Juvenile scalloped hammerhead sharks in the Rewa River estuary, Viti Levu, Fiji 2012

Kelly Brown

doi:10.15468/ozzjyi

Juvenile scalloped hammerhead sharks in the Rewa River estuary, Viti Levu, Fiji 2012

Citation

Brown K (2018). Juvenile scalloped hammerhead sharks in the Rewa River estuary, Viti Levu, Fiji 2012. Version 1.4. The University of the South Pacific - School of Marine Studies. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ozzjyi accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-09-26.

Description

Juvenile scalloped hammerhead sharks were sampled in the Rewa River Estuary on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji. To capture the sharks, a 100 metre gillnet comprising 3-, 3.5- and 4-inch nylon monofilament mesh sizes was used. Gillnet soak times were either 1 or 2 hours, and dependent on prevailing sea and weather conditions. There was a total of fifteen deployments, beginning at 1700hrs. Life stage and sex of the individuals captured were recorded. This dataset is part of the results of research by a Master of Science student at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Suva, Fiji. The research was funded in part by the SciCOFish programme of the Pacific Community, and the Faculty Research Committee of the Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment (FSTE) at USP. Publication of this dataset was funded by the European Union (EU). We are also grateful to GBIF, BID and VertNet for their support in mobilising this dataset.

Additional info

Data prepared and published under project “Capacity building and data mobilization for conservation and decision making in the South Pacific” - BID-PA2016-0002-REG

Taxonomic Coverages

The Scalloped hammerhead shark is the only species reported in this dataset.

Sphyrna lewini
common name: Scalloped hammerhead shark rank: species

Geographic Coverages

The Rewa River Estuary, island of Viti Levu, Fiji

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Kelly Brown
originator
position: Curator
University of the South Pacific
Suva
FJ
Telephone: +679 323 1811
email: kelly.brown@usp.ac.fj
homepage: https://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=4248

Kelly Brown
metadata author
position: Curator
University of the South Pacific
Suva
FJ
Telephone: +679 323 1811
email: kelly.brown@usp.ac.fj
homepage: https://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=4248

Ainsof So'o
programmer
position: Systems Developer and Analyst
SPREP
WS
email: ainsofs@sprep.org
homepage: https://www.sprep.org

Kelly Brown
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
University of the South Pacific
Suva
FJ
Telephone: +679 323 1811
email: kelly.brown@usp.ac.fj
homepage: https://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=4248