School and gummy shark tagging by CSIRO in southern Australia: 1947-1956

Mick Olsen; West Grant

doi:10.15468/u5ccte

School and gummy shark tagging by CSIRO in southern Australia: 1947-1956

Citation

Olsen M, Grant W, Watts D (2018). School and gummy shark tagging by CSIRO in southern Australia: 1947-1956. CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/u5ccte accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-12-19.

Description

Between 1947 and 1956 a study lead by Mick Olsen resulted in 6502 school and 587 gummy sharks being tagged in south-east Australia. Most of the school shark were tagged in inshore bays and estuaries, notably Port Phillip Bay, Port Sorell, Georges Bay and Pittwater. Most of the gummy shark were tagged in inshore areas around Flinders Island and the north coast of Tasmania. A total of 594 school shark and 60 gummy shark were recaptured. This data set includes field sheets and the tags returned to CSIRO.

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Two shark species Galeorhinus galeus and Mustelus antarcticus

Triakidae
rank: family

Geographic Coverages

Southern waters of South Australia, Bass Strait and east and south coasts of Tasmania.

Bibliographic Citations

Olsen, A. M. 1953. Tagging of school shark, Galeorhinus australis (Macleay) (Carcharhinidae) in south–eastern Australian waters. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 4, 95-104. -
Olsen, A. M. 1954. The biology, migration, and growth rate of the school shark, Galeorhinus australis (Macleay) (Carcharhinidae) in south-eastern Australian waters. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 5, 353 8211;410. -
Olsen, A.M. 1984. Synopsis of biological data on the school shark Galeorhinus australis (Macleay 1881). FAO Fisheries Synopsis 139, Rome. 42 pp. -
Stanley, C. A. 1988. Tagging experiments on school shark (Galeorhinus australis) and gummy shark (Mustelus antarcticus): Recapture data for south-eastern Australian releases, 1942 to 1956. CSIRO Marine Laboratories Report 192, 92 pp. -
Steven, J.D. & G.J. West. 1997. Investigation of school and gummy shark nursery areas in south eastern Australia. FRDC Project 93/061 -

Contacts

Mick Olsen
originator
position: Research Scientist
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
AU

West Grant
originator
position: Research Scientist
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
AU

Dave Watts
metadata author
position: OBIS Australia Data manager
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
PO Box 1538
Hobart
7001
Tasmania
AU
email: dave.watts@csiro.au
homepage: http://www.obis.org.au/

Dave Watts
user
email: dave.watts@csiro.au

Paul Baker
administrative point of contact
position: Research Scientist
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
PO Box 1538
Hobart
7001
Tasmania
AU