Field Studies

    Title Start Year End Year Oceanic Region Type of tag Species Contact
    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
    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 WINGHEAD SHARK / Eusphyra blochii John Stevens
    Gamefish Tagging Programme 1991 2011 Southwest Pacific Conventional BRONZE WHALER SHARK / Carcharhinus brachyurus John Holdsworth
    Validated age and growth of the dusky shark 1994 1998 Southwest Pacific Conventional DUSKY SHARK / Carcharhinus obscurus Colin Simpfendorfer
    Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia 1983 1985 Southwest Pacific Conventional GREY REEF SHARK / Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos John Stevens
    Pop-up archival satellite tagging of Carcharias taurus 2003 2008 Southwest Pacific Satellite 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 BLACKTIP REEF SHARK / Carcharhinus melanopterus John Stevens
    Gamefish Tagging Programme 1999 2011 Southwest Pacific Conventional BROADNOSE SEVENGILL SHARK / Notorynchus cepedianus 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 AUSTRALIAN BLACKTIP SHARK / Carcharhinus tilstoni John Stevens
    Wet-season effects on the distribution of juvenile pigeye sharks 2008 2010 Southwest Pacific Sonic PIGEYE SHARK / Carcharhinus amboinensis Danielle Knip
    Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia 1983 1985 Southwest Pacific Conventional SANDBAR SHARK / Carcharhinus plumbeus John Stevens
    Porbeagle Tracking Programme 2008 2011 Southwest Pacific Satellite PORBEAGLE SHARK / Lamna nasus Malcolm Francis
    Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia 1983 1985 Southwest Pacific Conventional SPOTTAIL SHARK / Carcharhinus sorrah John Stevens
    Habitat use and movement patterns of grey nurse sharks 2003 Southwest Pacific Archival GREY NURSE/ SAND TIGER SHARK / Carcharius taurus 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 BLACKTIP SHARK / Carcharhinus limbatus John Stevens
    Habitat use and foraging behavior of tiger sharks 1997 2000 Southwest Pacific Sonic TIGER SHARK / Galeocerdo cuvier Michael Heithaus
    White Shark Tracking Programme 2005 2011 Southwest Pacific Satellite GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Malcolm Francis
    Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia 1983 1985 Southwest Pacific Conventional HARDNOSE SHARK / Carcharhinus macloti 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 MILK SHARK / Rhizoprionodon acutus 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 SNAGGLETOOTH SHARK / Hemipristis elongatus 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 PIGEYE SHARK / Carcharhinus amboinensis John Stevens
    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