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Spaet JLY, Butcher PA, Manica A, Lam CH. Spatial Dynamics and Fine-Scale Vertical Behaviour of Immature Eastern Australasian White Sharks ( Carcharodon carcharias). BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11121689. [PMID: 36552199 PMCID: PMC9774733 DOI: 10.3390/biology11121689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Knowledge of the 3-dimensional space use of large marine predators is central to our understanding of ecosystem dynamics and for the development of management recommendations. Horizontal movements of white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, in eastern Australian and New Zealand waters have been relatively well studied, yet vertical habitat use is less well understood. We dual-tagged 27 immature white sharks with Pop-Up Satellite Archival Transmitting (PSAT) and acoustic tags in New South Wales coastal shelf waters. In addition, 19 of these individuals were also fitted with Smart Position or Temperature Transmitting (SPOT) tags. PSATs of 12 sharks provided useable data; four tags were recovered, providing highly detailed archival data recorded at 3-s intervals. Horizontal movements ranged from southern Queensland to southern Tasmania and New Zealand. Sharks made extensive use of the water column (0-632 m) and experienced a broad range of temperatures (7.8-28.9 °C). Archival records revealed pronounced diel-patterns in distinct fine-scale oscillatory behaviour, with sharks occupying relatively constant depths during the day and exhibiting pronounced yo-yo diving behaviour (vertical zig-zag swimming through the water column) during the night. Our findings provide valuable new insights into the 3-dimensional space use of Eastern Australasian (EA) white sharks and contribute to the growing body on the general ecology of immature white sharks.
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- Julia L. Y. Spaet
- Evolutionary Ecology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK
- Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450, Australia
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- Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450, Australia
- Fisheries NSW, NSW Department of Primary Industries, National Marine Science Centre, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450, Australia
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- Evolutionary Ecology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK
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- Large Pelagics Research Center, Gloucester, MA 01931, USA
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Pratt HL, Pratt TC, Knotek RJ, Carrier JC, Whitney NM. Long-term use of a shark breeding ground: Three decades of mating site fidelity in the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0275323. [PMID: 36251734 PMCID: PMC9576040 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Understanding shark mating dynamics and mating site use may be vital to species management. The Dry Tortugas courtship and mating ground (DTCMG) has been known as a mating site for nurse sharks, Ginglymostoma cirratum, since 1895. In a 30-yr (1992–2021) study we have documented long-term site fidelity to this area with data from 137 adult sharks (89 female, 48 male) tagged with PIT, fin, and acoustic tags. Of 118 sharks tagged from 1993 to 2014, at least 80 (68%) returned to the DTCMG in subsequent years during the June-July mating season. Known individuals returned in up to 16 different mating seasons and over periods of up 28 years, indicating that life span extends well into the forties for this species. Of all returning sharks, 59% (N = 47) have been monitored for over 10 years and 13% (N = 10) have been monitored for over 20 years. Males arrived annually in May and June and departed in July, whereas females arrived biennially or triennially in June, with a secondary peak in site use in September and August, likely associated with thermoregulation during gestation. During the mating season, males made more frequent visits of shorter duration (median = 34 visits for 1 h per visit) to the DTCMG, whereas females made fewer visits but remained on site for longer periods (median = 12.5 visits for 4.4 h per visit). Females typically mated biennially but showed a triennial cycle in 32% of cases, with many females switching cycles at least once. This pattern would reduce the potential reproductive lifetime output of a female by 11% compared to what would be projected from a strict biennial cycle. The long-term mating site fidelity of this shark population reveals the importance of identifying and protecting mating sites for this and other elasmobranch species.
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- Harold L. Pratt
- Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, New England Aquarium, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Elasmobranch Field Research Association, South Thomaston, Maine, United States of America
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- Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, New England Aquarium, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Albion College, Albion, Michigan, United States of America
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- Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, New England Aquarium, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Andrzejaczek S, Lucas TC, Goodman MC, Hussey NE, Armstrong AJ, Carlisle A, Coffey DM, Gleiss AC, Huveneers C, Jacoby DMP, Meekan MG, Mourier J, Peel LR, Abrantes K, Afonso AS, Ajemian MJ, Anderson BN, Anderson SD, Araujo G, Armstrong AO, Bach P, Barnett A, Bennett MB, Bezerra NA, Bonfil R, Boustany AM, Bowlby HD, Branco I, Braun CD, Brooks EJ, Brown J, Burke PJ, Butcher P, Castleton M, Chapple TK, Chateau O, Clarke M, Coelho R, Cortes E, Couturier LIE, Cowley PD, Croll DA, Cuevas JM, Curtis TH, Dagorn L, Dale JJ, Daly R, Dewar H, Doherty PD, Domingo A, Dove ADM, Drew M, Dudgeon CL, Duffy CAJ, Elliott RG, Ellis JR, Erdmann MV, Farrugia TJ, Ferreira LC, Ferretti F, Filmalter JD, Finucci B, Fischer C, Fitzpatrick R, Forget F, Forsberg K, Francis MP, Franks BR, Gallagher AJ, Galvan-Magana F, García ML, Gaston TF, Gillanders BM, Gollock MJ, Green JR, Green S, Griffiths CA, Hammerschlag N, Hasan A, Hawkes LA, Hazin F, Heard M, Hearn A, Hedges KJ, Henderson SM, Holdsworth J, Holland KN, Howey LA, Hueter RE, Humphries NE, Hutchinson M, Jaine FRA, Jorgensen SJ, Kanive PE, Labaja J, Lana FO, Lassauce H, Lipscombe RS, Llewellyn F, Macena BCL, Mambrasar R, McAllister JD, McCully Phillips SR, McGregor F, McMillan MN, McNaughton LM, Mendonça SA, Meyer CG, Meyers M, Mohan JA, Montgomery JC, Mucientes G, Musyl MK, Nasby-Lucas N, Natanson LJ, O’Sullivan JB, Oliveira P, Papastamtiou YP, Patterson TA, Pierce SJ, Queiroz N, Radford CA, Richardson AJ, Richardson AJ, Righton D, Rohner CA, Royer MA, Saunders RA, Schaber M, Schallert RJ, Scholl MC, Seitz AC, Semmens JM, Setyawan E, Shea BD, Shidqi RA, Shillinger GL, Shipley ON, Shivji MS, Sianipar AB, Silva JF, Sims DW, Skomal GB, Sousa LL, Southall EJ, Spaet JLY, Stehfest KM, Stevens G, Stewart JD, Sulikowski JA, Syakurachman I, Thorrold SR, Thums M, Tickler D, Tolloti MT, Townsend KA, Travassos P, Tyminski JP, Vaudo JJ, Veras D, Wantiez L, Weber SB, Wells RD, Weng KC, Wetherbee BM, Williamson JE, Witt MJ, Wright S, Zilliacus K, Block BA, Curnick DJ. Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabo1754. [PMID: 35984887 PMCID: PMC9390984 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abo1754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Knowledge of the three-dimensional movement patterns of elasmobranchs is vital to understand their ecological roles and exposure to anthropogenic pressures. To date, comparative studies among species at global scales have mostly focused on horizontal movements. Our study addresses the knowledge gap of vertical movements by compiling the first global synthesis of vertical habitat use by elasmobranchs from data obtained by deployment of 989 biotelemetry tags on 38 elasmobranch species. Elasmobranchs displayed high intra- and interspecific variability in vertical movement patterns. Substantial vertical overlap was observed for many epipelagic elasmobranchs, indicating an increased likelihood to display spatial overlap, biologically interact, and share similar risk to anthropogenic threats that vary on a vertical gradient. We highlight the critical next steps toward incorporating vertical movement into global management and monitoring strategies for elasmobranchs, emphasizing the need to address geographic and taxonomic biases in deployments and to concurrently consider both horizontal and vertical movements.
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware, Lewes, DE, USA
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- Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX, USA
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- Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
- Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
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- Southern Shark Ecology Group, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
- Zoological Society of London, London, UK
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- Australian Institute of Marine Science, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- UMS 3514 Plateforme Marine Stella Mare, Université de Corse Pasquale Paoli, Biguglia, France
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- The Manta Trust, Catemwood House, Corscombe, Dorset, UK
- Save Our Seas Foundation–D’Arros Research Centre, Geneva, Switzerland
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
- Biopixel Oceans Foundation, Cairns, QLD, Australia
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- Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University, Fort Pierce, FL, USA
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- New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Environmental Science Program, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
- Marine Research and Conservation Foundation, Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, UK
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- MARBEC, University of Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Sète, France
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
- Biopixel Oceans Foundation, Cairns, QLD, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
- Departamento de Oceanografia e Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil
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- El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR)–Unidad Chetumal, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico
- Océanos Vivientes A.C., Mexico City, Mexico
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- Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA, USA
- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, Canada
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- Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
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- Ascension Island Government Conservation and Fisheries Department, Georgetown, Ascension Island, UK
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- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries–Fisheries Research, National Marine Science Centre, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia
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- Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station, Oregon State University, Newport, OR, USA
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- Laboratory of Marine Biology and Ecology, Aquarium des Lagons, Nouméa, New Caledonia
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- Portuguese Institute for the Ocean and Atmosphere, I.P. (IPMA), Olhão, Algarve, Portugal
- Centre of Marine Sciences of the Algarve, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Algarve, Portugal
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- Southeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Panama City, FL, USA
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- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Makhanda, South Africa
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Wildlife Conservation Society Argentina, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
- División Zoología de Vertebrados, Museo de La Plata, Universidad Nacional de la Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Management Division, NOAA Fisheries, Gloucester, MA, USA
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- MARBEC, University of Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Sète, France
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- Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, Pacific Grove, CA, USA
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- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Makhanda, South Africa
- Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban, South Africa
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- Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, UK
- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, UK
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- Laboratorio de Recursos Pelágicos, Dirección Nacional de Recursos Acuáticos (DINARA), Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Southern Shark Ecology Group, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- SARDI Aquatic Sciences, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
- School of Science, Technology and Engineering, The University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, QLD, Australia
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- Institute of Marine Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK
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- College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA
- Alaska Ocean Observing System, Anchorage, AK, USA
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- Australian Institute of Marine Science, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Makhanda, South Africa
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- National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Wellington, New Zealand
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- Biopixel Oceans Foundation, Cairns, QLD, Australia
- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia
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- MARBEC, University of Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Sète, France
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- National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Wellington, New Zealand
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- Marine Science Research Institute, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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- Museo de La Plata, Universidad Nacional de la Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- College of Engineering, Science and Environment, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah, NSW, Australia
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- Southern Seas Ecology Laboratories, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Galapagos Whale Shark Project, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador
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- Galapagos Whale Shark Project, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Marine Research, Lysekil, Sweden
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- Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Yayasan Konservasi Indonesia, Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia
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- College of Life and Environmental Science, Hatherly Laboratories, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, UK
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- Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Southern Shark Ecology Group, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- SARDI Aquatic Sciences, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Conservation and Wildlife Branch, Department for Environment and Water, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Migramar, Forest Knolls, CA, USA
- Galapagos Whale Shark Project, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador
- Galapagos Science Center, Department of Biological Sciences, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador
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- Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Kaneohe, HI, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Haiti Ocean Project, Petite Riviere de Nippes, Haiti
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- OCEARCH, Park City, UT, USA
- Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL, USA
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- Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Kaneohe, HI, USA
- Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Mosman, NSW, Australia
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
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- Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines, Jagna, Bohol, Philippines
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- Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- The Manta Trust, Catemwood House, Corscombe, Dorset, UK
- ISEA, University of New Caledonia, Nouméa, New Caledonia
- Conservation International New Caledonia, Nouméa, New Caledonia
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- National Marine Science Centre, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia
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- Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
- Okeanos Centre, University of the Azores, Horta, Faial, Portugal
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- Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- Southern Seas Ecology Laboratories, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Kaneohe, HI, USA
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- Australian Institute of Marine Science, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- School of Marine and Environmental Programs, University of New England, Biddeford, ME, USA
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- Institute of Marine Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Instituto de Investigacions Marinas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Vigo, Galicia, Spain
- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Vairao, Portugal
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- Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- Institute of the Environment, Department of Biological Science, Florida International University, North Miami, FL, USA
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Vairao, Portugal
- BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, Vairao, Portugal
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- Institute of Marine Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Ascension Island Government Conservation and Fisheries Department, Georgetown, Ascension Island, UK
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
- CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, St Lucia, QLD, Australia
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK
- School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Kaneohe, HI, USA
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- Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation, Bimini, The Bahamas
- IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group, Gland, Vaud, Switzerland
- Aquarium-Muséum Universitaire de Liège, University of Liège, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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- College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA
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- Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- The Manta Trust, Catemwood House, Corscombe, Dorset, UK
- Institute of Marine Science, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
- Beneath the Waves, Herndon, VA, USA
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- Coastal Science and Policy Program, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
- Thresher Shark Project Indonesia, Alor Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
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- Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, Pacific Grove, CA, USA
- Migramar, Forest Knolls, CA, USA
- Upwell, Monterey, CA, USA
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- Guy Harvey Research Institute, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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- Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK
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- The Marine Biological Association, Plymouth, UK
- Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Recanati-Kaplan Centre, Department of Zoology, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
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- Evolutionary Ecology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK
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- The Manta Trust, Catemwood House, Corscombe, Dorset, UK
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- The Manta Trust, Catemwood House, Corscombe, Dorset, UK
- Marine Mammal Institute, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon State University, Newport, OR, USA
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- New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
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- Australian Institute of Marine Science, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- Marine Futures Lab, School of Biological Science, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- School of Science, Technology and Engineering, The University of the Sunshine Coast, Hervey Bay, QLD, Australia
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- Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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- OCEARCH, Park City, UT, USA
- Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL, USA
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- Guy Harvey Research Institute, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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- Unidade Acadêmica de Serra Talhada, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Serra Talhada, PE, Brazil
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- Ascension Island Government Conservation and Fisheries Department, Georgetown, Ascension Island, UK
- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, UK
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- Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Fisheries Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, VA, USA
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- Guy Harvey Research Institute, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
- University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA
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- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, UK
- College of Life and Environmental Science, Hatherly Laboratories, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, UK
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, Pacific Grove, CA, USA
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Lubitz N, Bradley M, Sheaves M, Hammerschlag N, Daly R, Barnett A. The role of context in elucidating drivers of animal movement. Ecol Evol 2022; 12:e9128. [PMID: 35898421 PMCID: PMC9309038 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Despite its consequences for ecological processes and population dynamics, intra-specific variability is frequently overlooked in animal movement studies. Consequently, the necessary resolution to reveal drivers of individual movement decisions is often lost as animal movement data are aggregated to infer average or population patterns. Thus, an empirical understanding of why a given movement pattern occurs remains patchy for many taxa, especially in marine systems. Nonetheless, movement is often rationalized as being driven by basic life history requirements, such as acquiring energy (feeding), reproduction, predator-avoidance, and remaining in suitable environmental conditions. However, these life history requirements are central to every individual within a species and thus do not sufficiently account for the high intra-specific variability in movement behavior and hence fail to fully explain the occurrence of multiple movement strategies within a species. Animal movement appears highly context dependent as, for example, within the same location, the behavior of both resident and migratory individuals is driven by life history requirements, such as feeding or reproduction, however different movement strategies are utilized to fulfill them. A systematic taxa-wide approach that, instead of averaging population patterns, incorporates and utilizes intra-specific variability to enable predictions as to which movement patterns can be expected under a certain context, is needed. Here, we use intra-specific variability in elasmobranchs as a case study to introduce a stepwise approach for studying animal movement drivers that is based on a context-dependence framework. We examine relevant literature to illustrate how this context-focused approach can aid in reliably identifying drivers of a specific movement pattern. Ultimately, incorporating behavioral variability in the study of movement drivers can assist in making predictions about behavioral responses to environmental change, overcoming tagging biases, and establishing more efficient conservation measures.
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- Nicolas Lubitz
- College of Science and EngineeringJames Cook UniversityTownsvilleQueenslandAustralia
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- Marine Data Technology HubCollege of Science and EngineeringJames Cook UniversityTownsvilleQueenslandAustralia
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- Marine Data Technology HubCollege of Science and EngineeringJames Cook UniversityTownsvilleQueenslandAustralia
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- Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric ScienceUniversity of MiamiMiamiFloridaUSA
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- Oceanographic Research InstituteDurbanSouth Africa
- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)MakhandaSouth Africa
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- Marine Data Technology HubCollege of Science and EngineeringJames Cook UniversityTownsvilleQueenslandAustralia
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Kim SL, Yeakel JD, Balk MA, Eberle JJ, Zeichner S, Fieman D, Kriwet J. Decoding the dynamics of dental distributions: insights from shark demography and dispersal. Proc Biol Sci 2022; 289:20220808. [PMID: 35765842 PMCID: PMC9240680 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.0808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Shark teeth are one of the most abundant vertebrate fossils, and because tooth size generally correlates with body size, their accumulations document the size structure of populations. Understanding how ecological and environmental processes influence size structure, and how this extends to influence these dental distributions, may offer a window into the ecological and environmental dynamics of past and present shark populations. Here, we examine the dental distributions of sand tigers, including extant Carcharias taurus and extinct Striatolamia macrota, to reconstruct the size structure for a contemporary locality and four Eocene localities. We compare empirical distributions against expectations from a population simulation to gain insight into potential governing ecological processes. Specifically, we investigate the influence of dispersal flexibility to and from protected nurseries. We show that changing the flexibility of initial dispersal of juveniles from the nursery and annual migration of adults to the nursery explains a large amount of dental distribution variability. Our framework predicts dispersal strategies of an extant sand tiger population, and supports nurseries as important components of sand tiger life history in both extant and Eocene populations. These results suggest nursery protection may be vital for shark conservation with increasing anthropogenic impacts and climate change.
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- Sora L. Kim
- School of Natural Science, University of California Merced, Merced, CA, USA,Department of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- School of Natural Science, University of California Merced, Merced, CA, USA
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- Paleobiology, National Ecological Observatory Network, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences and Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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- Department of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA,Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- School of Geography, Environment, and Earth Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Paleontology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Schaber M, Gastauer S, Cisewski B, Hielscher N, Janke M, Peña M, Sakinan S, Thorburn J. Extensive oceanic mesopelagic habitat use of a migratory continental shark species. Sci Rep 2022; 12:2047. [PMID: 35132104 PMCID: PMC8821621 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05989-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The identification of movement and behaviour patterns, as well as inter- and intra-population connectivity is crucial in order to implement effective and functional management and conservation measures for threatened migratory species such as tope (Galeorhinus galeus). Yet, previous studies struggled to elucidate clear and consistent movement and depth usage patterns of adult tope in the Northeast Atlantic, suggesting a high plasticity in the migration and behaviour. We deployed pop-up satellite archival tags on adult tope during their seasonal summer aggregations in the inner German Bight of the south-eastern North Sea and near a presumed mating site in southwest Scotland. Depth distribution and migration pathways were derived from time series data with location processing. Four individuals followed migration trajectories leaving coastal areas and crossed the European shelf slope into oceanic areas of the Northeast Atlantic, remaining fully pelagic for the rest of the deployment duration. These sharks showed far-ranging migration trajectories and undertook regular and frequent diel vertical migrations, reaching daytime depths of over 700 m. Vertical migration patterns closely overlapped with biological mesopelagic habitat structures and closely tracked the diel migration of organisms from deep scattering layers derived from hydroacoustic recordings. It is hypothesized that adult tope regularly utilize oceanic habitats, foraging on mesopelagic layers in an environment generally considered of low prey density.
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Braun CD, Arostegui MC, Thorrold SR, Papastamatiou YP, Gaube P, Fontes J, Afonso P. The Functional and Ecological Significance of Deep Diving by Large Marine Predators. ANNUAL REVIEW OF MARINE SCIENCE 2022; 14:129-159. [PMID: 34416123 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-marine-032521-103517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Many large marine predators make excursions from surface waters to the deep ocean below 200 m. Moreover, the ability to access meso- and bathypelagic habitats has evolved independently across marine mammals, reptiles, birds, teleost fishes, and elasmobranchs. Theoretical and empirical evidence suggests a number of plausible functional hypotheses for deep-diving behavior. Developing ways to test among these hypotheses will, however, require new ways to quantify animal behavior and biophysical oceanographic processes at coherent spatiotemporal scales. Current knowledge gaps include quantifying ecological links between surface waters and mesopelagic habitats and the value of ecosystem services provided by biomass in the ocean twilight zone. Growing pressure for ocean twilight zone fisheries creates an urgent need to understand the importance of the deep pelagic ocean to large marine predators.
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- Camrin D Braun
- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA;
- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA;
- Air-Sea Interaction and Remote Sensing Department, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98105, USA
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- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA;
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- Institute of Environment, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33181, USA
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- Air-Sea Interaction and Remote Sensing Department, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98105, USA
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- Okeanos and Institute of Marine Research, University of the Azores, 9901-862 Horta, Portugal
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- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA;
- Okeanos and Institute of Marine Research, University of the Azores, 9901-862 Horta, Portugal
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Aquino‐Baleytó M, Leos‐Barajas V, Adam T, Hoyos‐Padilla M, Santana‐Morales O, Galván‐Magaña F, González‐Armas R, Lowe CG, Ketchum JT, Villalobos H. Diving deeper into the underlying white shark behaviors at Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Ecol Evol 2021; 11:14932-14949. [PMID: 34765151 PMCID: PMC8571628 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Fine-scale movement patterns are driven by both biotic (hunting, physiological needs) and abiotic (environmental conditions) factors. The energy balance governs all movement-related strategic decisions.Marine environments can be better understood by considering the vertical component. From 24 acoustic trackings of 10 white sharks in Guadalupe Island, this study linked, for the first time, horizontal and vertical movement data and inferred six different behavioral states along with movement states, through the use of hidden Markov models, which allowed to draw a comprehensive picture of white shark behavior.Traveling was the most frequent state of behavior for white sharks, carried out mainly at night and twilight. In contrast, area-restricted searching was the least used, occurring primarily in daylight hours.Time of day, distance to shore, total shark length, and, to a lesser extent, tide phase affected behavioral states. Chumming activity reversed, in the short term and in a nonpermanent way, the behavioral pattern to a general diel vertical pattern.
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- Marc Aquino‐Baleytó
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias MarinasLa PazMexico
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- University of St AndrewsSt AndrewsUK
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias MarinasLa PazMexico
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias MarinasLa PazMexico
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- Department of Biological SciencesCalifornia State University Long BeachLong BeachCaliforniaUSA
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias MarinasLa PazMexico
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Madigan DJ, Arnoldi NS, Hussey NE, Carlisle AB. An illicit artisanal fishery for North Pacific white sharks indicates frequent occurrence and high mortality in the Gulf of California. Conserv Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/conl.12796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Daniel J. Madigan
- Department of Integrative Biology University of Windsor Windsor Ontario Canada
- Department of Organismal & Evolutionary Biology Harvard University Cambridge Massachusetts USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology University of Windsor Windsor Ontario Canada
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- School of Marine Science & Policy University of Delaware Lewes Delaware USA
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Le Croizier G, Lorrain A, Sonke JE, Hoyos-Padilla EM, Galván-Magaña F, Santana-Morales O, Aquino-Baleytó M, Becerril-García EE, Muntaner-López G, Ketchum J, Block B, Carlisle A, Jorgensen SJ, Besnard L, Jung A, Schaal G, Point D. The Twilight Zone as a Major Foraging Habitat and Mercury Source for the Great White Shark. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:15872-15882. [PMID: 33238094 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c05621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The twilight zone contains the largest biomass of the world's ocean. Identifying its role in the trophic supply and contaminant exposure of marine megafauna constitutes a critical challenge in the context of global change. The white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is a threatened species with some of the highest concentrations of neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg) among marine top predators. Large white sharks migrate seasonally from coastal habitats, where they primarily forage on pinnipeds, to oceanic offshore habitats. Tagging studies suggest that while offshore, white sharks may forage at depth on mesopelagic species, yet no biochemical evidence exists. Here, we used mercury isotopic composition to assess the dietary origin of MeHg contamination in white sharks from the Northeast Pacific Ocean. We estimated that a minimum of 72% of the MeHg accumulated by white sharks originates from the consumption of mesopelagic prey, while a maximum of 25% derives from pinnipeds. In addition to highlighting the potential of mercury isotopes to decipher the complex ecological cycle of marine predators, our study provides evidence that the twilight zone constitutes a crucial foraging habitat for these large predators, which had been suspected for over a decade. Climate change is predicted to expand the production of mesopelagic MeHg and modify the mesopelagic biomass globally. Considering the pivotal role of the twilight zone is therefore essential to better predict both MeHg exposure and trophic supply to white sharks, and effectively protect these key vulnerable predators.
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- Gaël Le Croizier
- UMR Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Observatoire Midi Pyrénées (OMP), 14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
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- Univ Brest, CNRS, Ifremer, LEMAR, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- UMR Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Observatoire Midi Pyrénées (OMP), 14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
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- Pelagios-Kakunjá A.C., Sinaloa 1540, Col. Las Garzas, 23070 La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
- Fins Attached: Marine Research and Conservation, 19675 Still Glen Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80908, United States
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Av. IPN s/n., 23096 La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
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- Pelagios-Kakunjá A.C., Sinaloa 1540, Col. Las Garzas, 23070 La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Av. IPN s/n., 23096 La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
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- Pelagios-Kakunjá A.C., Sinaloa 1540, Col. Las Garzas, 23070 La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Av. IPN s/n., 23096 La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
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- Pelagios-Kakunjá A.C., Sinaloa 1540, Col. Las Garzas, 23070 La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Av. IPN s/n., 23096 La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
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- Pelagios-Kakunjá A.C., Sinaloa 1540, Col. Las Garzas, 23070 La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
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- Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, Pacific Grove, California 93950, United States
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- School of Marine Science and Policy, University of Delaware, Lewes, Delaware 19958, United States
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- Univ Brest, CNRS, Ifremer, LEMAR, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Des Requins et Des Hommes (DRDH), BLP/Technopole Brest-Iroise, 15 rue Dumont d'Urville, Plouzané 29860, France
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- UMR Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Observatoire Midi Pyrénées (OMP), 14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
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Lowrey B, McWhirter DE, Proffitt KM, Monteith KL, Courtemanch AB, White PJ, Paterson JT, Dewey SR, Garrott RA. Individual variation creates diverse migratory portfolios in native populations of a mountain ungulate. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2020; 30:e2106. [PMID: 32091631 DOI: 10.1002/eap.2106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Ecological theory and empirical studies have demonstrated population-level demographic benefits resulting from a diversity of migratory behaviors with important implications for ecology, conservation, and evolution of migratory organisms. Nevertheless, evaluation of migratory portfolios (i.e., the variation in migratory behaviors across space and time among individuals within populations) has received relatively little attention in migratory ungulates, where research has focused largely on the dichotomous behaviors (e.g., resident and migrant) of partially migratory populations. Using GPS data from 361 female bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) across 17 (4 restored, 6 augmented, 7 native) populations in Montana and Wyoming, USA, we (1) characterized migratory portfolios based on behavioral and spatial migratory characteristics and (2) evaluated the relative influence of landscape attributes and management histories on migratory diversity. Native populations, which had been extant on the landscape for many generations, had more diverse migratory portfolios, higher behavioral switching rates, reduced seasonal range fidelity, and broad dispersion of individuals across summer and winter ranges. In contrast, restored populations with an abbreviated history on the landscape were largely non-migratory with a narrow portfolio of migratory behaviors, less behavioral switching, higher fidelity to seasonal ranges, and less dispersion on summer and winter ranges. Augmented populations were more variable and contained characteristics of both native and restored populations. Differences in migratory diversity among populations were associated with management histories (e.g., restored, augmented, or native). Landscape characteristics such as the duration and regularity of green-up, human landscape alterations, topography, and snow gradients were not strongly associated with migratory diversity. We suggest a two-pronged approach to restoring migratory portfolios in ungulates that first develops behavior-specific habitat models and then places individuals with known migratory behaviors into unoccupied areas in an effort to bolster migratory portfolios in restored populations, potentially with synergistic benefits associated with variation among individuals and resulting portfolio effects. Management efforts to restore diverse migratory portfolios may increase the abundance, resilience, and long-term viability of ungulate populations.
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- B Lowrey
- Fish and Wildlife Ecology and Management Program, Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 59717, USA
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- Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Jackson, Wyoming, 83001, USA
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- Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Bozeman, Montana, 59718, USA
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- Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, 82072, USA
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- Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Jackson, Wyoming, 83001, USA
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- Yellowstone Center for Resources, Yellowstone National Park, National Park Service, Mammoth, Wyoming, 82190, USA
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- Fish and Wildlife Ecology and Management Program, Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 59717, USA
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- Grand Teton National Park, National Park Service, PO Box 170, Moose, Wyoming, 83012, USA
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- Fish and Wildlife Ecology and Management Program, Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 59717, USA
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Jorgensen SJ, Anderson S, Ferretti F, Tietz JR, Chapple T, Kanive P, Bradley RW, Moxley JH, Block BA. Killer whales redistribute white shark foraging pressure on seals. Sci Rep 2019; 9:6153. [PMID: 30992478 PMCID: PMC6467992 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39356-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Predatory behavior and top-down effects in marine ecosystems are well-described, however, intraguild interactions among co-occurring marine top predators remain less understood, but can have far reaching ecological implications. Killer whales and white sharks are prominent upper trophic level predators with highly-overlapping niches, yet their ecological interactions and subsequent effects have remained obscure. Using long-term electronic tagging and survey data we reveal rare and cryptic interactions between these predators at a shared foraging site, Southeast Farallon Island (SEFI). In multiple instances, brief visits from killer whales displaced white sharks from SEFI, disrupting shark feeding behavior for extended periods at this aggregation site. As a result, annual predations of pinnipeds by white sharks at SEFI were negatively correlated with close encounters with killer whales. Tagged white sharks relocated to other aggregation sites, creating detectable increases in white shark density at Ano Nuevo Island. This work highlights the importance of risk effects and intraguild relationships among top ocean predators and the value of long-term data sets revealing these consequential, albeit infrequent, ecological interactions.
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- Monterey Bay Aquarium, 886 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA, 93940, USA
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University Pacific Grove, California, 93950, USA
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- Point Blue Conservation Science, 3820 Cypress Drive #11, Petaluma, CA, 94954, USA
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University Pacific Grove, California, 93950, USA
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- Monterey Bay Aquarium, 886 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA, 93940, USA.,Fish and Wildlife Management, Montana State University, PO Box 173460, Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA
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- Point Blue Conservation Science, 3820 Cypress Drive #11, Petaluma, CA, 94954, USA
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- Monterey Bay Aquarium, 886 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA, 93940, USA
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University Pacific Grove, California, 93950, USA
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Orgeret F, Péron C, Enstipp MR, Delord K, Weimerskirch H, Bost CA. Exploration during early life: distribution, habitat and orientation preferences in juvenile king penguins. MOVEMENT ECOLOGY 2019; 7:29. [PMID: 31660153 PMCID: PMC6805568 DOI: 10.1186/s40462-019-0175-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND The early life of marine apex predators is poorly known, particularly for diving species. The orientation and foraging skills are presumably less developed in juveniles than in adults, especially during their first year at sea when juveniles might disperse further than adults. METHODS Over two years of monitoring, we tracked the movements of 17 juvenile king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus, ~ 1 year old) using satellite relay tags from Crozet Archipelago (Southern Indian Ocean), starting when birds left their natal colony for the first time. For comparison we also tagged 6 non-breeding adults, which at that stage, similar to juveniles, are unhampered by reproductive constraints and might roam further than breeders. We used a combination of cluster analysis and habitat modelling to investigate and compare the movement patterns and habitat use of experienced (non-breeding adults) and non-experienced (juveniles) individuals. RESULTS While juvenile penguins and non-breeding adults followed similar routes, the movements by adults started later in the season and ranged over a considerably smaller area than juveniles. Net squared displacement analysis revealed that both groups did not move to a specific wintering area. Changes in direction of juveniles in respect to their departure island were similar and synchronous for both years. Habitat models revealed that foraging behaviour was affected by environmental variables such as wind or current speeds, sea surface temperature, or oceanic productivity, for both stages. Analysis of tracks revealed that birds moved predominately perpendicular or against the main direction of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and the prevailing wind during austral summer (juveniles only) and autumn (juveniles and non-breeding adults). However, both juveniles and adults were more likely to move against the prevailing winds if productivity increased along their trajectories. CONCLUSIONS The exceptional duration of our tracking study provided unprecedented insights into the distribution, habitat preferences and orientation of two poorly known life history stages of an expert avian diver. Our study suggests that juveniles might use both innate and learnt skills to reach profitable foraging areas during their first year at sea, which is critical in long-lived species.
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- F. Orgeret
- Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, CNRS, UMR 7372, 79360 Villiers en Bois, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (BOREA), MNHN, CNRS, IRD, SU, UCN, UA. CP 26, 43 rue Cuvier, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Département Ecologie, Physiologie et Ethologie, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC, UMR 7178, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, CNRS, UMR 7372, 79360 Villiers en Bois, France
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- Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, CNRS, UMR 7372, 79360 Villiers en Bois, France
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- Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, CNRS, UMR 7372, 79360 Villiers en Bois, France
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Andrzejaczek S, Gleiss AC, Jordan LKB, Pattiaratchi CB, Howey LA, Brooks EJ, Meekan MG. Temperature and the vertical movements of oceanic whitetip sharks, Carcharhinus longimanus. Sci Rep 2018; 8:8351. [PMID: 29844605 PMCID: PMC5974137 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-26485-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Large-bodied pelagic ectotherms such as sharks need to maintain internal temperatures within a favourable range in order to maximise performance and be cost-efficient foragers. This implies that behavioural thermoregulation should be a key feature of the movements of these animals, although field evidence is limited. We used depth and temperature archives from pop-up satellite tags to investigate the role of temperature in driving vertical movements of 16 oceanic whitetip sharks, Carcharhinus longimanus, (OWTs). Spectral analysis, linear mixed modelling, segmented regression and multivariate techniques were used to examine the effect of mean sea surface temperature (SST) and mixed layer depth on vertical movements. OWTs continually oscillated throughout the upper 200 m of the water column. In summer when the water column was stratified with high SSTs, oscillations increased in amplitude and cycle length and sharks reduced the time spent in the upper 50 m. In winter when the water column was cooler and well-mixed, oscillations decreased in amplitude and cycle length and sharks frequently occupied the upper 50 m. SSTs of 28 oC marked a distinct change in vertical movements and the onset of thermoregulation strategies. Our results have implications for the ecology of these animals in a warming ocean.
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- Samantha Andrzejaczek
- Ocean Graduate School & The UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia.
- The Australian Institute of Marine Science, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia.
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- Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, 6150, Australia
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- Ocean Graduate School & The UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
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- Microwave Telemetry, Inc., Columbia, Maryland, 21045, USA
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- Shark Research and Conservation Program, The Cape Eleuthera Institute, Eleuthera, Bahamas
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- The Australian Institute of Marine Science, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
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Aguilera O, Luz Z, Carrillo-Briceño JD, Kocsis L, Vennemann TW, de Toledo PM, Nogueira A, Amorim KB, Moraes-Santos H, Polck MR, Ruivo MDL, Linhares AP, Monteiro-Neto C. Neogene sharks and rays from the Brazilian 'Blue Amazon'. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0182740. [PMID: 28832664 PMCID: PMC5568136 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The lower Miocene Pirabas Formation in the North of Brazil was deposited under influence of the proto-Amazon River and is characterized by large changes in the ecological niches from the early Miocene onwards. To evaluate these ecological changes, the elasmobranch fauna of the fully marine, carbonate-rich beds was investigated. A diverse fauna with 24 taxa of sharks and rays was identified with the dominant groups being carcharhiniforms and myliobatiforms. This faunal composition is similar to other early Miocene assemblages from the proto-Carribbean bioprovince. However, the Pirabas Formation has unique features compared to the other localities; being the only Neogene fossil fish assemblage described from the Atlantic coast of Tropical Americas. Phosphate oxygen isotope composition of elasmobranch teeth served as proxies for paleotemperatures and paleoecology. The data are compatible with a predominantly tropical marine setting with recognized inshore and offshore habitats with some probable depth preferences (e.g., Aetomylaeus groups). Paleohabitat of taxa particularly found in the Neogene of the Americas (†Carcharhinus ackermannii, †Aetomylaeus cubensis) are estimated to have been principally coastal and shallow waters. Larger variation among the few analyzed modern selachians reflects a larger range for the isotopic composition of recent seawater compared to the early Miocene. This probably links to an increased influence of the Amazon River in the coastal regions during the Holocene.
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- Orangel Aguilera
- Departamento de Biologia Marinha, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brasil
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- Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brasil
- * E-mail:
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- Faculty of Science, Geology Group, University of Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku, Gadong, Brunei Darussalam
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- Institut des Dynamiques de la Surface Terrestre, Université de Lausanne, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Instituto de Geociências, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brasil
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- Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Coordenação de Ciências da Terra e Ecologia, Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Belém, Pará, Brasil
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- Departamento Nacional de Produção Mineral, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Coordenação de Ciências da Terra e Ecologia, Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Belém, Pará, Brasil
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- Coordenação de Ciências da Terra e Ecologia, Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Belém, Pará, Brasil
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- Departamento de Biologia Marinha, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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Howey LA, Wetherbee BM, Tolentino ER, Shivji MS. Biogeophysical and physiological processes drive movement patterns in a marine predator. MOVEMENT ECOLOGY 2017; 5:16. [PMID: 28725435 PMCID: PMC5514520 DOI: 10.1186/s40462-017-0107-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Accepted: 06/11/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Blue sharks (Prionace glauca) are among the most abundant and widely distributed of oceanic elasmobranchs. Millions are taken annually in pelagic longline fisheries and comprise the highest component of auctioned fin weight in the international shark fin trade. Though studies of blue sharks outnumber those of other large pelagic sharks, the species' complicated and sexually segregated life history still confound current understanding of Atlantic movement patterns. Lack of detailed information regarding movement and vertical behavior continues to limit management efforts that require such data for stock assessment and sustainable catch modeling. Therefore, this study aims to describe behavioral and ecological patterns distinct to aggregating and migrating blue sharks, and compare the findings to existing Atlantic movement models. RESULTS Data collected from 23 blue sharks instrumented with pop-up satellite archival tags were used in statistical predictive regression models to investigate habitat use during a localized aggregation in the northwest Atlantic, while undergoing seasonal migrations, and with respect to environmental variables. Deployment durations ranged from 4 to 273 days, with sharks inhabiting both productive coastal waters and the open ocean, and exhibiting long-distance seasonal movements exceeding 3700 km. While aggregating on the continental shelf of the northwest Atlantic, blue sharks displayed consistent depth use independent of sex and life stage, and exhibited varied response to environmental (temperature and chlorophyll a) factors. As sharks dispersed from the aggregation site, depth use was influenced by bathymetry, latitude, demography, and presence in the Gulf Stream. Mature females were not observed at the New England tagging site, however, two mature females with recent mating wounds were captured and tagged opportunistically in The Bahamas, one of which migrated to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. CONCLUSIONS Vertical behaviors displayed by blue sharks varied greatly among locales; depth use off the continental shelf was significantly greater, and individuals exhibited a greater frequency of deep-diving behavior, compared to periods of aggregation on the continental shelf. Sexual segregation was evident, suggesting mature and immature males, and immature females may be subjected to high levels of anthropogenic exploitation in this region during periods of aggregation. Analysis of the spatio-temporal tracks revealed that nine individuals traveled beyond the United States EEZ, including a mature female captured in The Bahamas that migrated to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. These results reflect and augment existing Atlantic migration models, and highlight the complex, synergistic nature of factors affecting blue shark ecology and the need for a cooperative management approach in the North Atlantic.
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- Lucy A. Howey
- Save Our Seas Shark Research Center and Guy Harvey Research Institute, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
- Microwave Telemetry, Inc., 8835 Columbia 100 Parkway, Suites K & L, Columbia, MD USA
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- Microwave Telemetry, Inc., 8835 Columbia 100 Parkway, Suites K & L, Columbia, MD USA
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- Save Our Seas Shark Research Center and Guy Harvey Research Institute, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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Shipley ON, Howey LA, Tolentino ER, Jordan LKB, Ruppert JLW, Brooks EJ. Horizontal and vertical movements of Caribbean reef sharks ( Carcharhinus perezi): conservation implications of limited migration in a marine sanctuary. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2017. [PMID: 28386422 DOI: 10.5061/dryad.cm184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Despite the ecological and economic importance of the Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi), little data exist regarding the movements and habitat use of this predator across its range. We deployed 11 pop-up satellite archival tags on Caribbean reef sharks captured in the northeast Exuma Sound, The Bahamas, to assess their horizontal and vertical movements throughout the water column. Sharks showed high site fidelity to The Bahamas suggesting Bahamian subpopulations remain protected within the Bahamian Shark Sanctuary. Depth data indicate that Caribbean reef sharks spent a significant proportion (72-91%) of their time above 50 m in narrow vertical depth bands, which varied considerably on an individual basis. This may be indicative of high site fidelity to specific bathymetric features. Animals exhibited three broadly categorized sporadic off-bank excursions (more than 50 m excursions) down to a depth of 436.1 m, which were more frequent during the night. These deeper excursions during night may be indicative of foraging in relation to prey on mesophotic reefs, as well as diel-vertically migrating prey from the deeper meso- and bathypelagic zones. These vertical movements suggest that Caribbean reef sharks can be significant vectors of ecosystem connectivity further warranting holistic multi-system management and conservation approaches.
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- Oliver N Shipley
- Shark Research and Conservation Program, The Cape Eleuthera Institute, PO Box EL-26029, Rock Sound, Eleuthera, The Bahamas; School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Microwave Telemetry, Inc. , 8835 Columbia 100 Parkway, Suites K & L, Columbia, MD 21045 , USA
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- Microwave Telemetry, Inc. , 8835 Columbia 100 Parkway, Suites K & L, Columbia, MD 21045 , USA
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- Microwave Telemetry, Inc. , 8835 Columbia 100 Parkway, Suites K & L, Columbia, MD 21045 , USA
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- Department of Renewable Resources , University of Alberta , Edmonton, Alberta , Canada T6G 2H1
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- Shark Research and Conservation Program , The Cape Eleuthera Institute , PO Box EL-26029, Rock Sound, Eleuthera , The Bahamas
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Shipley ON, Howey LA, Tolentino ER, Jordan LKB, Ruppert JLW, Brooks EJ. Horizontal and vertical movements of Caribbean reef sharks ( Carcharhinus perezi): conservation implications of limited migration in a marine sanctuary. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2017; 4:160611. [PMID: 28386422 PMCID: PMC5367288 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.160611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
Despite the ecological and economic importance of the Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi), little data exist regarding the movements and habitat use of this predator across its range. We deployed 11 pop-up satellite archival tags on Caribbean reef sharks captured in the northeast Exuma Sound, The Bahamas, to assess their horizontal and vertical movements throughout the water column. Sharks showed high site fidelity to The Bahamas suggesting Bahamian subpopulations remain protected within the Bahamian Shark Sanctuary. Depth data indicate that Caribbean reef sharks spent a significant proportion (72-91%) of their time above 50 m in narrow vertical depth bands, which varied considerably on an individual basis. This may be indicative of high site fidelity to specific bathymetric features. Animals exhibited three broadly categorized sporadic off-bank excursions (more than 50 m excursions) down to a depth of 436.1 m, which were more frequent during the night. These deeper excursions during night may be indicative of foraging in relation to prey on mesophotic reefs, as well as diel-vertically migrating prey from the deeper meso- and bathypelagic zones. These vertical movements suggest that Caribbean reef sharks can be significant vectors of ecosystem connectivity further warranting holistic multi-system management and conservation approaches.
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- Oliver N. Shipley
- Shark Research and Conservation Program, The Cape Eleuthera Institute, PO Box EL-26029, Rock Sound, Eleuthera, The Bahamas
- School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Microwave Telemetry, Inc., 8835 Columbia 100 Parkway, Suites K & L, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
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- Microwave Telemetry, Inc., 8835 Columbia 100 Parkway, Suites K & L, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
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- Microwave Telemetry, Inc., 8835 Columbia 100 Parkway, Suites K & L, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
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- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaT6G 2H1
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- Shark Research and Conservation Program, The Cape Eleuthera Institute, PO Box EL-26029, Rock Sound, Eleuthera, The Bahamas
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Lopes MS, Bertucci TCP, Rapagnã L, Tubino RDA, Monteiro-Neto C, Tomas ARG, Tenório MC, Lima T, Souza R, Carrillo-Briceño JD, Haimovici M, Macario K, Carvalho C, Aguilera Socorro O. The Path towards Endangered Species: Prehistoric Fisheries in Southeastern Brazil. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0154476. [PMID: 27355355 PMCID: PMC4939631 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 04/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Brazilian shellmounds are archaeological sites with a high concentration of
marine faunal remains. There are more than 2000 sites along the coast of Brazil
that range in age from 8,720 to 985 cal BP. Here, we studied the
ichthyoarchaeological remains (i.e., cranial/postcranial bones, otoliths, and
teeth, among others) at 13 shellmounds on the southern coast of the state of Rio
de Janeiro, which are located in coastal landscapes, including a sandy plain
with coastal lagoons, rocky islands, islets and rocky bays. We identified
patterns of similarity between shellmounds based on fish diversity, the ages of
the assemblages, littoral geomorphology and prehistoric fisheries. Our new
radiocarbon dating, based on otolith samples, was used for fishery
characterization over time. A taxonomical study of the ichthyoarchaeological
remains includes a diversity of 97 marine species, representing 37% of all
modern species (i.e., 265 spp.) that have been documented along the coast of Rio
de Janeiro state. This high fish diversity recovered from the shellmounds is
clear evidence of well-developed prehistoric fishery activity that targeted
sharks, rays and finfishes in a productive area influenced by coastal marine
upwelling. The presence of adult and neonate shark, especially oceanic species,
is here interpreted as evidence of prehistoric fisheries capacity for
exploitation and possibly overexploitation in nursery areas. Various tools and
strategies were used to capture finfish in seasonal fisheries, over rocky reef
bottoms and in sandy littoral environments. Massive catches of whitemouth
croaker, main target dermersal species of South Atlantic coast, show evidence of
a reduction in body size of approximately 28% compared with modern fisheries.
Fishery activity involving vulnerable species, especially in nursery areas,
could mark the beginning of fish depletion along the southeastern Brazilian
coast and the collapse of natural fish populations.
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- Mariana Samôr Lopes
- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Instituto de Biologia, Campus do
Valonguinho, Outeiro São João Batista, s/n°.CEP: 24020–141, Niterói, Rio de
Janeiro, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Instituto de Biologia, Campus do
Valonguinho, Outeiro São João Batista, s/n°.CEP: 24020–141, Niterói, Rio de
Janeiro, Brasil
- * E-mail:
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Instituto de Biologia, Campus do
Valonguinho, Outeiro São João Batista, s/n°.CEP: 24020–141, Niterói, Rio de
Janeiro, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Instituto de Biologia, Campus do
Valonguinho, Outeiro São João Batista, s/n°.CEP: 24020–141, Niterói, Rio de
Janeiro, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Instituto de Biologia, Campus do
Valonguinho, Outeiro São João Batista, s/n°.CEP: 24020–141, Niterói, Rio de
Janeiro, Brasil
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- Instituto de Pesca, Centro APTA Pescado Marinho, Av. Bartolomeu de Gusmão
192, Santos, São Paulo, CEP: 11030–906, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional, Departamento de
Antropologia. Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, CEP: 20940–040,
Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional, Departamento de
Antropologia. Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, CEP: 20940–040,
Brasil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Instituto de Biologia, Campus do
Valonguinho, Outeiro São João Batista, s/n°.CEP: 24020–141, Niterói, Rio de
Janeiro, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Instituto de Oceanografia, Campus
Carreiros, Av. Itália, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP: 96201–900,
Brasil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Instituto de Física, Campus da Praia
Vermelha, Boa Viagem, CEP: 24210–310, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro,
Brasil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Instituto de Física, Campus da Praia
Vermelha, Boa Viagem, CEP: 24210–310, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro,
Brasil
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- Universidade Federal Fluminense, Instituto de Biologia, Campus do
Valonguinho, Outeiro São João Batista, s/n°.CEP: 24020–141, Niterói, Rio de
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Howey LA, Tolentino ER, Papastamatiou YP, Brooks EJ, Abercrombie DL, Watanabe YY, Williams S, Brooks A, Chapman DD, Jordan LKB. Into the deep: the functionality of mesopelagic excursions by an oceanic apex predator. Ecol Evol 2016; 6:5290-304. [PMID: 27551383 PMCID: PMC4984504 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Comprehension of ecological processes in marine animals requires information regarding dynamic vertical habitat use. While many pelagic predators primarily associate with epipelagic waters, some species routinely dive beyond the deep scattering layer. Actuation for exploiting these aphotic habitats remains largely unknown. Recent telemetry data from oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in the Atlantic show a strong association with warm waters (>20°C) less than 200 m. Yet, individuals regularly exhibit excursions into the meso‐ and bathypelagic zone. In order to examine deep‐diving behavior in oceanic whitetip sharks, we physically recovered 16 pop‐up satellite archival tags and analyzed the high‐resolution depth and temperature data. Diving behavior was evaluated in the context of plausible functional behavior hypotheses including interactive behaviors, energy conservation, thermoregulation, navigation, and foraging. Mesopelagic excursions (n = 610) occurred throughout the entire migratory circuit in all individuals, with no indication of site specificity. Six depth‐versus‐time descent and ascent profiles were identified. Descent profile shapes showed little association with examined environmental variables. Contrastingly, ascent profile shapes were related to environmental factors and appear to represent unique behavioral responses to abiotic conditions present at the dive apex. However, environmental conditions may not be the sole factors influencing ascents, as ascent mode may be linked to intentional behaviors. While dive functionality remains unconfirmed, our study suggests that mesopelagic excursions relate to active foraging behavior or navigation. Dive timing, prey constituents, and dive shape support foraging as the most viable hypothesis for mesopelagic excursions, indicating that the oceanic whitetip shark may regularly survey extreme environments (deep depths, low temperatures) as a foraging strategy. At the apex of these deep‐water excursions, sharks exhibit a variable behavioral response, perhaps, indicating the presence or absence of prey.
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- Department of Biological Sciences Florida International University North Miami Florida USA
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- Shark Research and Conservation Program Cape Eleuthera Institute Eleuthera The Bahamas
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- National Institute of Polar Research Tachikawa Tokyo Japan; Department of Polar Science SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies) Tachikawa Tokyo Japan
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- Shark Research and Conservation Program Cape Eleuthera Institute Eleuthera The Bahamas
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- Shark Research and Conservation Program Cape Eleuthera Institute Eleuthera The Bahamas
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- School of Marine and Atmospheric Science & Institute for Ocean Conservation Science Stony Brook University Stony Brook New York USA
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Skomal GB, Hoyos-Padilla EM, Kukulya A, Stokey R. Subsurface observations of white shark Carcharodon carcharias predatory behaviour using an autonomous underwater vehicle. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2015; 87:1293-1312. [PMID: 26709209 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2015] [Accepted: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In this study, an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) was used to test this technology as a viable tool for directly observing the behaviour of marine animals and to investigate the behaviour, habitat use and feeding ecology of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias near Guadalupe Island off the coast of Mexico. During the period 31 October to 7 November 2013, six AUV missions were conducted to track one male and three female C. carcharias, ranging in estimated total length (LT ) from 3·9 to 5·7 m, off the north-east coast of Guadalupe Island. In doing so, the AUV generated over 13 h of behavioural data for C. carcharias at depths down to 90 m. The sharks remained in the area for the duration of each mission and moved through broad depth and temperature ranges from the surface to 163·8 m depth (mean ± S.D. = 112·5 ± 40·3 m) and 7·9-27·1° C (mean ± S.D. = 12·7 ± 2·9° C), respectively. Video footage and AUV sensor data revealed that two of the C. carcharias being tracked and eight other C. carcharias in the area approached (n = 17), bumped (n = 4) and bit (n = 9) the AUV during these tracks. This study demonstrated that an AUV can be used to effectively track and observe the behaviour of a large pelagic animal, C. carcharias. In doing so, the first observations of subsurface predatory behaviour were generated for this species. At its current state of development, this technology clearly offers a new and innovative tool for tracking the fine-scale behaviour of marine animals.
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- G B Skomal
- Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, 1213 Purchase St., New Bedford, MA 02740, U.S.A
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- Pelagios-Kakunja A.C. Sinaloa 1540, Col. Las Garzas, C. P. 23070, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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- Oceanographic Systems Laboratory, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 86 Water St., Woods Hole, MA 02543, U.S.A
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- Oceanographic Systems Laboratory, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 86 Water St., Woods Hole, MA 02543, U.S.A
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Cermeño P, Quílez-Badia G, Ospina-Alvarez A, Sainz-Trápaga S, Boustany AM, Seitz AC, Tudela S, Block BA. Electronic tagging of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, L.) reveals habitat use and behaviors in the Mediterranean Sea. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0116638. [PMID: 25671316 PMCID: PMC4324982 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
We analyzed the movements of Atlantic tuna (Thunnus thynnus L.) in the Mediterranean Sea using data from 2 archival tags and 37 pop-up satellite archival tags (PAT). Bluefin tuna ranging in size from 12 to 248 kg were tagged on board recreational boats in the western Mediterranean and the Adriatic Sea between May and September during two different periods (2000 to 2001 and 2008 to 2012). Although tuna migrations between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean have been well reported, our results indicate that part of the bluefin tuna population remains in the Mediterranean basin for much of the year, revealing a more complex population structure. In this study we demonstrate links between the western Mediterranean, the Adriatic and the Gulf of Sidra (Libya) using over 4336 recorded days of location and behavior data from tagged bluefin tuna with a maximum track length of 394 days. We described the oceanographic preferences and horizontal behaviors during the spawning season for 4 adult bluefin tuna. We also analyzed the time series data that reveals the vertical behavior of one pop-up satellite tag recovered, which was attached to a 43.9 kg tuna. This fish displayed a unique diving pattern within 16 days of the spawning season, suggesting a use of the thermocline as a thermoregulatory mechanism compatible with spawning. The results obtained hereby confirm that the Mediterranean is clearly an important habitat for this species, not only as spawning ground, but also as an overwintering foraging ground.
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- Pablo Cermeño
- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove, California 93950, United States of America
- WWF Mediterranean Programme, Barcelona 08002, Spain
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- WWF Mediterranean Programme, Barcelona 08002, Spain
- Center for Marine Conservation & Department of Ecology, Biological sciences Faculty, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile 6513677, Chile
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove, California 93950, United States of America
- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States of America
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- Tuna Research and Conservation Center, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California 93940, United States of America
- School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775, United States of America
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- WWF Mediterranean Programme, Barcelona 08002, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove, California 93950, United States of America
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Papastamatiou YP, Dean Grubbs R, Imhoff JL, Gulak SJ, Carlson JK, Burgess GH. A subtropical embayment serves as essential habitat for sub-adults and adults of the critically endangered smalltooth sawfish. Glob Ecol Conserv 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2015.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Vaudo JJ, Wetherbee BM, Harvey G, Nemeth RS, Aming C, Burnie N, Howey-Jordan LA, Shivji MS. Intraspecific variation in vertical habitat use by tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) in the western North Atlantic. Ecol Evol 2014; 4:1768-86. [PMID: 24963376 PMCID: PMC4063475 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2013] [Revised: 03/03/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) are a wide ranging, potentially keystone predator species that display a variety of horizontal movement patterns, making use of coastal and pelagic waters. Far less, however, is known about their vertical movements and use of the water column. We used pop-up satellite archival tags with two data sampling rates (high rate and standard rate tags) to investigate the vertical habitat use and diving behavior of tiger sharks tagged on the Puerto Rico–Virgin Islands platform and off Bermuda between 2008 and 2009. Useable data were received from nine of 14 sharks tagged, tracked over a total of 529 days. Sharks spent the majority of their time making yo-yo dives within the upper 50 m of the water column and considerable time within the upper 5 m of the water column. As a result, sharks typically occupied a narrow daily temperature range (∼2°C). Dives to greater than 200 m were common, and all sharks made dives to at least 250 m, with one shark reaching a depth of 828 m. Despite some similarities among individuals, a great deal of intraspecific variability in vertical habit use was observed. Four distinct depth distributions that were not related to tagging location, horizontal movements, sex, or size were detected. In addition, similar depth distributions did not necessitate similar dive patterns among sharks. Recognition of intraspecific variability in habitat use of top predators can be crucial for effective management of these species and for understanding their influence on ecosystem dynamics.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jeremy J Vaudo
- The Guy Harvey Research Institute, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center Dania Beach, Florida
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- The Guy Harvey Research Institute, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center Dania Beach, Florida ; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island Kingston, Rhode Island
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- The Guy Harvey Research Institute, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center Dania Beach, Florida
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- Center for Marine and Environmental Studies, University of the Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
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- The Bermuda Shark Project Flatts, Bermuda
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- The Guy Harvey Research Institute, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center Dania Beach, Florida
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Carlson AE, Hoffmayer ER, Tribuzio CA, Sulikowski JA. The use of satellite tags to redefine movement patterns of spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) along the U.S. east coast: implications for fisheries management. PLoS One 2014; 9:e103384. [PMID: 25068584 PMCID: PMC4113362 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Accepted: 06/30/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) are assumed to be a highly migratory species, making habitual north-south migrations throughout their northwestern Atlantic United States (U.S.) range. Also assumed to be a benthic species, spiny dogfish stock structure is estimated through Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) bottom-trawl surveys. Recent anomalies in population trends, including a recent four-fold increase in estimated spawning stock biomass, suggest alternative movement patterns could exist for this shark species. To obtain a better understanding of the horizontal and vertical movement dynamics of this species, Microwave Telemetry pop-up satellite archival X-Tags were attached to forty adult spiny dogfish at the northern (Gulf of Maine) and southern (North Carolina) extents of their core U.S. geographic range. Reconstructed geolocation tracks ranging in lengths from two to 12 months suggest that the seasonal migration patterns appear to be local in nature to each respective northern and southern deployment site, differing from previously published migration paradigms. Differences in distance and direction traveled between seasonal geolocations possibly indicate separate migratory patterns between groups. Kernel utilization distribution models also suggest strong separate core home ranges. Significant differences in seasonal temperature and depths between the two regions further substantiate the possibility of separate regional movement patterns between the two groups. Vertical utilization also suggests distinct diel patterns and that this species may not utilize the benthos as previously thought, potentially decreasing availability to benthic gear.
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- Amy E. Carlson
- Marine Science Center, University of New England, Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
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- National Marine Fisheries Service Mississippi Laboratories, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States of America
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- National Marine Fisheries Service Auke Bay Laboratories, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
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- Marine Science Center, University of New England, Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
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