Field Studies

    Title Start Year End Year Oceanic Region Type of tag Species Contact
    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/TOPP shark tagging 2002 2011 California current Satellite COMMON THRESHER SHARK / Alopias vulpinus Heidi Dewar
    Leopard Shark Distribution, Mortality Rate, Yield, and Stock Replenishment Estimates 1979 1988 California current Conventional LEOPARD SHARK / Triakis semifasciata Susan Smith
    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/TOPP shark tagging 2002 2011 California current Satellite HAMMERHEAD SHARKS NEI / Sphyrna spp. Heidi Dewar
    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/TOPP shark tagging 2002 2011 California current Satellite PELAGIC THRESHER SHARK / Alopias pelagicus Heidi Dewar
    NMFS/TOPP shark tagging 2002 2011 California current Satellite OCEANIC WHITETIP SHARK / Carcharhinus longimanus Heidi Dewar
    CDFG/NMFS conventional tagging 1968 2011 California current Conventional BLUE SHARK / Prionace glauca Suzanne Kohin
    NMFS/TOPP shark tagging 2002 2011 California current Satellite SILKY SHARK / Carcharhinus falciformis Heidi Dewar
    CDFG/NMFS conventional tagging 1968 2011 California current Conventional SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus Suzanne Kohin
    NMFS/TOPP shark tagging 2002 2011 California current Satellite BLUE SHARK / Prionace glauca Heidi Dewar
    Horizontal and Vertical Movements of the Shortfin Mako Shark 1989 1989 California current Sonic SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus David Holts
    CDFG/NMFS conventional tagging 1968 2011 California current Conventional COMMON THRESHER SHARK / Alopias vulpinus Suzanne Kohin
    White Shark Offshore Habitat: A Behavioral and Environmental Characterization 2002 2005 California current Satellite GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Nicole Nasby-Lucas
    Space Utilization and Swimming Depth of White Sharks 1999 1999 California current Sonic GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Kenneth Goldman
    NMFS and collaborators mortality studies 2007 2011 California current Satellite BLUE SHARK / Prionace glauca Suzanne Kohin
    Juvenile White Shark Research Initiative 2002 2011 California current Satellite GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Kevin Weng
    CDFG/NMFS conventional tagging 1968 2011 California current Conventional OCEANIC WHITETIP SHARK / Carcharhinus longimanus Suzanne Kohin
    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)
    Untitled STAGIS Field Study 2005 2010 California current Conventional BROADNOSE SEVENGILL SHARK / Notorynchus cepedianus Manny Ezcurra
    CDFG/NMFS conventional tagging 1968 2011 California current Conventional BIGEYE THRESHER SHARK / Alopias superciliosus Suzanne Kohin
    Evaluating post-release behaviour modification in large pelagic fish deployed with pop-up satellite archival tags 2002 2005 California current Satellite GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias John Hoolihan