Spatiotemporal distribution patterns of immature Australasian white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias).

ABSTRACT: In Australian and New Zealand waters, current knowledge on white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) movement ecology is based on individual tracking studies using relatively small numbers of tags. These studies describe a species that occupies highly variable and complex habitats. However, uncertainty remains as to whether the proposed movement patterns are representative of the wider population. Here, we tagged 103 immature Australasian white sharks (147-350 cm fork length) with both acoustic and satellite transmitters to expand our current knowledge of population linkages, spatiotemporal dynamics and coastal habitats. Eighty-three sharks provided useable data. Based on individual tracking periods of up to 5 years and a total of 2,865 days of tracking data, we were able to characterise comple

SUBMITTER: Spaet JLY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7311443 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature