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Table 1 Summary of environmental factors by region

From: Movements of electronically tagged shortfin mako sharks (Isurus oxyrinchus) in the eastern North Pacific Ocean

 

N Pt Conc

SCB

Baja

SOC

Offshore

SST min (°C)

11.3

11.9

14.1

14.4

11.3

SST mean (°C)

15.4

17.9

19.6

23.2

20.9

SST max (°C)

20.2

24.1

29.5

31.2

28.8

PP mean (mg C m−2 day−1)

6.9

6.8

6.5

7.1

5.8

Chl-a mean (mg m−3)

0.9

0.6

0.4

1.2

0.1

Max depth (m)

350

528

~700

NA

680

% Time at surface (< 5 m)

50.2

46.7

36.7

NA

30.3

% Time < 50 m

94.2

92.1

84.7

NA

70.4

% Time > 150 m

0.9

1.6

1.5

NA

6.1

  1. Summary of SST (sea surface temperature), PP (primary productivity), Chl-a (Chlorophyll a), maximum depth, percent time at the surface, percent time < 50 m, and percent time > 150 m for each region (SCB Southern California Bight, N Pt Conc north of Point Conception, Baja Baja California Mexico, SOC Sea of Cortez, and offshore)