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A short note on the horizontal and vertical movements of a whale shark, Rhincodon typus, tracked by satellite telemetry in the South China Sea

2012; Wiley; Volume: 7; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1749-4877.2012.00279.x

ISSN

1749-4869

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Yamin WANG, Li Wei, Xiaoguang ZENG, Yunchen CUI,

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Fish Ecology and Management Studies

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Integrative ZoologyVolume 7, Issue 1 p. 94-98 A short note on the horizontal and vertical movements of a whale shark, Rhincodon typus, tracked by satellite telemetry in the South China Sea Yamin WANG, Yamin WANG College of Ocean, Shandong University at Weihai, Weihai, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorWei LI, Wei LI College of Ocean, Shandong University at Weihai, Weihai, China Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorXiaoguang ZENG, Xiaoguang ZENG Ministry of Agriculture, Bureau of the South China Sea Fisheries, Guangzhou, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorYunchen CUI, Yunchen CUI Ministry of Agriculture, Bureau of the South China Sea Fisheries, Guangzhou, ChinaSearch for more papers by this author Yamin WANG, Yamin WANG College of Ocean, Shandong University at Weihai, Weihai, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorWei LI, Wei LI College of Ocean, Shandong University at Weihai, Weihai, China Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorXiaoguang ZENG, Xiaoguang ZENG Ministry of Agriculture, Bureau of the South China Sea Fisheries, Guangzhou, ChinaSearch for more papers by this authorYunchen CUI, Yunchen CUI Ministry of Agriculture, Bureau of the South China Sea Fisheries, Guangzhou, ChinaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 28 March 2012 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-4877.2011.00278.xCitations: 7 Correspondence: Yamin Wang, College of Ocean, Shandong University at Weihai, 180 Wen Hua Xi Lu, Weihai 264209, China.Email: [email protected] AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Whale sharks, a global migratory species, are often reported entangled in fishing nets in coastal areas of China. The effectiveness of conservation measures has been constrained by very limited knowledge on their movements and preferred habitats in the coastal areas of China. For the first time, we tracked the movements of 2 whale sharks by satellite telemetry in Mainland China. The tracking results of 1 whale shark revealed that it travelled in the South China Sea in a south-eastern direction, parallel to the eastern coast of Vietnam. Total distance travelled was 1018 km, in approximately 74 days, with a mean speed of 14 km per day. It appeared to head towards the cool upwelling zones in southern Vietnam at the time of the tag's detachment. 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