Seasonal Abundance and Spatial Distributionof Blacktip Sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus)
in Southeast Florida
Jordan M. Waldron, Stephen M. Kajiura
GEER 2019
Carcharhinus limbatus
Jupiter Inlet
Palm Beach Inlet
Boynton Inlet
Boca Raton Inlet
Hillsboro Inlet
Port Everglades
Haulover Inlet
Government Cut, Miami
Transect Width = 200mTransect Length = 132km
Jupiter Inlet
Palm Beach Inlet
Boynton Inlet
Boca Raton Inlet
Hillsboro Inlet
Port Everglades
Haulover Inlet
Government Cut, Miami
Jupiter Inlet
Palm Beach Inlet
Boynton Inlet
Boca Raton Inlet
Hillsboro Inlet
Port Everglades
Haulover Inlet
Government Cut, Miami
Peak Shark Densities
Peak Shark Density (sharks km-2)
2011-2014
Jupiter Inlet
Palm Beach Inlet
Boynton Inlet
Boca Raton Inlet
Hillsboro Inlet
Port Everglades
Haulover Inlet
Government Cut, Miami
Peak Shark Densities
Peak Shark Density (sharks km-2)
2015-2018
Acknowledgements
FAU OURI Undergraduate Research Grant
FAU SURF Fellowship
FAU Biology Honors Program