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Isotopic niche and resource sharing among young sharks (Carcharodon carcharias and Isurus oxyrinchus) in Baja California, Mexico

2019; Inter-Research; Volume: 613; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/meps12884

1616-1599

Elena Tamburin, Kim Sl, Fernando R. Elorriaga‐Verplancken, DJ Madigan, Mauricio Hoyos‐Padilla, Alberto Sánchez, A. Herrera, JL Castillo-Geniz, Carlos Javier Godínez‐Padilla, Felipe Galván‐Magaña,

Marine and fisheries research

MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 613:107-124 (2019) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12884 Isotopic niche and resource sharing among young sharks (Carcharodon carcharias and Isurus oxyrinchus) in Baja California, Mexico Elena Tamburin1,2, Sora L. Kim3, Fernando R. Elorriaga-Verplancken1, Daniel J. Madigan4, Mauricio Hoyos-Padilla5,6, Alberto Sánchez-González1, Agustín Hernández-Herrera1, José Leonardo Castillo-Geniz7, Carlos Javier Godinez-Padilla7, Felipe Galván-Magaña1,* 1Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, Av. IPN s/n., CP 23096, La Paz, BCS, Mexico 2Fundación Alium Pacific, Carrera 26 No. 5C-13, Cali, Colombia 3Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of California Merced, 5200 North Lake Rd., Merced, CA 95343, USA 4Gulf of California International Research Center, Loma los Frailes S/N, Santa Rosalía, BCS 23920, Mexico 5Pelagios-Kakunjá A.C, Sinaloa 1540. Col. Las Garzas, CP 23070, La Paz, BCS, Mexico 6Fins Attached: Marine Research and Conservation 19675, Still Glen Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80908, USA 7Centro Regional de Investigación Pesquera de Ensenada, Instituto Nacional de la Pesca (INAPESCA), Carr. Tijuana-Ensenada km 97.5, El Sauzal de Rodríguez, CP 22760, Ensenada, BC, Mexico *Corresponding author: galvan.felipe@gmail.com ABSTRACT: White sharks Carcharodon carcharias and shortfin mako sharks Isurus oxyrinchus are globally distributed apex predators and keystone species. However, regional information regarding juvenile biology, such as habitat preferences and trophic ecology, is lacking. This study investigates habitat use and feeding ecology of juvenile shortfin mako and white sharks in an aggregation site with high catch of these species by artisanal fisheries in Sebastian Vizcaino Bay (SVB; Baja California, Mexico) using stable isotope analysis (SIA) of carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N). During 2015 and 2016, we collected muscle samples from newborn, young of the year, and juvenile shortfin mako and white sharks from individuals with similar body size, as well as local prey, to develop a conceptual foraging framework based on SIA. We found a positive relationship between shortfin mako length and δ15N values, indicating ontogenetic changes in diet based on prey or locality. Bayesian isotopic mixing models (MixSIR) using prey from different regions in the North Eastern Pacific suggested diet shifts in shortfin makos from offshore, northern habitats to inshore habitats of southern Baja (e.g. SVB), while analysis of white sharks reflected use of inshore habitats of both southern California, northern Baja, and SVB. Our results suggest shared resource use between these shark species and potentially high consumption of prey from SVB and other similar coastal regions in southern Baja. This study characterizes high use of inshore regions for juvenile shortfin mako and white sharks, which has important implications for management and conservation practices. KEY WORDS: Juvenile sharks · Stable isotopes · Turnover rate estimation · Nursery · White shark · Mako shark Full text in pdf format PreviousNextCite this article as: Tamburin E, Kim SL, Elorriaga-Verplancken FR, Madigan DJ and others (2019) Isotopic niche and resource sharing among young sharks (Carcharodon carcharias and Isurus oxyrinchus) in Baja California, Mexico. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 613:107-124. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12884 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 613. Online publication date: March 21, 2019 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2019 Inter-Research.