Field Studies

    Title Start Year End Year Oceanic Region Type of tag Species Contact
    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
    The hunting strategy of white sharks near a seal colony 1997 1998 California current Sonic GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Peter Klimley
    Validated age and growth of the dusky shark 1994 1998 Southwest Pacific Conventional DUSKY SHARK / Carcharhinus obscurus Colin Simpfendorfer
    Space Utilization and Swimming Depth of White Sharks 1999 1999 California current Sonic GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Kenneth Goldman
    Expanded niche for white sharks 1999 2000 California current Satellite GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Andre Boustany
    Insights into young of the year white shark 2000 2000 California current Satellite GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Heidi Dewar
    Habitat use and foraging behavior of tiger sharks 1997 2000 Southwest Pacific Sonic TIGER SHARK / Galeocerdo cuvier Michael Heithaus
    Archival Tagging Of School Shark, Galeorhinus Galeus, in Australia 1997 2001 Subtropical Convergence Archival SCHOOL SHARK / Galeorhinus galeus Grant West
    Salmon Shark, Lamna ditropis, Movements, Diet, and Abundance in the Eastern North Pacific Ocean and Prince William Sound, Alaska 1999 2002 Subarctic Pacific Conventional SALMON SHARK / Lamna ditropis Lee Hulbert
    foraging movements and migratory patterns of Salmon Shark 1999 2002 Subarctic Pacific Satellite SALMON SHARK / Lamna ditropis Lee Hulbert
    Depth and movement behaviour of the Pacific sleeper shark in the north-east Pacific Ocean 2001 2002 Subarctic Pacific Satellite PACIFIC SLEEPER SHARK / Somniosus pacificus Lee Hulbert
    Movement patterns, depth preferences, and stomach temperatures of free-swimming juvenile mako sharks 2002 2002 California current Sonic SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus Chugey Sepulveda
    Validation of geolocation estimates based on light level and sea surface temperature from electronic tags 2002 2002 Subarctic Pacific Satellite SALMON SHARK / Lamna ditropis Steve Teo
    Pop-off satellite archival tags to chronicle the survival and movements of blue sharks following release from longline gear 2001 2002 North Central Pacific Satellite BLUE SHARK / Prionace glauca Michael Musyl
    Habitat use, growth rates and dispersal patterns of juvenile scalloped hammerhead sharks Sphyrna lewini in a nursery habitat 2000 2002 North Central Pacific Conventional SCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD / Sphyrna lewini Kanesa Duncan
    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
    Movements and swimming behaviour of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in Australian waters 2000 2002 Subtropical Convergence Satellite GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Barry Bruce
    Site fidelity, residence times and home range patterns of white sharks around pinniped colonies 2001 2003 Subtropical Convergence Sonic GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Barry Bruce
    Mark-recapture population estimate and movements of Grey Nurse Sharks 1999 2003 Southwest Pacific Conventional GREY NURSE/ SAND TIGER SHARK / Carcharius taurus Nick Otway
    Using acoustic telemetry monitoring techniques to quantify movement patterns and site fidelity of sharks 2000 2003 North Central Pacific Sonic GALAPAGOS SHARK / Carcharhinus galapagensis Christopher Lowe
    Using acoustic telemetry monitoring techniques to quantify movement patterns and site fidelity of sharks 2000 2003 North Central Pacific Sonic TIGER SHARK / Galeocerdo cuvier Christopher Lowe
    Diel vertical migration of the bigeye thresher shark 2003 2003 North Central Pacific Satellite BIGEYE THRESHER SHARK / Alopias superciliosus Kevin Weng
    Scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini, utilizes deep-water, hypoxic zone in the Gulf of California 2004 2004 California current Satellite SCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD / Sphyrna lewini Salvador Jorgensen
    Evaluating post-release behaviour modification in large pelagic fish deployed with pop-up satellite archival tags 2004 2004 North Central Pacific Satellite OCEANIC WHITETIP SHARK / Carcharhinus longimanus John Hoolihan