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The first Goliath Grouper (pink circle) showed up in April 2004, and was last
observed in April 2006, performing 25 months, being registered other three times
between dates. The second (light green circle) was first observed in May 2004, and
never seen again after August 2005, 16 months, also with three registers between
dates. The third Goliath Grouper (blue circle) showed up in July 2005, leaving in
September of the same year, 2 months. The fourth (orange circle) appeared a single
time, on November 2006.
On the other hand, the fifth Goliath Grouper (purple circle), showed up on
December 2007, and was registered on 63 different dates, up to the last observation
on January 2012, being then replaced in our registers by the sixth specimen (dark
green) in October 2012, registered for the last time in May 2013, 8 months.
Caverna da Sapata and Ilha do Meio were the most visited places by the fifth
specimen along 50 months in Fernando de Noronha, performing small migrations
detected by the indexing system of Photoshop Adobe Lightroom
®
, used by collaborator photographers.
Regarding migrations, the fifth Goliath Grouper migrated distances of ~14 km in
2008, from Caverna da Sapata (MAY, 8th) – 56 days – to Pontal do Norte (JUL,
3rd) and again – 36 days – to Caverna da Sapata (AUG, 8th). Then after in 2011,
~11 km within at least 6 days, between Ilha do Meio (DEC 5th), to Caverna da
Sapata (DEC, 11th), and again at Ilha do Meio (DEC 17th), in 2011. The shortest
Fig. 14.3 The six different Goliath Grouper observed in Fernando de Noronha National Marine
Park, from April 2004 to May 2013 (Photos by: Rafael Antunes, Zaira Matheus and Andreza dos
Santos)
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The first Goliath Grouper (pink circle) showed up in April 2004, and was last
observed in April 2006, performing 25 months, being registered other three times
between dates. The second (light green circle) was first observed in May 2004, and
never seen again after August 2005, 16 months, also with three registers between
dates. The third Goliath Grouper (blue circle) showed up in July 2005, leaving in
September of the same year, 2 months. The fourth (orange circle) appeared a single
time, on November 2006.
On the other hand, the fifth Goliath Grouper (purple circle), showed up on
December 2007, and was registered on 63 different dates, up to the last observation
on January 2012, being then replaced in our registers by the sixth specimen (dark
green) in October 2012, registered for the last time in May 2013, 8 months.
Caverna da Sapata and Ilha do Meio were the most visited places by the fifth
specimen along 50 months in Fernando de Noronha, performing small migrations
detected by the indexing system of Photoshop Adobe Lightroom
®
, used by collaborator photographers.
Regarding migrations, the fifth Goliath Grouper migrated distances of ~14 km in
2008, from Caverna da Sapata (MAY, 8th) – 56 days – to Pontal do Norte (JUL,
3rd) and again – 36 days – to Caverna da Sapata (AUG, 8th). Then after in 2011,
~11 km within at least 6 days, between Ilha do Meio (DEC 5th), to Caverna da
Sapata (DEC, 11th), and again at Ilha do Meio (DEC 17th), in 2011. The shortest
Fig. 14.3 The six different Goliath Grouper observed in Fernando de Noronha National Marine
Park, from April 2004 to May 2013 (Photos by: Rafael Antunes, Zaira Matheus and Andreza dos
Santos)
14 The Atlantic Goliath Grouper: Conservation Strategies for a Critically Endangered…