10 Dec Pop-up satellite archival tags reveal evidence of intense predation on large immature Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the North Pacific Ocean

This article in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences outlines the use of Wildlife Computers MiniPAT tags to show predation on large immature Chinook salmon. The tags measured depth, temperature, and light. This data provided insight into the “natural mortality of this species caused by sharks, marine mammals, and ectothermic fish” but especially from salmon sharks.

Pop-up satellite archival tags reveal evidence of intense predation on large immature Chinook salmon in the North Pacific Ocean