Field Studies

    Title Start Year End Year Oceanic Region Type of tag Species Contact
    Estimation of instantaneous rates of tag shedding 1993 1997 Subtropical Convergence Conventional GUMMY SHARK / Mustelus antarcticus Yongshun Xiao
    Evaluating post-release behaviour modification in large pelagic fish deployed with pop-up satellite archival tags 2005 2005 North Central Pacific Satellite SILKY SHARK / Carcharhinus falciformis John Hoolihan
    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
    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
    Expanded niche for white sharks 1999 2000 California current Satellite GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Andre Boustany
    Fine-Scale Movements of the Broadnose Sevengill Shark 2008 2008 Subtropical Convergence Sonic BROADNOSE SEVENGILL SHARK / Notorynchus cepedianus Adam Barnett
    foraging movements and migratory patterns of Salmon Shark 1999 2002 Subarctic Pacific Satellite SALMON SHARK / Lamna ditropis Lee Hulbert
    Gamefish Tagging Programme 1975 2011 Southwest Pacific Conventional SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus John Holdsworth
    Gamefish Tagging Programme 1975 2011 Subtropical Convergence Conventional BLUE SHARK / Prionace glauca John Holdsworth
    Gamefish Tagging Programme 2001 2011 Southwest Pacific Conventional THRESHER SHARKS NEI / Alopias spp. John Holdsworth
    Gamefish Tagging Programme 1991 2011 Southwest Pacific Conventional BRONZE WHALER SHARK / Carcharhinus brachyurus John Holdsworth
    Gamefish Tagging Programme 2001 2011 Subtropical Convergence Conventional PORBEAGLE SHARK / Lamna nasus John Holdsworth
    Gamefish Tagging Programme 1999 2011 Southwest Pacific Conventional BROADNOSE SEVENGILL SHARK / Notorynchus cepedianus John Holdsworth
    Habitat use and foraging behavior of tiger sharks 1997 2000 Southwest Pacific Sonic TIGER SHARK / Galeocerdo cuvier Michael Heithaus
    Habitat use and movement patterns of grey nurse sharks 2003 Southwest Pacific Archival GREY NURSE/ SAND TIGER SHARK / Carcharius taurus Barry Bruce
    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
    Hammerhead shark movements around Wolf Island, Galapagos Marine Reserve 2007 2008 Eastern Tropical Pacific Sonic SCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD / Sphyrna lewini Alex Hearn
    Horizontal and Vertical Movements of the Shortfin Mako Shark 1989 1989 California current Sonic SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus David Holts
    Insights into young of the year white shark 2000 2000 California current Satellite GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Heidi Dewar
    Inter-animal telemetry: results from first deployment of acoustic ‘business card’ tags 2008 2008 North Central Pacific Sonic GALAPAGOS SHARK / Carcharhinus galapagensis Kim Holland
    Juvenile White Shark Research Initiative 2002 2011 California current Satellite GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Kevin Weng
    Large-scale tropical movements and diving behavior of white sharks 2005 2005 Subtropical Convergence Satellite GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Ramon Bonfil
    Leopard Shark Distribution, Mortality Rate, Yield, and Stock Replenishment Estimates 1979 1988 California current Conventional LEOPARD SHARK / Triakis semifasciata Susan Smith
    Long-term movement patterns of tiger sharks Galeocerdo cuvier in Hawaii 2003 2005 North Central Pacific Sonic TIGER SHARK / Galeocerdo cuvier Carl Meyer
    Mark-recapture population estimate and movements of Grey Nurse Sharks 1999 2003 Southwest Pacific Conventional GREY NURSE/ SAND TIGER SHARK / Carcharius taurus Nick Otway