3D Habitat Use of YOY White Sharks

From 2016 to 2019, we were involved with multiple collaborative projects assessing the use of the New York Bight by young white sharks. Our work involved the first confirmation of the nursery region based on SPOT tagging, and then a high resolution analysis of how these young sharks used their summer nursery area (in three dimensions), and habitat preferences within the New York Bight. This information will help assess YOY white shark exposure to potential anthropogenic impacts (fishing, offshore energy development, coastal habitat degradation, etc.).

Collaborators: Tobey Curtis (NOAA Fisheries), Chris Fischer (OCEARCH), Alisa "Harley" Newton (WCS/NY Aquarium), Greg Metzger (South Fork Natural History Museum)

Funding: FAU Foundation, OCEARCH