Occurrence of a juvenile white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in the southeastern Gulf of California, Mexico

Records of white sharks ( Carcharodon carcharias ) sightings or captures from the southern Gulf of California have been poorly documented and anecdotal evidence is limited. Even rarer is the event of a juvenile in subtropical waters. In the present paper, we report the capture of a juvenile female w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: J. Fernando Márquez-Farías, Raúl E. Lara-Mendoza
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:México
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa
Repositorio:Redalyc-UAS
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:175053482024
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=175053482024
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ciencias de la Tierra
incidental catch
great white shark
Gulf of California
Carcharodon carcharias
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Sumario:Records of white sharks ( Carcharodon carcharias ) sightings or captures from the southern Gulf of California have been poorly documented and anecdotal evidence is limited. Even rarer is the event of a juvenile in subtropical waters. In the present paper, we report the capture of a juvenile female white shark taken in the lower Gulf of California, which represents an important contribution among the connectivity between indiv iduals from California, United States and the Gulf of California, Mexico.