Field Studies

    Title Start Year End Year Oceanic Region Type of tag Species Contact
    Tracking apex marine predator movements in a dynamic ocean 2003 2009 California current Satellite SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus Barbara Block
    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 behavior of three species of sharks in La Jolla Canyon, California 1995 1995 California current Sonic BLUE SHARK / Prionace glauca Peter Klimley
    Diel movement patterns of the scalloped hammerhead shark 1981 1988 California current Sonic SCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD / Sphyrna lewini Peter Klimley
    NMFS OTC tagging 1998 2009 California current Conventional BLUE SHARK / Prionace glauca Suzanne Kohin
    Leopard Shark Distribution, Mortality Rate, Yield, and Stock Replenishment Estimates 1979 1988 California current Conventional LEOPARD SHARK / Triakis semifasciata Susan Smith
    Validated age and growth of the leopard shark 1979 1981 California current Conventional LEOPARD SHARK / Triakis semifasciata David Kusher
    The hunting strategy of white sharks near a seal colony 1997 1998 California current Sonic GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Peter Klimley
    NMFS OTC tagging 1998 2009 California current Conventional SILKY SHARK / Carcharhinus falciformis Suzanne Kohin
    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
    NMFS OTC tagging 1998 2009 California current Conventional COMMON THRESHER SHARK / Alopias vulpinus Suzanne Kohin
    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
    NMFS OTC tagging 1998 2009 California current Conventional PELAGIC THRESHER SHARK / Alopias pelagicus Suzanne Kohin
    Untitled STAGIS Field Study 2007 2011 California current Satellite COMMON THRESHER SHARK / Alopias vulpinus Diego Bernal
    NMFS OTC tagging 1998 2009 California current Conventional SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus Suzanne Kohin
    NMFS/TOPP shark tagging 2002 2011 California current Satellite SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus Heidi Dewar
    NMFS/TOPP shark tagging 2002 2011 California current Satellite COMMON THRESHER SHARK / Alopias vulpinus Heidi Dewar
    Horizontal and Vertical Movements of the Shortfin Mako Shark 1989 1989 California current Sonic SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus David Holts
    White Shark Offshore Habitat: A Behavioral and Environmental Characterization 2002 2005 California current Satellite GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Nicole Nasby-Lucas
    NMFS/TOPP shark tagging 2002 2011 California current Satellite HAMMERHEAD SHARKS NEI / Sphyrna spp. Heidi Dewar
    Juvenile White Shark Research Initiative 2002 2011 California current Satellite GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Kevin Weng
    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)
    NMFS/TOPP shark tagging 2002 2011 California current Satellite PELAGIC THRESHER SHARK / Alopias pelagicus Heidi Dewar
    Untitled STAGIS Field Study 2005 2010 California current Conventional BROADNOSE SEVENGILL SHARK / Notorynchus cepedianus Manny Ezcurra