Satellite tagging highlights the importance of productive Mozambican coastal waters to the ecology and conservation of whale sharks

Satellite tagging highlights the importance of productive Mozambican coastal waters to the ecology and conservation of whale sharks

The whale shark Rhincodon typus is an endangered, highly migratory species with a wide, albeit patchy, distribution through tropical oceans. Ten aerial survey flights along the southern Mozambican coast, conducted between 2004–2008, documented a relatively high density of whale sharks along a 200 km...

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Main Authors: Christoph A. Rohner, Anthony J. Richardson, Fabrice R. A. Jaine, Michael B. Bennett, Scarla J. Weeks, Geremy Cliff, David P. Robinson, Katie E. Reeve-Arnold, Simon J. Pierce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-01-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Rhincodon typus
Biotelemetry
Movement ecology
Oceanography
Fishing pressure
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/4161.pdf

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