Table 5. Overall contribution of different focal areas to white shark muscle tissue using different tissue incorporation rates.
California | Pelagic | Hawaii | ||||
Incorporation rate | Median | 95% | Median | 95% | Median | 95% |
Sandbar shark | 47.3 | 40.1–54.4 | 35.9 | 26.2–46.7 | 5.9 | 0.3–15.3 |
Allometric bird | 45.7 | 38.1–52.8 | 37.5 | 27.8–48.9 | 6.7 | 0.4–17.7 |
Allometric fish | 45.9 | 38.7–53.2 | 37.2 | 27.8–49.4 | 6.6 | 0.6–16.6 |
Estimates incorporate tissue incorporation rate, satellite tag data, and consumption rate. Median and 95% credible intervals are presented.