Methods for tagging whale sharks: insights into performance and best practices with a focus on clamp attachments

Freya C. Womersley, Sofia Green, Alberto Garcia-Baciero, Ronan Conlon, Amy L. Jeffries, Matt J. Waller, Sara S. Ratão, Nuno Queiroz, Pedro Afonso, Gonzalo Araujo, Adam Barnett, Christine Barry, Michael L. Berumen, Farukhkha Bloch, Ginevra Boldrocchi, Camrin D. Braun, Ryan Caillouet, Constance Chapman, Jesse E. M. Cochran, Rafael de la Parra, Stella Diamant, Alistair D. M. Dove, Matthew Dunbabin, Mark V. Erdmann, Luciana C. Ferreira, Richard Fitzpatrick, Jorge Fontes, Adrian C. Gleiss, Jonathan R. Green, Lucas P. Griffin, Curtice R. Griffin, Royale S. Hardenstine, Abdi Hassan, Alex R. Hearn, Jill M. Hendon, Mochamad Iqbal Herwata Putra, Eric Hoffmayer, Lisa Hoopes, Robert E. Hueter, Sajan John, Jake Levenson, Sonny Lewis, Bruno C. L. Macena, Mark G. Meekan, Ingo B. Miller, Brad Norman, Jens Paulsen, Cameron Perry, Simon J. Pierce, Samantha D. Reynolds, David P. Robinson, Christoph A. Rohner, Jennifer Schmidt, Edy Setyawan, Abraham B. Sianipar, Jamison Smith, Simon R. Thorrold, Michele Thums, Rory Wilson, Emily J. Southall, David W. Sims

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10.1186/s40317-026-00462-4
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2026-05-05
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Animal Biotelemetry
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s40317-026-00462-4,
  title = {Methods for tagging whale sharks: insights into performance and best practices with a focus on clamp attachments},
  author = {Freya C. Womersley and Sofia Green and Alberto Garcia-Baciero and Ronan Conlon and Amy L. Jeffries and Matt J. Waller and Sara S. Ratão and Nuno Queiroz and Pedro Afonso and Gonzalo Araujo and Adam Barnett and Christine Barry and Michael L. Berumen and Farukhkha Bloch and Ginevra Boldrocchi and Camrin D. Braun and Ryan Caillouet and Constance Chapman and Jesse E. M. Cochran and Rafael de la Parra and Stella Diamant and Alistair D. M. Dove and Matthew Dunbabin and Mark V. Erdmann and Luciana C. Ferreira and Richard Fitzpatrick and Jorge Fontes and Adrian C. Gleiss and Jonathan R. Green and Lucas P. Griffin and Curtice R. Griffin and Royale S. Hardenstine and Abdi Hassan and Alex R. Hearn and Jill M. Hendon and Mochamad Iqbal Herwata Putra and Eric Hoffmayer and Lisa Hoopes and Robert E. Hueter and Sajan John and Jake Levenson and Sonny Lewis and Bruno C. L. Macena and Mark G. Meekan and Ingo B. Miller and Brad Norman and Jens Paulsen and Cameron Perry and Simon J. Pierce and Samantha D. Reynolds and David P. Robinson and Christoph A. Rohner and Jennifer Schmidt and Edy Setyawan and Abraham B. Sianipar and Jamison Smith and Simon R. Thorrold and Michele Thums and Rory Wilson and Emily J. Southall and David W. Sims},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Animal Biotelemetry},
  doi = {10.1186/s40317-026-00462-4},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-026-00462-4}
}

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AU  - Nuno Queiroz
AU  - Pedro Afonso
AU  - Gonzalo Araujo
AU  - Adam Barnett
AU  - Christine Barry
AU  - Michael L. Berumen
AU  - Farukhkha Bloch
AU  - Ginevra Boldrocchi
AU  - Camrin D. Braun
AU  - Ryan Caillouet
AU  - Constance Chapman
AU  - Jesse E. M. Cochran
AU  - Rafael de la Parra
AU  - Stella Diamant
AU  - Alistair D. M. Dove
AU  - Matthew Dunbabin
AU  - Mark V. Erdmann
AU  - Luciana C. Ferreira
AU  - Richard Fitzpatrick
AU  - Jorge Fontes
AU  - Adrian C. Gleiss
AU  - Jonathan R. Green
AU  - Lucas P. Griffin
AU  - Curtice R. Griffin
AU  - Royale S. Hardenstine
AU  - Abdi Hassan
AU  - Alex R. Hearn
AU  - Jill M. Hendon
AU  - Mochamad Iqbal Herwata Putra
AU  - Eric Hoffmayer
AU  - Lisa Hoopes
AU  - Robert E. Hueter
AU  - Sajan John
AU  - Jake Levenson
AU  - Sonny Lewis
AU  - Bruno C. L. Macena
AU  - Mark G. Meekan
AU  - Ingo B. Miller
AU  - Brad Norman
AU  - Jens Paulsen
AU  - Cameron Perry
AU  - Simon J. Pierce
AU  - Samantha D. Reynolds
AU  - David P. Robinson
AU  - Christoph A. Rohner
AU  - Jennifer Schmidt
AU  - Edy Setyawan
AU  - Abraham B. Sianipar
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APA

Womersley, F. C., Green, S., Garcia-Baciero, A., Conlon, R., Jeffries, A. L., Waller, M. J., Ratão, S. S., Queiroz, N., Afonso, P., Araujo, G., Barnett, A., Barry, C., Berumen, M. L., Bloch, F., Boldrocchi, G., Braun, C. D., Caillouet, R., Chapman, C., Cochran, J. E. M., Parra, R. D. L., Diamant, S., Dove, A. D. M., Dunbabin, M., Erdmann, M. V., Ferreira, L. C., Fitzpatrick, R., Fontes, J., Gleiss, A. C., Green, J. R., Griffin, L. P., Griffin, C. R., Hardenstine, R. S., Hassan, A., Hearn, A. R., Hendon, J. M., Putra, M. I. H., Hoffmayer, E., Hoopes, L., Hueter, R. E., John, S., Levenson, J., Lewis, S., Macena, B. C. L., Meekan, M. G., Miller, I. B., Norman, B., Paulsen, J., Perry, C., Pierce, S. J., Reynolds, S. D., Robinson, D. P., Rohner, C. A., Schmidt, J., Setyawan, E., Sianipar, A. B., Smith, J., Thorrold, S. R., Thums, M., Wilson, R., Southall, E. J., & Sims, D. W. (2026). Methods for tagging whale sharks: insights into performance and best practices with a focus on clamp attachments. Animal Biotelemetry. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-026-00462-4

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