Filmalter J, Cowley P, Forget F, Dagorn L
Fine-scale 3-dimensional movement behaviour of silky sharks Carcharhinus falciformis associated with fish aggregating devices (FADs)
MEPS 539:207-223 | Full text in pdf format

Video 1.
Depth and trajectory of the actively tracked silky shark and other detected fishes. Broad track at 0m shows FAD trajectory during tracking period (2 h 46 min). Narrow track shows trajectory of actively tracked silky shark. Corresponding colours in tracks indicate corresponding 10 min intervals. Dots indicate depths and locations from coded tags in other fishes detected on the VR100 portable receiver during the tracking of the silky shark. Blue = rainbow runners, green = triggerfish, black = silky shark, red = yellowfin tuna.

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Video (42 MB, .mp4)