Table 1 Summary of the data obtained from 19 white sharks acoustically tagged and manually tracked in Mossel Bay between 2008 and 2012 (1.5–1.9 m 16%, 2–2.4 m 21%, 2.5–2.9 m 26%, 3–3.4 m 16%, 3.5–3.9 11% and 4–4.4 m TL 11%)
Shark # | Sex | Estimated TL (m) | Duration of combined sessions (h) |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | F | 2.2 | 39.6 |
2 | F | 3.4 | 88.8 |
3 | M | 1.5 | 7.3 |
4 | F | 3.6 | 59.3 |
5 | F | 2.9 | 2.3 |
6 | F | 4.2 | 34.5 |
7 | F | 1.7 | 42.8 |
8 | F | 2.1 | 13.2 |
9 | M | 2.2 | 172.6 |
10 | F | 2.5 | 73.8 |
11 | M | 2 | 4.8 |
12 | M | 1.7 | 15.1 |
13 | F | 3.5 | 21.8 |
14 | F | 3 | 32.2 |
15 | F | 4 | 36.6 |
16 | F | 2.8 | 128.5 |
17 | M | 2.7 | 41.3 |
18 | F | 3.2 | 31.3 |
19 | M | 2.7 | 31.0 |
Total tracking time | 876.6 | ||