Time coverage: 1969 to December 2025, actively gathering: 2026
Article Id Title Authors Year Journal Type FAO Area Country Water Body Latitude Longitude Array Extent Tracking Type Array Resolution AT Network Species Common Name Family Name Life Stage Total Tagged Min Length (cm) Max Length (cm) Mean Length (cm) Acoustic Tag Sensor Search Group IUCN Status Great Lakes DOI
2880 An Integrated Baseline Assessment of Reef-Associated Sharks Around Saba (Dutch Caribbean), Combining Three Methods: Stereo-Bruvs, Telemetry and Citizen Science Leurs, G. ; De graaf, M. ; Hassell-knijff, D. ; Izioka, L. A. k. ; Van looijengoed, W. ; Zu schlochtern, M. P. m. ; Bervoets, T. ; Nagelkerke, L. A. j. ; Winter, H. V.. 2025 Royal Society Open Science Ecology Atlantic, Western Central Netherlands Marine 17.648687 -63.233837 Small-Scale Stationary Broad-scale NO Ginglymostoma cirratum Nuse shark; Nurse shark Ginglymostomatidae juvenile 4 94 210 128 No Sharks-Rays ; No 10.1098/rsos.241754
2398 Long-Term Use of a Shark Breeding Ground: Three Decades of Mating Site Fidelity in the Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma Cirratum Pratt, H. L. ; Pratt, T. C. . ; Knotek, R. J. ; Carrier, J. C. ; Whitney, N. M.. 2022 Plos One Ecology Atlantic, Western Central USA Marine 24.625938 -82.865181 Small-Scale Stationary Broad-scale NO Ginglymostoma cirratum Nuse shark; Nurse shark Ginglymostomatidae juvenile; adult 76 219 275 247 No Sharks-Rays ; No 10.1371/journal.pone.0275323
2310 Urban Sharks: Residency Patterns of Marine Top Predators in Relation to a Coastal Metropolis Hammerschlag, N. ; Gutowsky, L. F. g. ; Rider, M. J. ; Roemer, R. P. ; Gallagher, A. J.. 2022 Marine Ecology Progress Series Ecology Atlantic, Western Central USA Marine 25.55904 -80.231814 Small-Scale Stationary Broad-scale OTN Ginglymostoma cirratum Nuse shark; Nurse shark Ginglymostomatidae None 27 None None 187 No Sharks-Rays ; No 10.3354/meps14086
2256 Using Movement Models and Systematic Conservation Planning to Inform Marine Protected Area Design for a Multi-Species Predator Community Burke, P. J. ; Fuentes, M. M. p. b. ; Heinrich, D. U. ; Huveneers, C. ; Gruber, S. H. ; Papastamatiou, Y. P. ; Van zinnicq bergmann, M. P. m. ; Guttridge, T. L. ; Smukall, M. J. ; Adams, V. M. ; Bond, M. E.. 2022 Biological Conservation Ecology Atlantic, Western Central Bahamas Marine 25.719546 -79.277117 Small-Scale Stationary Broad-scale NO Ginglymostoma cirratum Nuse shark; Nurse shark Ginglymostomatidae adult 16 103 188 166 No Sharks-Rays ; No 10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109469
2098 Large Sharks Exhibit Varying Behavioral Responses to Major Hurricanes Cooke, S. J. ; Hammerschlag, N. ; Gutowsky, L. F. g. ; Rider, M. J. ; Roemer, R. P. ; Gallagher, A. J. ; Heithaus, M. R.. 2021 Estuarine Coastal And Shelf Science Ecology Atlantic, Western Central USA Marine 25.739849 -80.131873 Large-Scale Stationary Broad-scale OTN Ginglymostoma cirratum Nuse shark; Nurse shark Ginglymostomatidae juvenile 10 75 205 140 No Sharks-Rays ; No 10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107373
2194 Space Use Patterns of Sharks in Relation to Boat Activity in an Urbanized Coastal Waterway Rider, M. J. ; Kirsebom, O. S. ; Gallagher, A. J. ; Staaterman, E. ; Ault, J. S. ; Sasso, C. R. ; Jackson, T. L. ; Browder, J. A. ; Hammerschlag, N. . 2021 Marine Environmental Research Ecology Atlantic, Western Central USA Marine 25.5722 -80.2321 Small-Scale Stationary Broad-scale OTN Ginglymostoma cirratum Nuse shark; Nurse shark Ginglymostomatidae juvenile; adult 27 163 293 228 No Sharks-Rays ; No 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105489
1869 Network Analysis Reveals Multispecies Spatial Associations in the Shark Community of a Caribbean Marine Protected Area Casselberry, G. A. ; Danylchuk, A. J. ; Finn, J. T. ; Deangelis, B. M. ; Jordaan, A. ; Pollock, C. G. ; Lundgren, I. ; Hillis-starr, Z. ; Skomal, G. B.. 2020 Marine Ecology Progress Series Ecology Atlantic, Western Central USA Marine 17.791378 -64.623237 Small-Scale Stationary Broad-scale NO Ginglymostoma cirratum Nuse shark; Nurse shark Ginglymostomatidae juvenile; adult 11 99 180 139 No Sharks-Rays ; No 10.3354/meps13158
1835 Migration and Residency of Sandbar, Atlantic Sharpnose, Bull, and Nurse Sharks in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Altobelli, A. N. ; Szedlmayer, S. T.. 2020 North American Journal Of Fisheries Management Ecology Atlantic, Western Central USA Marine 30.175133 -87.931377 Small-Scale Stationary Broad-scale OTN ITAG Ginglymostoma cirratum Nuse shark; Nurse shark Ginglymostomatidae adult 2 221 231 226 No Sharks-Rays ; No 10.1002/nafm.10501
1878 Individual and Population Benefits of Marine Reserves for Reef Sharks Dwyer, R. G. ; Krueck, N. C. ; Udyawer, V. ; Heupel, M. R. ; Chapman, D. D. ; Pratt, H. L. ; Garla, R. C. ; Simpfendorfer, C. A.. 2020 Current Biology Ecology Indian Ocean, Eastern Australia Marine -21.468911 114.222127 Large-Scale Stationary Broad-scale IMOS Ginglymostoma cirratum Nuse shark; Nurse shark Ginglymostomatidae None 32 None None None No Sharks-Rays ; No 10.1016/j.cub.2019.12.005
1622 Partial Migration of the Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma Cirratum (Bonnaterre), From the Dry Tortugas Islands Pratt, H. L. ; Pratt, T. C. . ; Morley, D. ; Lowerre-barbieri, S. K. ; Collins, A. B. ; Carrier, J. C. ; Hart, K. M. ; Whitney, N. M.. 2018 Environmental Biology Of Fishes Ecology Atlantic, Western Central USA Marine 26.696172 -82.28868 Large-Scale Stationary Broad-scale ITAG Ginglymostoma cirratum Nuse shark; Nurse shark Ginglymostomatidae adult 57 None None None No Sharks-Rays ; No 10.1007/s10641-017-0711-1
1398 Movement and Activity Patterns of the Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma Cirratum, in an Oceanic Marine Protected Area of the South-Western Atlantic Garla, R. C. ; Fazzano gadig, O. B. ; Garrone-neto, D. . 2017 Journal Of The Marine Biological Association Of The United Kingdom Ecology Atlantic, Southwest Brazil Marine -3.861458 -32.456831 Small-Scale Mobile; Stationary Broad-scale NO Ginglymostoma cirratum Nuse shark; Nurse shark Ginglymostomatidae juvenile; adult 93 82 265 144 No Sharks-Rays ; No 10.1017/s0025315416001028
1053 Fish With Chips: Tracking Reef Fish Movements to Evaluate Size and Connectivity of Caribbean Marine Protected Areas Nemeth, R. S. ; Kendall, M. S. ; Poti, M. ; Clark, R. D. ; Wedding, L. M. ; Caldow, C. ; Pittman, S. J. ; Monaco, M. E. ; Friedlander, A. M. ; Legare, B. . 2014 Plos One Ecology Atlantic, Western Central USA Marine 18.312185 -64.726139 Large-Scale Stationary Broad-scale USCAN Ginglymostoma cirratum Nuse shark; Nurse shark Ginglymostomatidae juvenile 2 55 70 62 No Sharks-Rays ; No 10.1371/journal.pone.0096028
839 Habitat Use of the Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma Cirratum, Off Recife, Northeast Brazil: A Combined Survey With Longline and Acoustic Telemetry Ferreira, L. C. ; Afonso, A. S. ; Castilho, P. C. ; Hazin, F. H. v.. 2013 Environmental Biology Of Fishes Ecology Atlantic, Southwest Brazil Marine -8.164537 -34.909278 Small-Scale Stationary Broad-scale NO Ginglymostoma cirratum Nuse shark; Nurse shark Ginglymostomatidae juvenile; adult 98 119 300 193 No Sharks-Rays ; No 10.1007/s10641-012-0067-5
410 First Characterization of Shark Nursery Habitat in the United States Virgin Islands: Evidence of Habitat Partitioning by Two Shark Species Deangelis, B. M. ; Mccandless, C. T. ; Kohler, N. E. ; Recksiek, C. W. ; Skomal, G. B.. 2008 Marine Ecology Progress Series Ecology Atlantic, Western Central USA Marine 18.318651 -64.764055 Small-Scale Mobile Broad-scale NO Ginglymostoma cirratum Nuse shark; Nurse shark Ginglymostomatidae juvenile; adult 3 125 244 168 No Sharks-Rays ; No 10.3354/meps07308
276 Marine Reserve Design and Evaluation Using Automated Acoustic Telemetry: A Case-Study Involving Coral Reef-Associated Sharks in the Mesoamerican Caribbean Chapman, D. D. ; Pikitch, E. K. ; Babcock, F. ; Shivji, M. S.. 2005 Marine Technology Society Journal Ecology Atlantic, Western Central Belize Marine 16.772406 -87.756426 Small-Scale Stationary Broad-scale NO Ginglymostoma cirratum Nuse shark; Nurse shark Ginglymostomatidae juvenile; adult 25 136 240 188 No Sharks-Rays ; No 10.4031/002533205787521640