Field Studies

    Title Start Year End Year Oceanic Region Type of tag Species Contact
    NMFS OTC tagging 1998 2009 California current Conventional PELAGIC THRESHER SHARK / Alopias pelagicus Suzanne Kohin
    Gamefish Tagging Programme 2001 2011 Subtropical Convergence Conventional PORBEAGLE SHARK / Lamna nasus John Holdsworth
    Leopard Shark Distribution, Mortality Rate, Yield, and Stock Replenishment Estimates 1979 1988 California current Conventional LEOPARD SHARK / Triakis semifasciata Susan Smith
    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
    Untitled STAGIS Field Study 2004 2005 Subtropical Convergence Conventional BLUE SHARK / Prionace glauca Russell Bradford
    Validated age and growth of the leopard shark 1979 1981 California current Conventional LEOPARD SHARK / Triakis semifasciata David Kusher
    NMFS OTC tagging 1998 2009 California current Conventional SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus Suzanne Kohin
    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
    Satellite Tagging and Cardiac Physiology Reveal Niche Expansion in Salmon Sharks 2002 2005 Subarctic Pacific Satellite SALMON SHARK / Lamna ditropis Kevin Weng
    A multiple instrument approach to quantifying the movement patterns and habitat use of tiger and Galapagos sharks at French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii 2006 2009 North Central Pacific Satellite TIGER SHARK / Galeocerdo cuvier Carl Meyer
    NMFS/TOPP shark tagging 2002 2011 California current Satellite SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus Heidi Dewar
    Porbeagle Tracking Programme 2008 2011 Southwest Pacific Satellite PORBEAGLE SHARK / Lamna nasus Malcolm Francis
    Untitled STAGIS Field Study 2005 2005 Subtropical Convergence Satellite SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus Russell Bradford
    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
    Migration of an upper trophic level predator, the salmon shark between distant ecoregions 2002 2006 Subarctic Pacific Satellite SALMON SHARK / Lamna ditropis Kevin Weng
    A multiple instrument approach to quantifying the movement patterns and habitat use of tiger and Galapagos sharks at French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii 2006 2007 North Central Pacific Satellite GALAPAGOS SHARK / Carcharhinus galapagensis Carl Meyer
    Behavior and habitat preferences of silky sharks Eastern Tropical Pacific Satellite SILKY SHARK / Carcharhinus falciformis Suzanne Kohin
    NMFS/TOPP shark tagging 2002 2011 California current Satellite COMMON THRESHER SHARK / Alopias vulpinus Heidi Dewar
    White Shark Tracking Programme 2005 2011 Southwest Pacific Satellite GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Malcolm Francis
    Behavior and habitat preferences of silky sharks Eastern Tropical Pacific Satellite BIGEYE THRESHER SHARK / Alopias superciliosus Suzanne Kohin
    NMFS/TOPP shark tagging 2002 2011 California current Satellite HAMMERHEAD SHARKS NEI / Sphyrna spp. Heidi Dewar
    Untitled STAGIS Field Study 2007 2007 Humboldt current Satellite SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus Francisco Abascal
    Predicting Postrelease Survival in Large Pelagic Fish 2004 2005 North Central Pacific Satellite BLUE SHARK / Prionace glauca Christopher Moyes
    Behavior and habitat preferences of silky sharks Eastern Tropical Pacific Satellite SCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD / Sphyrna lewini Suzanne Kohin