Field Studies

    Title Start Year End Year Oceanic Region Type of tag Species Contact
    Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia 1983 1985 Southwest Pacific Conventional WINGHEAD SHARK / Eusphyra blochii John Stevens
    Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia 1983 1985 Southwest Pacific Conventional PIGEYE SHARK / Carcharhinus amboinensis John Stevens
    Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia 1983 1985 Southwest Pacific Conventional GREY REEF SHARK / Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos John Stevens
    Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia 1983 1985 Southwest Pacific Conventional GRACEFUL SHARK / Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides John Stevens
    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
    Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia 1983 1985 Southwest Pacific Conventional AUSTRALIAN SHARPNOSE SHARK / Rhizoprionodon taylori John Stevens
    Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia 1983 1985 Southwest Pacific Conventional SANDBAR SHARK / Carcharhinus plumbeus John Stevens
    Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia 1983 1985 Southwest Pacific Conventional WHITECHEEK SHARK / Carcharhinus dussumieri John Stevens
    Movement patterns of rig (Mustelus lenticulatus) tagged in southern New Zealand 1978 1986 Subtropical Convergence Conventional SPOTTED ESTUARY SMOOTH-HOUND / Mustelus lenticulatus Malcolm Francis
    Leopard Shark Distribution, Mortality Rate, Yield, and Stock Replenishment Estimates 1979 1988 California current Conventional LEOPARD SHARK / Triakis semifasciata Susan Smith
    Diel movement patterns of the scalloped hammerhead shark 1981 1988 California current Sonic SCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD / Sphyrna lewini Peter Klimley
    Horizontal and Vertical Movements of the Shortfin Mako Shark 1989 1989 California current Sonic SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus David Holts
    An acoustic tracking of a megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios: a crepuscular vertical migrator 1990 1990 California current Sonic MEGAMOUTH SHARK / Megachasma pelagios Donald Nelson (deceased)
    Movements and distribution of Hammerhead Sharks Pups on their natal grounds 1990 1990 North Central Pacific Sonic SCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD / Sphyrna lewini Kim Holland
    Preliminary Observations on the Biology of the White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias, in South Australian Waters 1990 1991 Subtropical Convergence Conventional GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Barry Bruce
    Movements and Associated Observations of Bait-attracted White Sharks 1989 1991 Subtropical Convergence Sonic GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Wesley Strong
    Aggregation behavior of the grey reef sharks 1994 1994 North Central Pacific Sonic GREY REEF SHARK / Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Phillip Lobel
    Movements and swimming behavior 1995 1995 California current Sonic GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Peter Klimley
    Movements and swimming behavior of three species of sharks in La Jolla Canyon, California 1995 1995 California current Sonic BLUE SHARK / Prionace glauca Peter Klimley
    Acoustic tracking of bigeye thresher shark 1996 1996 Eastern Tropical Pacific Sonic BIGEYE THRESHER SHARK / Alopias superciliosus Hideki Nakano
    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
    Movements of the New Zealand school shark, Galeorhinus galeus, from tag returns 1985 1997 Subtropical Convergence Conventional SCHOOL SHARK / Galeorhinus galeus Rosemary Hurst
    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
    Movements and swimming behavior of three species of sharks in La Jolla Canyon, California 1997 1997 California current Sonic SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus Peter Klimley
    Estimation of instantaneous rates of tag shedding 1993 1997 Subtropical Convergence Conventional SCHOOL SHARK / Galeorhinus galeus Yongshun Xiao