Field Studies

    Title Start Year End Year Oceanic Region Type of tag Species Contact
    Movements of tiger sharks in coastal Hawaiian waters 1993 1997 North Central Pacific Sonic TIGER SHARK / Galeocerdo cuvier Kim Holland
    Estimation of instantaneous rates of tag shedding 1993 1997 Subtropical Convergence Conventional GUMMY SHARK / Mustelus antarcticus Yongshun Xiao
    Validated age and growth of the dusky shark 1994 1998 Southwest Pacific Conventional DUSKY SHARK / Carcharhinus obscurus Colin Simpfendorfer
    The hunting strategy of white sharks near a seal colony 1997 1998 California current Sonic GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Peter Klimley
    Space Utilization and Swimming Depth of White Sharks 1999 1999 California current Sonic GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Kenneth Goldman
    Expanded niche for white sharks 1999 2000 California current Satellite GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Andre Boustany
    Insights into young of the year white shark 2000 2000 California current Satellite GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Heidi Dewar
    Habitat use and foraging behavior of tiger sharks 1997 2000 Southwest Pacific Sonic TIGER SHARK / Galeocerdo cuvier Michael Heithaus
    Archival Tagging Of School Shark, Galeorhinus Galeus, in Australia 1997 2001 Subtropical Convergence Archival SCHOOL SHARK / Galeorhinus galeus Grant West
    foraging movements and migratory patterns of Salmon Shark 1999 2002 Subarctic Pacific Satellite SALMON SHARK / Lamna ditropis Lee Hulbert
    Depth and movement behaviour of the Pacific sleeper shark in the north-east Pacific Ocean 2001 2002 Subarctic Pacific Satellite PACIFIC SLEEPER SHARK / Somniosus pacificus Lee Hulbert
    Movement patterns, depth preferences, and stomach temperatures of free-swimming juvenile mako sharks 2002 2002 California current Sonic SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus Chugey Sepulveda
    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
    Pop-off satellite archival tags to chronicle the survival and movements of blue sharks following release from longline gear 2001 2002 North Central Pacific Satellite BLUE SHARK / Prionace glauca Michael Musyl
    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
    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
    Movements and swimming behaviour of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in Australian waters 2000 2002 Subtropical Convergence Satellite GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Barry Bruce
    Salmon Shark, Lamna ditropis, Movements, Diet, and Abundance in the Eastern North Pacific Ocean and Prince William Sound, Alaska 1999 2002 Subarctic Pacific Conventional SALMON SHARK / Lamna ditropis Lee Hulbert
    Site fidelity, residence times and home range patterns of white sharks around pinniped colonies 2001 2003 Subtropical Convergence Sonic GREAT WHITE SHARK / Carcharodon carcharias Barry Bruce
    Mark-recapture population estimate and movements of Grey Nurse Sharks 1999 2003 Southwest Pacific Conventional GREY NURSE/ SAND TIGER SHARK / Carcharius taurus Nick Otway
    Using acoustic telemetry monitoring techniques to quantify movement patterns and site fidelity of sharks 2000 2003 North Central Pacific Sonic GALAPAGOS SHARK / Carcharhinus galapagensis Christopher Lowe
    Using acoustic telemetry monitoring techniques to quantify movement patterns and site fidelity of sharks 2000 2003 North Central Pacific Sonic TIGER SHARK / Galeocerdo cuvier Christopher Lowe
    Diel vertical migration of the bigeye thresher shark 2003 2003 North Central Pacific Satellite BIGEYE THRESHER SHARK / Alopias superciliosus Kevin Weng
    Scalloped hammerhead shark Sphyrna lewini, utilizes deep-water, hypoxic zone in the Gulf of California 2004 2004 California current Satellite SCALLOPED HAMMERHEAD / Sphyrna lewini Salvador Jorgensen
    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