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Basking sharks ( Cetorhinus maximus ) schooling in the southern Gulf of Maine
Author(s) -
Wilson Steven G.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
fisheries oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1365-2419
pISSN - 1054-6006
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2004.00292.x
Subject(s) - oceanography , geology , front (military) , courtship , fishery , geography , paleontology , biology
Schools of up to 50 basking sharks ( Cetorhinus maximus ) were observed on the warm side of a persistent thermal front in the southern Gulf of Maine from early September through mid‐October 2002. Aerial photographs showed a variety of schooling patterns, including echelon, cartwheel and milling formations. While the function of these aggregations remains unknown, they may represent group courtship behaviour.