ABSTRACT

Guadalupe Island (GI), Mexico is one of only two known aggregation sites for subadult and adult White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in the northeastern Paci¢c Ocean. White sharks are present at GI during autumn and winter months (Domeier and Nasby-Lucas, 2008; Chapters 11 and

25, this book) but spend spring and summer within a pelagic habitat called the Shared Offshore Foraging Area (SOFA), centered between the Hawaiian Islands and Baja California, Mexico, with a few individuals traveling as far as Hawaii (Domeier and Nasby-Lucas, 2008; Nasby-Lucas et al., 2009; Chapter 16, this book). Sharks then return to GI in late summer (Domeier and Nasby-Lucas, 2008, 2011; Chapters 16 and 25, this book).