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Journal article
Future Research Directions on the “Elusive” White Shark
Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol.5, pp.1-15
17/12/2018
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Abstract
White sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, are often described as elusive, with little information available due to the logistical difficulties of studying large marine predators that make long-distance migrations across ocean basins. Increased understanding of aggregation patterns, combined with recent advances in technology have, however, facilitated a new breadth of studies revealing fresh insights into the biology and ecology of white sharks. Although we may no longer be able to refer to the white shark as a little-known, elusive species, there remain numerous key questions that warrant investigation and research focus. Although white sharks have separate populations, they seemingly share similar biological and ecological traits across their global distribution. Yet, white shark’s behavior and migratory patterns can widely differ, which makes formalizing similarities across its distribution challenging. Prioritization of research questions is important to maximize limited resources because white sharks are naturally low in abundance and play important regulatory roles in the ecosystem. Here, we consulted 43 white shark experts to identify these issues. The questions listed and developed here provide a global road map for future research on white sharks to advance progress toward key goals that are informed by the needs of the research community and resource managers.
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- Title
- Future Research Directions on the “Elusive” White Shark
- Creators
- Charlie Huveneers - Flinders UniversityKirin Apps - Southern Cross UniversityEdgar E Becerril-García - Instituto Politécnico NacionalBarry Bruce - CSIRO Oceans and AtmospherePaul A Butcher - Southern Cross UniversityAaron B Carlisle - University of DelawareTaylor K Chapple - Stanford UniversityHeather M Christiansen - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation CommissionGeremy Cliff - University of KwaZulu-NatalTobey H Curtis - Florida Institute of TechnologyToby S Daly-Engel - Florida Institute of TechnologyHeidi Dewar - NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest Fisheries Science CenterMatt L Dicken - University of KwaZulu-NatalMichael L Domeier - Marine Conservation Science Institute (MCSI)Clinton A. J Duffy - Department of ConservationRichard Ford - Ministry for Primary IndustriesMalcolm P Francis - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric ResearchGeorgia C. A French - University of SussexFelipe Galván-Magaña - Instituto Politécnico NacionalBrittany Graham - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric ResearchEnrico Gennari - South African Institute for Aquatic BiodiversityBarry HaydenEmiliano García-Rodríguez - Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at EnsenadaEdgar Mauricio Hoyos-Padilla - Pelagios-Kakunjá A.C.Nigel E Hussey - University of WindsorOliver J. D Jewell - Murdoch UniversitySalvador J Jorgensen - Monterey Bay Aquarium FoundationAlison A Kock - South African National ParksChristopher G Lowe - California State University, Long BeachKady Lyons - California State University, Long BeachLauren Meyer - Flinders UniversityGregg Oelofse - Environmental Resources ManagementErick C Oñate-González - Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónHerman Oosthuizen - Department of Environment, Forestry and FisheriesJohn B O’Sullivan - Monterey Bay Aquarium FoundationKristopher Ramm - Department of ConservationGregory Skomal - Massachusetts Division of Marine FisheriesSean Sloan - Department of Primary Industries and Regional DevelopmentMalcolm J Smale - Nelson Mandela UniversityEmilio Sperone - University of CalabriaOscar Sosa-Nishizaki - Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at EnsenadaElena Tamburin - Instituto Politécnico NacionalAlison V Towner - Rhodes UniversityMichelle A Wcisel - Michigan State UniversityKevin C Weng - College of William & MaryJonathan M Werry - Griffith University
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol.5, pp.1-15
- Publisher
- Frontiers Research Foundation
- Identifiers
- 991012927068502368
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2018 Huveneers, Apps, Becerril-García, Bruce, Butcher, Carlisle, Chapple, Christiansen, Cliff, Curtis, Daly-Engel, Dewar, Dicken, Domeier, Duffy, Ford, Francis, French, Galván-Magaña, García-Rodríguez, Gennari, Graham, Hayden, Hoyos-Padilla, Hussey, Jewell, Jorgensen, Kock, Lowe, Lyons, Meyer, Oelofse, Oñate-González, Oosthuizen, O’Sullivan, Ramm, Skomal, Sloan, Smale, Sosa-Nishizaki, Sperone, Tamburin, Towner, Wcisel, Weng and Werry. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Business, Law and Arts; School of Environment, Science and Engineering; Faculty of Science and Engineering; Science; National Marine Science Centre; School of Business and Tourism
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article