Field Studies

    Title Start Year End Year Oceanic Region Type of tag Species Contact
    Spatial dynamics and habitat preferences of juvenile white sharks 2007 Southwest Pacific Satellite GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Barry Bruce
    Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia 1983 1985 Southwest Pacific Conventional TAWNY NURSE SHARK / Nebrius ferrugineus 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 ZEBRA SHARK / Stegostoma fasciatum John Stevens
    Variation in depth of whitetip reef sharks: does provisioning ecotourism change their behaviour ? 2004 2006 Southwest Pacific Archival WHITETIP REEF SHARK / Triaenodon obesus Richard Fitzpatrick
    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 SICKLEFIN LEMON SHARK / Negaprion acutidens John Stevens
    Mark-recapture population estimate and movements of Grey Nurse Sharks 1999 2003 Southwest Pacific Conventional GREY NURSE/ SAND TIGER SHARK / Carcharius taurus Nick Otway
    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
    Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia 1983 1985 Southwest Pacific Conventional SILKY SHARK / Carcharhinus falciformis 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 SPINNER SHARK / Carcharhinus brevipinna John Stevens
    Satellite tagging of blue sharks 2004 2005 Southwest Pacific Satellite BLUE SHARK / Prionace glauca John Stevens
    Connectivity of Tiger (Galeocerdo cuvier) andother large shark species in the South Pacific 2009 2010 Southwest Pacific Sonic TIGER SHARK / Galeocerdo cuvier Jonathan Werry
    Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia 1983 1985 Southwest Pacific Conventional TIGER SHARK / Galeocerdo cuvier John Stevens
    Satellite tagging of blue sharks 2004 2005 Southwest Pacific Satellite SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus John Stevens
    Connectivity of Tiger (Galeocerdo cuvier) andother large shark species in the South Pacific 2009 2009 Southwest Pacific Satellite TIGER SHARK / Galeocerdo cuvier Jonathan Werry
    Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia 1983 1985 Southwest Pacific Conventional CREEK WHALER / Carcharhinus fitzroyensis John Stevens
    Satellite tagging of blue sharks 2004 2005 Southwest Pacific Satellite COMMON THRESHER SHARK / Alopias vulpinus John Stevens
    Results on movement of tiger, Galeocerdo cuvier, and other large shark species in Southern and Northern Province, New Caledonia 2009 2011 Southwest Pacific Sonic BULL SHARK / Carcharhinus leucas Jonathan Werry
    Gamefish Tagging Programme 1975 2011 Southwest Pacific Conventional SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus 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 SCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD / Sphyrna lewini John Stevens
    Satellite tagging of blue sharks 2004 2005 Southwest Pacific Satellite BIGEYE THRESHER SHARK / Alopias superciliosus 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 GREAT HAMMERHEAD / Sphyrna mokarran John Stevens
    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