Acoustic Monitoring of a Previously Unstudied Whale Shark Aggregation in the Red Sea

الموضوعات

علوم تطبيقية وتكنولوجية

الملخص

The whale shark (Rhincodon, typus), is a large, pelagic, filter feeder for which the available information is limited. The Red Sea populations in particular are practically unstudied. An aggregation site was recently discovered off the western coast of Saudi Arabia. We report the use of passive acoustic monitoring to assess the spatial and temporal behavior patterns of whale sharks in this new site. The aggregation occurs in the spring and peaks in April/ May. Whale sharks showed a preference for a single near shore reef and even a specific area within it. There is no evidence of sexual segregation as the genders were present in roughly equal proportion and used the same habitat at similar times. This information can be used to guide future studies in the area and to inform local management. Continued study will add to the collective knowledge on Red Sea whale sharks, including the population dynamics within the region and how they interact with the global whale shark community.

روابط وملفات

التعريف والنوع

رقم الوثيقة

eebd389c-ce33-4b84-b048-998743722eae

رقم العقد

0

نوع الوسائط

Crawler

نوع المحتوى

الرسائل العلمية

صيغة المصدر

رسائل ماجيستير

نوع الملف

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أسماء الملفات

1700880_1.pdf

بيانات النشر

ألقاب المؤلفين

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اللغة

English

المصدر والدورية

اسم المصدر

Acoustic Monitoring of a Previously Unstudied Whale Shark Aggregation in the Red Sea

المحتوى والصفحات

عدد الصفحات

0

كلمات الباحثين

Red Sea, Whale Shark

إشراف وإعداد

الإشراف

Michael Berumen

الإعداد

Jesse Cochran

الاقتباسات الببليوغرافية