Field Studies

    Title Start Year End Year Oceanic Region Type of tag Species Contact
    Movements of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in South-east Asian waters as determined by satellite telemetry 1997 1997 North Central Pacific Satellite WHALE SHARK / Rhincodon typus Scott Eckert
    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
    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
    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
    Leopard Shark Distribution, Mortality Rate, Yield, and Stock Replenishment Estimates 1979 1988 California current Conventional LEOPARD SHARK / Triakis semifasciata Susan Smith
    Behavior and habitat preferences of silky sharks Eastern Tropical Pacific Satellite BIGEYE THRESHER SHARK / Alopias superciliosus Suzanne Kohin
    Behavior and habitat preferences of silky sharks Eastern Tropical Pacific Satellite SCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD / Sphyrna lewini Suzanne Kohin
    CDFG/NMFS conventional tagging 1968 2011 California current Conventional BLUE SHARK / Prionace glauca Suzanne Kohin
    CDFG/NMFS conventional tagging 1968 2011 California current Conventional SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus Suzanne Kohin
    CDFG/NMFS conventional tagging 1968 2011 California current Conventional COMMON THRESHER SHARK / Alopias vulpinus Suzanne Kohin
    NMFS and collaborators mortality studies 2007 2011 California current Satellite BLUE SHARK / Prionace glauca Suzanne Kohin
    CDFG/NMFS conventional tagging 1968 2011 California current Conventional OCEANIC WHITETIP SHARK / Carcharhinus longimanus Suzanne Kohin
    CDFG/NMFS conventional tagging 1968 2011 California current Conventional BIGEYE THRESHER SHARK / Alopias superciliosus Suzanne Kohin
    CDFG/NMFS conventional tagging 1968 2011 California current Conventional PELAGIC THRESHER SHARK / Alopias pelagicus Suzanne Kohin
    NMFS OTC tagging 1998 2009 California current Conventional BLUE SHARK / Prionace glauca Suzanne Kohin
    NMFS OTC tagging 1998 2009 California current Conventional SILKY SHARK / Carcharhinus falciformis Suzanne Kohin
    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
    NMFS OTC tagging 1998 2009 California current Conventional SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus Suzanne Kohin
    Behavior and habitat preferences of silky sharks Eastern Tropical Pacific Satellite SILKY SHARK / Carcharhinus falciformis Suzanne Kohin
    Movements and Associated Observations of Bait-attracted White Sharks 1989 1991 Subtropical Convergence Sonic GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Wesley Strong
    Scale-dependent effects of habitat on movements and path structure of reef sharks at a predator-dominated atoll 2005 2007 North Central Pacific Sonic BLACKTIP REEF SHARK / Carcharhinus melanopterus Yannis Papastamatiou
    Site fidelity and movements of sharks associated with ocean-farming cages in Hawaii 2006 2009 North Central Pacific Sonic SANDBAR SHARK / Carcharhinus plumbeus Yannis Papastamatiou
    Site fidelity and movements of sharks associated with ocean-farming cages in Hawaii 2006 2009 North Central Pacific Sonic TIGER SHARK / Galeocerdo cuvier Yannis Papastamatiou