First Recorded Account of a White Shark Agonistic Pectoral Fin Depression Behavior at Guadalupe Island, Mexico ()
ABSTRACT
An
agonistic display by a white shark was observed and photographed during a cage dive at Guadalupe Island in November 2015.
Exhibiting exaggerated pectoral fin
depression, agonistic behaviors have been previously
observed and described in several shark species. This account may be the first record of a white
shark in close proximity to a caged diver, exhibiting strong pectoral fin depression significantly dipped, in the mid-agonistic display. Such displays should be considered as aggressive and potentially
life-threatening by those using
the ocean for recreational or professional purposes.
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Currie, A. and Collier, R. (2023) First Recorded Account of a White Shark Agonistic Pectoral Fin Depression Behavior at Guadalupe Island, Mexico.
Open Journal of Animal Sciences,
13, 263-271. doi:
10.4236/ojas.2023.133019.
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