Journal article
Future research directions on the “Elusive” White Shark
Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol.5
2018
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
- Authors/Creators
- C. Huveneers (Author/Creator)K. Apps (Author/Creator) - Southern Cross UniversityE.E. Becerril-García (Author/Creator) - Instituto Politécnico NacionalB. Bruce (Author/Creator) - CSIRO Oceans and AtmosphereP.A. Butcher (Author/Creator) - New South Wales Department of Primary IndustriesA.B. Carlisle (Author/Creator) - University of DelawareT.K. Chapple (Author/Creator) - Stanford UniversityH.M. Christiansen (Author/Creator) - University of WindsorG. Cliff (Author/Creator) - University of KwaZulu-NatalT.H. Curtis (Author/Creator) - NOAA National Marine Fisheries ServiceT.S. Daly-Engel (Author/Creator) - Florida Institute of TechnologyH. Dewar (Author/Creator) - NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest Fisheries Science CenterM.L. Dicken (Author/Creator) - Nelson Mandela UniversityM.L. Domeier (Author/Creator) - Marine Conservation InstituteC.A.J. Duffy (Author/Creator) - Department of ConservationR. Ford (Author/Creator) - Ministry for Primary IndustriesM.P. Francis (Author/Creator) - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric ResearchG.C.A. French (Author/Creator) - University of SussexF. Galván-Magaña (Author/Creator) - Instituto Politécnico NacionalE. García-Rodríguez (Author/Creator) - Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de EnsenadaE. Gennari (Author/Creator) - South African Institute for Aquatic BiodiversityB. Graham (Author/Creator) - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric ResearchB. Hayden (Author/Creator) - Department for Environment and WaterE.M. Hoyos-Padilla (Author/Creator) - Pelagios Kakunjá A.C., MexicoN.E. Hussey (Author/Creator) - University of WindsorO.J.D. Jewell (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityS.J. Jorgensen (Author/Creator) - California State University, Monterey BayA.A. Kock (Author/Creator) - South African National ParksC.G. Lowe (Author/Creator) - California State University, Long BeachK. Lyons (Author/Creator) - California State University, Long BeachL. Meyer (Author/Creator) - Flinders UniversityG. Oelofse (Author/Creator) - Environmental Resource Management, South AfricaE.C. Oñate-González (Author/Creator) - Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónH. Oosthuizen (Author/Creator) - Department of Environmental Affairs and TourismJ.B. O’Sullivan (Author/Creator)K. Ramm (Author/Creator) - Department of ConservationG. Skomal (Author/Creator) - Massachusetts Maritime AcademyS. Sloan (Author/Creator) - Department of Primary Industries and Regional DevelopmentM.J. Smale (Author/Creator) - Nelson Mandela UniversityO. Sosa-Nishizaki (Author/Creator) - Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de EnsenadaE. Sperone (Author/Creator) - University of CalabriaE. Tamburin (Author/Creator) - Instituto Politécnico NacionalA.V. Towner (Author/Creator) - Rhodes UniversityM.A. Wcisel (Author/Creator) - Michigan State UniversityK.C. Weng (Author/Creator) - Virginia Institute of Marine ScienceJ.M. Werry (Author/Creator) - Griffith University
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol.5
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media
- Identifiers
- 991005542872407891
- Copyright
- © 2018 The Authors.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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