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H.-J. Ceccaldi et al. (eds.), Marine Productivity: Perturbations and Resilience of Socio-ecosystems,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-13878-7_41, © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
F. Poisson (*) • H. Demarcq
IFREMER-Unité Halieutique Méditerranée
(HM, UMR MARBEC (MARine Biodiversity
Exploitation and Conservation)) , Avenue Jean Monnet ,
34203 Sète Cedex , France
e-mail: Francois.poisson@ifremer.fr
Y. Mitsunaga • S. Torisawa
Faculty of Agriculture , Kinki University ,
204-3327 Naka-machi , Nara City 631-8505 , Japan
T. Kojima
College of Bioresource Sciences , Nihon University ,
Japan Kameino , Fujisawa , Kanagawa 2520880 , Japan
Satellite Tagging of Blue Sharks
( Prionace glauca ) in the Gulf
of Lions: Depth Behaviour,
Temperature Experience
and Movements – Preliminary
Results
F. Poisson , Y. Mitsunaga , T. Kojima , S. Torisawa ,
B. Séret , H. Demarcq , A. Banègue , and J. M. Groul
Abstract
The lack of reliable fi shery- dependent data and fundamental understanding of the biology of most shark species causes concern for the sustainable
management of shark populations in the Mediterranean Sea. The blue
shark ( Prionace glauca ), a wide- ranging shark occurring in all tropical
and temperate seas, is also one of the most heavily fi shed sharks in the
world and so in the Mediterranean. In other oceans, its distribution is
depicted as complex with spatial and temporal segregation by sex and size.
In the Mediterranean Sea, movements and behaviours of this species are
poorly known. The study aims at investigating on habitat occupancy, residency times and migratory pathways as well as providing behavioural data
on temperature experience and swimming depth of the blue shark. This
study strives to identify habitats and regions that are essential for the survival of sharks, while also determining when and where sharks are most
B. Séret
Département Systématique et Evolution , IRD,
Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle ,
CP 51 55 rue Buffon , 75231 Paris Cedex 05 , France
A. Banègue
Fédération Française Pêcheurs en Mer (FFPM) ,
6 Boulevard de la Côte Radieuse ,
66140 Canet en Roussillon , France
J. M. Groul
Seaquarium du Grau du Roi ,
Avenue du Palais de la Mer ,
30240 Grau Du Roi , France
Association Stellaris , Avenue du Palais de la Mer ,
30240 Grau Du Roi , France
H.-J. Ceccaldi et al. (eds.), Marine Productivity: Perturbations and Resilience of Socio-ecosystems,
DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-13878-7_41, © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
F. Poisson (*) • H. Demarcq
IFREMER-Unité Halieutique Méditerranée
(HM, UMR MARBEC (MARine Biodiversity
Exploitation and Conservation)) , Avenue Jean Monnet ,
34203 Sète Cedex , France
e-mail: Francois.poisson@ifremer.fr
Y. Mitsunaga • S. Torisawa
Faculty of Agriculture , Kinki University ,
204-3327 Naka-machi , Nara City 631-8505 , Japan
T. Kojima
College of Bioresource Sciences , Nihon University ,
Japan Kameino , Fujisawa , Kanagawa 2520880 , Japan
Satellite Tagging of Blue Sharks
( Prionace glauca ) in the Gulf
of Lions: Depth Behaviour,
Temperature Experience
and Movements – Preliminary
Results
F. Poisson , Y. Mitsunaga , T. Kojima , S. Torisawa ,
B. Séret , H. Demarcq , A. Banègue , and J. M. Groul
Abstract
The lack of reliable fi shery- dependent data and fundamental understanding of the biology of most shark species causes concern for the sustainable
management of shark populations in the Mediterranean Sea. The blue
shark ( Prionace glauca ), a wide- ranging shark occurring in all tropical
and temperate seas, is also one of the most heavily fi shed sharks in the
world and so in the Mediterranean. In other oceans, its distribution is
depicted as complex with spatial and temporal segregation by sex and size.
In the Mediterranean Sea, movements and behaviours of this species are
poorly known. The study aims at investigating on habitat occupancy, residency times and migratory pathways as well as providing behavioural data
on temperature experience and swimming depth of the blue shark. This
study strives to identify habitats and regions that are essential for the survival of sharks, while also determining when and where sharks are most
B. Séret
Département Systématique et Evolution , IRD,
Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle ,
CP 51 55 rue Buffon , 75231 Paris Cedex 05 , France
A. Banègue
Fédération Française Pêcheurs en Mer (FFPM) ,
6 Boulevard de la Côte Radieuse ,
66140 Canet en Roussillon , France
J. M. Groul
Seaquarium du Grau du Roi ,
Avenue du Palais de la Mer ,
30240 Grau Du Roi , France
Association Stellaris , Avenue du Palais de la Mer ,
30240 Grau Du Roi , France