White sharks Carcharodon carcharias at Bird Island, Algoa Bay, South Africa

We present the first quantitative study of the occurrence, size and sex of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias at Bird Island, Algoa Bay. Twenty-two boat trips were made to Bird Island between November 2009 and October 2011 to chum for sharks. A total of 53 sharks was observed over the study period,...

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Published in:African journal of marine science 2013-08, Vol.35 (2), p.175-182
Main Authors: Dicken, ML, Smale, MJ, Booth, AJ
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal behavior
Aves
Carcharodon carcharias
Marine
Oncorhynchus keta
seasonality
Sharks
zero-altered model
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Summary:We present the first quantitative study of the occurrence, size and sex of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias at Bird Island, Algoa Bay. Twenty-two boat trips were made to Bird Island between November 2009 and October 2011 to chum for sharks. A total of 53 sharks was observed over the study period, ranging in size from 1.5 to 4.5 m total length (TL) and with the majority (60.3%) being
ISSN:1814-232X
1814-2338
DOI:10.2989/1814232X.2013.800579