Table 1. Satellite tracking details for all 17 whale sharks tagged in the Sulu and Bohol Seas, Philippines.
Satellite track details, with tag number, shark ID (http://www.whaleshark.org), sex, estimated total length (TL), deployment and last transmission dates, tracking duration, number of transmitting days, overall track distance, mean speed and the number of positions per transmitting day.
| Tag | Shark | Sex | TL (cm) | Location | Deployment date | Last location | Tracking duration (d) | Transmitting days | Distance (km) | Speed (km d−1) | Positions per transmitting day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142218 | P-904 | M | 450 | Panaon Island | 17-Nov-15 | 03-Mar-16 | 108 | 60 | 1,538 | 14.2 | 2.3 |
| 142219 | P-970 | F | 650 | Mindanao | 07-Apr-16 | 23-Jun-16 | 78 | 42 | 1,661 | 21.3 | 2.2 |
| 142220 | P-905 | M | 500 | Panaon Island | 18-Nov-15 | 01-Mar-16 | 105 | 38 | 2,580 | 24.6 | 2.4 |
| 142222 | P-791 | M | 600 | Mindanao | 07-Apr-16 | 24-May-16 | 48 | 24 | 459 | 9.6 | 2.8 |
| 142224 | P-955 | F | 700 | Mindanao | 19-Mar-16 | 01-May-16 | 44 | 12 | 314 | 7.1 | 2.3 |
| 142225 | P-818 | M | 550 | TRNP | 22-May-15 | 03-Sep-15 | 105 | 45 | 2,024 | 19.3 | 2.4 |
| 142227 | P-971 | M | 450 | Mindanao | 07-Apr-16 | 29-Apr-16 | 23 | 17 | 309 | 13.4 | 2.4 |
| 142228 | P-926 | M | 500 | Mindanao | 19-Mar-16 | 17-Jun-16 | 91 | 28 | 426 | 4.7 | 2.5 |
| 142229 | P-909 | UK | 550 | Panaon Island | 18-Nov-15 | 12-Jan-16 | 56 | 20 | 178 | 3.2 | 1.9 |
| 142231 | P-821 | M | 600 | TRNP | 23-May-15 | 28-Jul-15 | 67 | 49 | 2,320 | 34.6 | 2.8 |
| 142232 | P-430 | M | 550 | Panaon Island | 10-Apr-15 | 01-Jun-15 | 53 | 9 | 149 | 2.8 | 1.0 |
| 142233 | P-493 | M | 500 | Panaon Island | 09-Apr-15 | 17-Jun-15 | 70 | 15 | 472 | 6.7 | 2.6 |
| 142235 | P-813 | F | 450 | TRNP | 17-May-15 | 14-Jul-15 | 59 | 22 | 1,493 | 25.3 | 2.6 |
| 142236 | P-814 | UK | 600 | TRNP | 17-May-15 | 01-Jun-15 | 16 | 14 | 764 | 47.8 | 2.5 |
| 142237 | P-816 | M | 550 | TRNP | 20-May-15 | 25-May-15 | 6 | 3 | 145 | 24.2 | 1.7 |
| 142238 | P-491 | M | 600 | Panaon Island | 24-Nov-15 | 28-Mar-16 | 126 | 12 | 163 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| 142239 | P-532 | F | 600 | Panaon Island | 16-Nov-15 | 14-Dec-15 | 29 | 11 | 86 | 3.0 | 1.6 |
| Maximum | 126 | 60 | 2,580 | 47.8 | 2.8 | ||||||
| Minimum | 6 | 3 | 86 | 1.3 | 1.0 | ||||||
| Mean | 63.76 | 24.76 | 887.12 | 15.5 | 2.2 | ||||||
| S.D. | 34.96 | 16.32 | 851.90 | 13.0 | 0.5 |