The Northeastern Pacific White Shark Shared Offshore Foraging Area (SOFA): A First Examination and Description from Ship Observations and Remote Sensing

Global Perspectives on the Biology and Life History of the White Shark

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 147-158

  Domeier, Michael L ^a   Nasby Lucas, Nicole ^a   Palacios, Daniel M ^b,c  

^a Marine Conservation Science Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 85135992035     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b11532-17     Document Type: Chapter

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