Complex Movements, Philopatry and Expanded Depth Range of a Severely Threatened Pelagic Shark, the Oceanic Whitetip (Carcharhinus longimanus) in the Western North Atlantic

Oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) have recently been targeted for conservation in the western North Atlantic following severe declines in abundance. Pop-up satellite archival tags were applied to 11 mature oceanic whitetips (10 females, 1 male) near Cat Island in the central Bahamas...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 8; no. 2; p. e56588
Main Authors:	Howey-Jordan, Lucy A., Brooks, Edward J., Abercrombie, Debra L., Jordan, Lance K. B., Brooks, Annabelle, Williams, Sean, Gospodarczyk, Emily, Chapman, Demian D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 20.02.2013 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Animal behavior Animal Migration - physiology Animals Atlantic Ocean Bahamas Biology Carcharhinus longimanus Conservation Conservation of Natural Resources Ecology Endangered & extinct species Endangered Species Female Females Fish Fisheries management Fishing Fishing gear Forage Humans Longlining (Fisheries) Male Marine biology Marking Mola mola Movement - physiology Night Pelagic zone Philopatry Prionace glauca Protection and preservation Rhincodontidae Sea surface temperature Sharks Sharks - physiology Surface temperature Tagging Telemetry Temperature Thermoregulation Tracking Atlantic Ocean Bahamas New York United States > US Maryland
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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