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. 2014 Aug 13;9(8):e103538. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103538

Table 1. Summary data for the 34 reporting blue sharks tagged off the Azores with satellite tags.

Shark Deployment Size (cm FL) Sex Life Stage Class Tag Programmed Release (Days) Recorded Release (Days) Track Duration (Days) Track Length (Km) Argos Locations (n) GLS Locations (n) Data gaps (Days) Recapture
1 17-10-2009 116 F Juvenile SJ Mini-PAT 180 179 179 5316 0 54 74
2 20-08-2010 122 F Juvenile SJ Mini-PAT 270 102 102 3958 0 74 36
3 20-08-2010 120 F Juvenile SJ Mini-PAT 270 235 235 9346 0 208 17
4 17-10-2009 116 M Juvenile SJ Mini-PAT 180 180 180 5379 0 64 53
5 20-08-2010 112 M Juvenile SJ Mini-PAT 270 174 174 6295 0 124 36
6 20-08-2010 127 M Juvenile SJ Mini-PAT 270 193 193 6348 0 20 35 Inline graphic
7 20-08-2010 120 M Juvenile SJ Mini-PAT 270 273 273 8761 0 193 37
8 21-08-2010 112 M Juvenile SJ Mini-PAT 270 270 270 11533 0 220 38
9 19-02-2009 127 F Juvenile LJ SPOT 877 14494 236 0 389
10 19-02-2009 139 F Juvenile LJ SPOT 616 16907 779 0 21
11 26-02-2009 175 F Sub-adult LJ Double 180 91 226 8275 293 10 20 Inline graphic
12 26-02-2009 142 F Juvenile LJ Double 180 30 30 911 40 26 3 (Inline graphic)
13 26-02-2009 145 F Juvenile LJ Double 180 89 952 28139 699 22 82 Inline graphic
14 26-02-2009 148 F Sub-adult LJ SPOT 90 2637 100 0 8 (Inline graphic)
15 06-03-2009 165 F Sub-adult LJ MK10 PAT 180 3 3 76 0 2 3 Inline graphic
16 06-03-2009 156 F Sub-adult LJ MK10 PAT 180 179 179 5307 0 41 31
17 02-12-2009 178 F Sub-adult LJ SPOT 579 15498 314 0 137
18 16-10-2009 168 M Juvenile LJ SPOT 36 1213 56 0 4
19 16-10-2009 133 M Juvenile LJ SPOT 206 5041 152 0 24
20 16-10-2009 156 M Juvenile LJ SPOT 82 2245 87 0 8
21 02-12-2009 130 M Juvenile LJ SPOT 42 973 41 0 6
22 20-08-2010 164 M Juvenile LJ SPOT 244 6892 196 0 22
23 20-08-2010 180 M Juvenile LJ SPOT 381 13066 387 0 16
24 20-08-2010 140 M Juvenile LJ SPOT 126 2364 189 0 6 Inline graphic
25 20-08-2010 183 M Juvenile LJ SPOT 116 3846 160 0 9
26 20-08-2010 183 M Juvenile LJ SPOT 524 15066 612 0 32 Inline graphic
27 20-08-2010 159 M Juvenile LJ SPOT 212 5994 332 0 10
28 20-08-2010 172 M Juvenile LJ SPOT 369 12451 610 0 12 Inline graphic
29 06-03-2009 202 F Adult AD MK10 PAT 180 143 143 3577 0 2 89
30 18-05-2012 201 F Adult AD SPOT 33 1297 33 0 7
31 16-10-2009 201 M Adult AD SPOT 161 5108 133 0 22
32 17-10-2009 200 M Adult AD MK10 PAT 180 103 103 4338 0 100 13 Inline graphic
33 20-08-2010 207 M Adult AD SPOT 228 6710 341 0 29
34 20-08-2010 211 M Adult AD SPOT 526 14500 929 0 24

F – female; M – male; SJ – Small Juveniles; LJ – Large Juvenile, including sub-adults for females; AD – Adult; Double – Double tagged with SPOT and MK10 PAT tags; (Inline graphic) not confirmed recapture.