurus Nick Otway
    Large-scale tropical movements and diving behavior of white sharks 2005 2005 Subtropical Convergence Satellite GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Ramon Bonfil
    Untitled STAGIS Field Study 2008 2009 Subtropical Convergence Satellite GREAT HAMMERHEAD / Sphyrna mokarran Russell Bradford
    Movements of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in South-east Asian waters as determined by satellite telemetry 1997 1997 North Central Pacific Satellite WHALE SHARK / Rhincodon typus Scott Eckert
    Diel vertical migration of the bigeye thresher shark 2003 2003 North Central Pacific Satellite BIGEYE THRESHER SHARK / Alopias superciliosus Kevin Weng
    A multiple instrument approach to quantifying the movement patterns and habitat use of tiger and Galapagos sharks at French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii 2006 2009 North Central Pacific Satellite TIGER SHARK / Galeocerdo cuvier Carl Meyer
    Expanded niche for white sharks 1999 2000 California current Satellite GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Andre Boustany
    Telemetry and satellite tracking of whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico, and the north Pacific Ocean 1993 1996 California current Satellite WHALE SHARK / Rhincodon typus Scott Eckert
    Satellite Tagging and Cardiac Physiology Reveal Niche Expansion in Salmon Sharks 2002 2005 Subarctic Pacific Satellite SALMON SHARK / Lamna ditropis Kevin Weng
    A multiple instrument approach to quantifying the movement patterns and habitat use of tiger and Galapagos sharks at French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii 2006 2007 North Central Pacific Satellite GALAPAGOS SHARK / Carcharhinus galapagensis Carl Meyer
    Porbeagle Tracking Programme 2008 2011 Southwest Pacific Satellite PORBEAGLE SHARK / Lamna nasus Malcolm Francis
    Untitled STAGIS Field Study 2007 2011 Eastern Tropical Pacific Satellite PELAGIC THRESHER SHARK / Alopias pelagicus Diego Bernal
    catch-and-release survivorship and stress-induced blood biochemistry of common thresher sharks 2007 2009 California current Satellite COMMON THRESHER SHARK / Alopias vulpinus Suzanne Kohin
    Migration of an upper trophic level predator, the salmon shark between distant ecoregions 2002 2006 Subarctic Pacific Satellite SALMON SHARK / Lamna ditropis Kevin Weng
    Untitled STAGIS Field Study 2008 2008 Subtropical Convergence Satellite LONGCOMB SAWFISH / Pristis zijsron Russell Bradford