Seasonal Distribution and Historic Trends in Abundance of White Sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, in the Western North Atlantic Ocean

H. Curtis, Tobey; T. McCandless, Camilla; K. Carlson, John; B. Skomal, Gregory; E. Kohler, Nancy; J. Natanson, Lisa; H. Burgess, George; J. Hoey, John; L. Pratt, Harold

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099240

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Seasonal Distribution and Historic Trends in Abundance of White Sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, in the Western North Atlantic Ocean

Published in PLoS ONE • Jun 11, 2014

Authors:

Tobey H. Curtis

Camilla T. McCandless

John K. Carlson

Abstract

Despite recent advances in field research on white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in several regions around the world, opportunistic capture and sighting records remain the primary source of information on this species in the northwest Atlantic Ocean (NWA). Previous studies using limited datasets h...

Subject

Carcharias

Abundance (ecology)

Fishery

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