Dataset

Ponta do Ouro zambezi shark tracking

Ocean Tracking Network MeasurementOrFact Open in mapper Explore occurrences

This is the OBIS extraction of the Ocean Tracking Network and South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB) Ponta do Ouro zambezi shark tracking, consisting of the release tagging metadata, i.e. the location and date when the tagged animal was released, and summarized detection events of tagged individuals. If readers are interested in the source dataset they may also inquire with the project PIs as listed here or on the OTN web site (https://members.oceantrack.org/project?ccode=SAF.POZS). Abstract:The spatial ecology of apex predatory shark species is important to understand when considering their role in structuring marine communities and proposing effective conservation strategies. Quantifying the movement behaviour of these large predatory sharks is important for understanding the associated spatial and temporal scales over which these sharks can influence marine communities. Elucidating the role of these top predatory sharks in marine communities is also becoming increasingly important as top marine predatory populations are continually under threat from overexploitation. In this study, passive acoustic telemetry will be used to investigate the habitat use and connectivity of bull sharks and tiger sharks between southern Mozambique and South Africa.

Citation: Daly, R. yyyy. Ponta do Ouro zambezi shark tracking.. Accessed via the Ocean Tracking Network OBIS IPT on INSERT DATE

Published: November 10, 2025 at 15:08

URL: https://members.oceantrack.org/ipt/resource?r=otnrhodesupontadoourozamb

Ocean Tracking Network Data Centre
Ocean Tracking Network

Taryn Murray
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity

Paul Cowley
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity

Ryan Daly
Oceanographic Research Institute

Malcolm Smale
Nelson Mandela University

Matt Dicken
KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board

Calum Murie
Marine Megafauna Foundation

Neil Hammerschlag
University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science

Salvatore Cerchio
African Aquatic Conservation Fund

10,446
occurrence records
18
measurements and facts
2
taxa
2
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 66
0.6%
decimalLatitude 27
0.3%
decimalLongitude 27
0.3%
eventDate 27
0.3%
maximumDepthInMeters 10,446
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 10,446
100.0%

Quality flags

The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 10,446
100.0%
NO_COORD 27
0.3%
ON_LAND 1
0.0%

Measurement types

DNA derived data