Integrating Archival Tag Data and a High-Resolution Oceanographic Model to Estimate Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) Movements in the Western Atlantic

Integrating Archival Tag Data and a High-Resolution Oceanographic Model to Estimate Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) Movements in the Western Atlantic

Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) populations are considered “vulnerable” globally and “endangered” in the northeast Atlantic by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Much of our knowledge of this species comes from surface observations in coastal waters, yet recent evidenc...

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Main Authors: Camrin D. Braun, Gregory B. Skomal, Simon R. Thorrold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
movement ecology
satellite archival telemetry
migration
mesopelagic
oceanographic modeling
site fidelity
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00025/full

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