@article{fdi:010070029,
  title = {{F}eeding ecology of silky sharks {C}archarhinus falciformis associated with floating objects in the western {I}ndian {O}cean},
  author = {{F}ilmalter, {J}. {D}. and {C}owley, {P}. {D}. and {P}otier, {M}ichel and {M}{\'e}nard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {S}male, {M}. {J}. and {C}herel, {Y}. and {D}agorn, {L}aurent},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he silky shark {C}archarhinus falciformis is commonly associated with floating objects, including fish aggregating devices ({FAD}s), in the {I}ndian {O}cean. {W}hile the motives for this associative behaviour are unclear, it does make them vulnerable to capture in the tuna purse seine fishery that makes extensive use of {FAD}s. {H}ere, the diet of 323 {C}. falciformis, caught at {FAD}s in the {I}ndian {O}cean, was investigated to test the hypothesis that trophic benefits explain the associative behaviour. {A} high proportion of stomachs with fresh contents (57%) suggested that extensive feeding activity occurred while associated with {FAD}s. {M}ultiple dietary indices showed that typical non-associative prey types dominated, but were supplemented with fishes typically found at {FAD}s. {W}hile the trophic benefits of {FAD} association may be substantial, our results suggest that associative behaviour is not driven solely by feeding.},
  keywords = {by-catch ; diet ; {FAD} ; fish aggregation device ; pelagic shark ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN} {OUEST}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {F}ish {B}iology},
  volume = {90},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {1321--1337},
  ISSN = {0022-1112},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1111/jfb.13241},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070029},
}