Catching and tracking the world's largest Zambezi (bull) shark Carcharhinus leucas in the Breede Estuary, South Africa: The first 43 hours

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-111

  McCord, M E ^a   Lamberth, S J ^b,c  

^a South African Shark Conservancy   (South Africa)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acoustic tracking; Carcharhinus leucas; Estuary; Freshwater; Largest size recorded; Nursery

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; BODY SIZE; CATCH STATISTICS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FIELD SURVEY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FRESHWATER; LIFE HISTORY; NURSERY GROUND; SHARK; TAGGING; TRACKING;

BREEDE ESTUARY; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

CARCHARHINUS LEUCAS; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 77954108811     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJMS.2009.31.1.11.782     Document Type: Article

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