https://doi.org/10.82144/8aea2b19 https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2138 Scott Eckert WIDECAST c/o Principia College Primary contact seckert@widecast.org OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University

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seamap-contact@duke.edu https://seamap.env.duke.edu distributor Scott Eckert WIDECAST c/o Principia College Primary contact seckert@widecast.org owner 2025-07-31 eng Original provider: Scott Eckert, WIDECAST Dataset credits: Scott Eckert, WIDECAST Abstract: Management of whale shark Rhincodon typus populations is hampered by a lack of information on the range travelled by individual whale sharks. This applies particularly in South-east Asia where the whale shark is increasingly used in commercial trade and for ecotourism. In this study an investigation of themovements of individual whale sharks from the greater Sulu Sea region was initiated using satellite telemetry. The movements of six sharks were monitored from 7 to 128 days. Two sharks travelled distances of 4567 and 8025 km. Both sharks moved through multiple political jurisdictions, confirming the need to manage the populations on a multilateral or regional level. Marine Biology Telemetry Tagged animal Marine Animal Survey Animal tagging Radio transmitters N/A Argos raw data are included in the downloaded zip file. The access to this work requires permission. https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2138 Oceans,Southeast Asia 106.096 124.794 13.166 3.812 1998-02-03 1998-06-11 Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). species Rhincodon typus Whale shark This study was undertaken to evaluate whether whale sharks found in Malaysian and Philippine water are a shared stock. Differential management models (complete protection or managed harvest) of whale shark stocks between these national jurisdictions should be harmonized if such stocks are shared. By satellite tracking sharks found in each nation's waters, it should be possible to determine if individual animals move between jurisdictions. notPlanned Scott Eckert WIDECAST c/o Principia College Primary contact seckert@widecast.org NA NA NA Scott Eckert owner NA zd_2138 2025-07-31T17:37:44-04:00 dataset Eckert, S. 2025. Whale shark telemetry. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/8aea2b19. OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page UTF-8 Interactive map https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2138 FGDC Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2138/fgdc EML Metadata UTF-8 XML https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/2138/eml OBIS-SEAMAP zd_2138 zd_2138 Eckert, S.A., L.L. Dolar, G.L. Kooyman, W. Perrin, R.A. Ridzwan. 2002. Movements of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in Southeast Asia waters as determined by satellite telemetry. Journal of Zoology (Lond): 257:111-115.