Telemetry and Satellite Tracking of Whale Sharks, Rhincodon Typus, in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico, and the North Pacific Ocean

By S. Eckert, Brent S. Stewart. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 2001

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Assessing the size, growth rate and structure of a seasonal population of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus Smith 1828) using conventional tagging and photo identification (2007, unknown): “The paucity of population data coupled with the capacity for large-scale movement (Eckert and Stewart, 2001; Eckert et al., 2002b; Graham, 2003) constrains understanding of whale shark ecology and underpins their designation as “Vulnerable” to extinction in the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red…”
Social behaviour in sharks and rays: analysis, patterns and implications for conservation (2012, background): “More recently, passive acoustic and satellite telemetry techniques have shed light on the movements and interactions of elasmobranch species at a variety of spatial scales (Eckert and Stewart 2001; Sims et al. 2006).”
Movements and swimming behaviour of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in Australian waters (2006, methodology): “shark species (Carey et al. 1982; Carey and Scharold 1990; Strong et al. 1992; Holts and Bedford 1993; Klimley 1993; Holland et al. 1999; Klimley et al. 2002; Eckert and Stewart 2001 ).”
The Shark Watching Industry and its Potential Contribution to Shark Conservation (2005, background): “The need for multiple-jurisdiction, as well as international protection is emphasised by the work of Eckert and Stewart (2001), who tracked one whale shark for 27 months as it crossed into four political jurisdictions: the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Vietnam.”
Residency of the scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini) at Malpelo Island and evidence of migration to other islands in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (2011, background): “2005), and whale sharks, Rhincodon typus (Eckert and Stewart 2001).”
Analysis of whale shark Rhincondon typus aggregations near South Ari Atoll, Maldives Archipelago (2010, background): “The timing of these aggregations often corresponds with local blooms of phytoplankton or spawning of fishes and corals (e.g. Clark & Nelson 1997, Taylor & Pearce 1999, Eckert & Stewart 2001, Heyman et al. 2001, Alava et al. 2002, Norman & Stevens 2007).”
A review of shark satellite tagging studies (2011, background): “2 Eckert and Stewart (2001) Pacific Rhincodon typus (whale) 17 SAT Dart 0 1144 12 NA”
Movements of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) tagged at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia (2006, background): “Indeed, one shark travelled 12,620 km over 37 mo (Eckert and Stewart 2001).”
A multiple instrument approach to quantifying the movement patterns and habitat use of tiger (Galeocerdo cuvier) and Galapagos sharks (Carcharhinus galapagensis) at French Frigate Shoals, Hawaii (2010, background): “Although no error radii are calculated for Classes 0, A and B positions, previous studies report these classes may still provide accuracies to within a few kilometers ( Eckert and Stewart 2001 ).”
Scarring patterns and relative mortality rates of Indian Ocean whale sharks (2008, background): “…may be higher rates of predation at Ningaloo and lower numbers of boat strikes, it needs to be recognized that these animals are highly migratory (Eckert & Stewart, 2001; Eckert et al., 2002; Rowat & Gore, 2006; Wilson et al., 2006; Bradshaw, 2007; Castro et al., 2007) and that the healed scars…”
Global patterns for upper ceilings on migration distance in sea turtles and comparisons with fish, birds and mammals (2013, background): “…migration distances comparable to the largest fish such as the whale shark (Rhincodon typus, mass, 34 000 kg; maximum migration distance, 13 000 km; Eckert & Stewart 2001), the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias, mass, 550 kg; maximum migration distance, 11 000 km; Bonfil et al. 2005), the…”
Validation of geolocation estimates based on light level and sea surface temperature from electronic tags (2004, background): “…(McConnell et al. 1999, Mate et al. 2000, Nichols et al. 2000, Polovina et al. 2000, Costa et al. 2001), or animals that spend a large amount of time on the surface, such as sharks (Priede 1984, Eckert & Stewart 2001, Eckert et al. © Inter-Research 2004 · www.int-res.com*Corresponding author.”
Complexities of coastal shark movements and their implications for management (2010, background): “Migrations Migrations are common in most species of sharks (Bres 1993) and range from short, seasonal movements along coasts (e.g. Bruce et al. 2006) to transoceanic (e.g. Eckert & Stewart 2001, Eckert et al. 2002, Gore et al. 2008) and trans-equatorial (e.g. Skomal et al. 2009) crossings.”
Aggregations of juvenile whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti (2007, background): “In view of the long distance migrations of this species (Eckert and Stewart 2001; Eckert et al. 2002; Wilson et al. 2006) and their relative economic importance in some areas, it is valuable to characterise these aggregations and the movements of sharks within them.”
Movements of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in South‐east Asian waters as determined by satellite telemetry (2002, methodology): “In that study whale sharks had been tracked for up to 37 months (Eckert & Stewart, 2001).”
Aerial survey as a tool to estimate whale shark abundance trends (2009, background): “This agreed well with published data from other datalogging tag deployments onwhale sharks which had indicated that up to 80% of time was spent within 10 m of the surface (Eckert and Stewart, 2001).”
Shark Tagging: A Review Of Conventional Methods and Studies (2001, background): “New developments in internal, chemical, electronic, satellite, and archival tags, and genetic and biochemical stock analysis methods have occurred (McFarlane et al. 1990, Eckert & Stewart 2001, West & Stevens 2001).”