Assessing the size, growth rate and structure of a seasonal population of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus Smith 1828) using conventional tagging and photo identification

By R. Graham, C. Roberts. 2007

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Characteristics of a manta ray Manta alfredi population off Maui, Hawaii, and implications for management (2011, methodology): “…technique has been used extensively with large and long-lived vertebrates (for a review see Würsig & Jefferson 1990) for population estimates (e.g. Graham & Roberts 2007) and information on life history (e.g. Brault & Caswell 1993), lifespan (e.g. Langtimm et al. 2004), migration patterns (e.g.…”
Complexities of coastal shark movements and their implications for management (2010, background): “Explanations for surface swimming include using the Earth’s dipole field and/or celestial signs to navigate, thermoregulate (Klimley et al. 2002) and feed on schools of prey at the surface by whale sharks (Colman 1997, Jarman & Wilson 2004, Graham & Roberts 2007).”
Global shark currency: the distribution, frequency, and economic value of shark ecotourism (2011, background): “…scientific observations and data collection, affording researchers opportunities to measure inter-annual population changes and the behavioural ecology of various shark species (e.g. Domeier & NasbyLucas, 2007; Graham & Roberts, 2007; Malkjović & Côté, 2011; authors’ unpublished data).”
Size and structure of a photographically identified population of manta rays Manta alfredi in southern Mozambique (2011, background): “Whale sharks (R. typus), for instance, show male-biased ratios at particular aggregation sites (Meekan et al. 2006; Graham and Roberts 2007 ), whereas nurse sharks (G. cirratum) and grey nurse sharks (C. taurus )i n contrast exhibit a strong female bias at certain monitored aggregation sites (Castr”
Analysis of whale shark Rhincondon typus aggregations near South Ari Atoll, Maldives Archipelago (2010, background): “%) were immature males and the other 3 immature females (i.e. <9 m Lt; cf. Joung et al. 1996, Graham & Roberts 2007).”
Ocean‐scale prediction of whale shark distribution (2012, background): “…data for whale sharks have been collected at spatial scales that constitute only a small part of the animal’s range, usually within coastal waters where nearshore aggregations form (Beckley et al., 1997; Meekan et al., 2006; Graham & Roberts, 2007; Jonahson & Harding, 2007; Rowat et al., 2009).”
Scarring patterns and relative mortality rates of Indian Ocean whale sharks (2008, result): “Similar scars have been noted at other aggregation sites (Graham & Roberts, 2007; Rowat et al., 2007) and in some cases, were possibly caused by vessels used to view whale sharks (Rowat et al., 2007).”