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 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 BLACKTIP REEF SHARK / Carcharhinus melanopterus 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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia 1983 1985 Southwest Pacific Conventional ZEBRA SHARK / Stegostoma fasciatum 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 AUSTRALIAN SHARPNOSE SHARK / Rhizoprionodon taylori 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 SICKLEFIN LEMON SHARK / Negaprion acutidens John Stevens
    Variation in depth of whitetip reef sharks: does provisioning ecotourism change their behaviour ? 2004 2006 Southwest Pacific Archival WHITETIP REEF SHARK / Triaenodon obesus Richard Fitzpatrick
    Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia 1983 1985 Southwest Pacific Conventional WHITECHEEK SHARK / Carcharhinus dussumieri 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 SILKY SHARK / Carcharhinus falciformis John Stevens
    Mark-recapture population estimate and movements of Grey Nurse Sharks 1999 2003 Southwest Pacific Conventional 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 SPINNER SHARK / Carcharhinus brevipinna John Stevens