@article{fdi:010068366,
  title = {{P}ost-capture survival of whale sharks encircled in tuna purse-seine nets : tagging and safe release methods},
  author = {{E}scalle, {L}. and {M}urua, {H}. and {A}mande, {J}. {M}. and {A}rregui, {I}. and {C}havance, {P}ierre and de {M}olina, {A}. {D}. and {G}aertner, {D}aniel and {F}raile, {I}. and {F}ilmalter, {J}. {D}. and {S}antiago, {J}. and {F}orget, {F}. and {A}rrizabalaga, {H}. and {D}agorn, {L}aurent and {M}erigot, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {1. {W}hale shark, the world's largest fish, is believed to be particularly vulnerable owing to its biological characteristics (slow growth, late maturation, great longevity) and is listed as {V}ulnerable by {IUCN} and included in {A}ppendix {II} of {CITES}. 2. {W}hale sharks are occasionally encircled in tropical tuna purse-seine nets, throughout this global fishery. {A}lthough apparent immediate survival rates following encirclement and release have recently been assessed through scientific onboard observer programmes, a more rigorous methodology is still required for studying post-released survival. 3. {T}his work provides a method for applying pop-up satellite tags and reports an enhanced release procedure for whale sharks. {T}he first assessment of survival after release from purse-seine nets involved six whale sharks tagged between {M}ay and {S}eptember 2014 in the eastern tropical {A}tlantic {O}cean. {F}ive tags transmitted data: three popped up as programmed (after 30 days), while two surfaced prematurely (one after 21 and the other after 71 days (programmed to pop off after 30 and 90 days, respectively)) but showed no sign of unusual behaviour. 4. {O}verall, whale sharks survived at least 21 days (one at least 71 days) after release from purse-seine nets. {T}hese observations based on five large individuals (total length > 8 m), suggest that whale sharks have a good chance of survival when released with the proposed method. 5. {A}dditional tagging in this and other oceans, especially of juveniles which may be more sensitive to encirclement and release operations, is essential to further assess whale shark post-release survival rates in tuna purse-seine fisheries.},
  keywords = {mega fauna ; post-release mortality ; {PSAT} ; {R}hincodon typus ; tropical tuna ; purse-seine ; {ATLANTIQUE} {EST} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}quatic {C}onservation : {M}arine and {F}reshwater {E}cosystems},
  volume = {26},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {782--789},
  ISSN = {1052-7613},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1002/aqc.2662},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068366},
}