Juvenile white sharks Carcharodon carcharias use estuarine environments in south-eastern Australia

D Harasti, K Lee, B Bruce, C Gallen, R Bradford - Marine biology, 2017 - Springer
Estuarine environments are known to provide important feeding, breeding, resting and
nursery areas for a range of shark species, including some which are considered dangerous …

Preliminary Data about Habitat Use of Subadult and Adult White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in Eastern Australian Waters

JL Coxon, PA Butcher, JLY Spaet, JR Rizzari - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In eastern Australia, the movement of subadult and adult white sharks is
poorly understood as very few animals are encountered. To investigate how deep they dive …

Evidence of diverse movement strategies and habitat use by white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, off southern Australia

R Bradford, TA Patterson, PJ Rogers, R McAuley… - Marine Biology, 2020 - Springer
Large endothermic pelagic sharks are highly migratory and use habitats spanning a broad
range of coastal, neritic and oceanic areas. This study aimed to resolve the current lack of …

Long-term patterns of abundance, residency and movements of bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) in Sydney Harbour, Australia

AF Smoothey, KA Lee, VM Peddemors - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) are known to frequent nearshore environments,
particularly estuaries, resulting in interactions with humans. Knowledge of the behaviour of …

Patterns of occurrence of sharks in Sydney Harbour, a large urbanised estuary

AF Smoothey, CA Gray, SJ Kennelly, OJ Masens… - PLoS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Information about spatial and temporal variability in the distribution and abundance of shark-
populations are required for their conservation, management and to update measures …

Spatial and temporal habitat use by white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) at an aggregation site in southern New Zealand

MP Francis, C Duffy, W Lyon - Marine and Freshwater Research, 2015 - CSIRO Publishing
Subadult and adult white sharks aggregate seasonally near pinniped colonies in several
parts of the globe. The time spent there may represent the most vulnerable part of their …

Natural or Artificial? Habitat-Use by the Bull Shark, Carcharhinus leucas

JM Werry, SY Lee, CJ Lemckert, NM Otway - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite accelerated global population declines due to targeted and illegal
fishing pressure for many top-level shark species, the impacts of coastal habitat modification …

Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas) Occurrence along Beaches of South-Eastern Australia: Understanding Where, When and Why

AF Smoothey, Y Niella, C Brand, VM Peddemors… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In Australia, bull sharks are one of the species implicated most regularly in
shark–human interactions. The factors affecting bull shark presence in nearshore waters of …

Oceanographic conditions associated with white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) habitat use along eastern Australia

KA Lee, PA Butcher, RG Harcourt… - Marine Ecology …, 2021 - int-res.com
Management of species with wide-ranging migrations is a complex issue, made more
challenging when the species is both protected and poses a risk to humans. Understanding …

Spatial Dynamics and Fine-Scale Vertical Behaviour of Immature Eastern Australasian White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias)

JLY Spaet, PA Butcher, A Manica, CH Lam - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary To understand how ecosystems function and to be able to better protect
large marine predators, like sharks, it is important to understand how these animals move …