Field Studies

    Title Start Year End Year Oceanic Region Type of tag Species Contact
    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
    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 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
    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 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
    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
    Satellite tagging of blue sharks 2004 2005 Southwest Pacific Satellite BLUE SHARK / Prionace glauca 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 TIGER SHARK / Galeocerdo cuvier John Stevens
    Satellite tagging of blue sharks 2004 2005 Southwest Pacific Satellite SHORTFIN MAKO / Isurus oxyrhinchus John Stevens
    Connectivity of Tiger (Galeocerdo cuvier) andother large shark species in the South Pacific 2009 2010 Southwest Pacific Sonic TIGER SHARK / Galeocerdo cuvier Jonathan Werry
    Movements, recapture patterns, and factors affecting the return rate of carcharhinid and other sharks tagged off northern Australia 1983 1985 Southwest Pacific Conventional CREEK WHALER / Carcharhinus fitzroyensis John Stevens