Oceans Research Publications

Effects of Smart Position Only (SPOT) Tag Deployment on White Sharks Carcharodon carcharias in South Africa. 6(11) e27242.

Oliver J. D. Jewell, Michelle A. Wcisel, Enrico Gennari, Alison V. Towner, Martha´n N. Bester, Ryan L. Johnson, Sarika Singh (2011) - Download this Publication

Distribution and abundance of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, off the coast of Mozambique, 2003. J. CETACEAN RES. MANAGE. (SPECIAL ISSUE) 3, 163–174

KEN FINDLAY, MICHAELMEŸER, SIMON ELWEN, DEON KOTZE, RYAN JOHNSON, PIETER TRUTER, CELESTINO UAMUSSE,SAMUEL SITOE, CHRIS WILKE, SVEN KERWATH, STEFAN SWANSON, LINDA STAVEREES AND JAN VAN DERWESTHUIZEN (2011) - Download this Publication

Using Static Acoustic Monitoring to Describe Echolocation Behaviour of Heaviside’s Dolphins (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) in Namibia

Ruth H. Leeney, David Carslake, and Simon H. Elwen, (2011) - Download this Publication

Interactions between leatherback turtles and killer whales in Namibian waters, including possible predation

Simon H. Elwen & Ruth H. Leeney (2011) - Download this Publication

Conservation Biology of Marine Mammals in the Southern African Subregion African Journal of Marine Science

SP Kirkman, SH Elwen, PA Pistorius, M Thornton and CR Weir (2011) - Download this Publication

Cetacean research in the southern African subregion: a review of previous studies and current knowledge

SH Elwen, KP Findlay, J Kiszka and CR Weir (2011) - Download this Publication

The first African Marine Mammal Colloquium, South Africa

SH Elwen, M Thornton, SP Kirkman, PA Pistorius and CR Weir (2010) - Download this Publication

Near-shore distribution of Heaviside’s (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii) and dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) at the southern limit of their range in South Africa.

S.H. Elwen, M. Thornton, D. Reeb & P.B. Best - Download this Publication (PDF - 2mb)

Injury and Subsequent Healing of a Propeller Strike Injury to a Heaviside’s Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii)

Simon H. Elwen and Ruth H. Leeney - Download this Publication (PDF - 685kb)

A population estimate of Heaviside's dolphins Cephalorhynchus heavisidii in the southern end of their range. Marine Mammal Science 25(1): 107-124.

Elwen, S., Reeb, D., Thornton, M and Best, P (2009)

Impact of shark-feeding tourism on surrounding fish populations off Moorea Island (French Polynesia). Journal of Marine Freshwater research.

Matthias Vignon, Pierre Sasal, Ryan L. Johnson and Renéé Galzin (in press)

Coastal swimming patterns of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) at Mossel Bay, South Africa. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 85(3):189-200

Johnson, R., Bester, M.N., Dudley, S.F.J., Oosthuizen, W.H., Meÿer, M.A., Hancke, S. & Gennari, E. (2009) - Download this Publication (PDF - 590kb)

Concordance of genetic and fin photo identification in the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, of Mossel Bay, South Africa. Marine Biology Published on-line first.

Gubili, C., Johnson, R., Gennari, E., Oosthuizen, w.H., Kotze, P.G.H., Meÿer, M.A., Sims, D.W., Jones, C.S. & Noble, L.R. (2009) - Download this Publication (PDF - 538kb)

Encounters between white sharks and Cape fur seals in a shallow channel. Journal of the Marine Biological Association - Biodiversity Records, Published on-line

R. Johnson, T. Keswick, M.N. Bester and W.H. Oosthuizen (2008) - Download this Publication (PDF - 657kb)

Effects of pingers on the behaviour of bottlenose dolphins. Journal of the Marine Biological Association, UK 87: 129-133.

Leeney RH, Berrow S, McGrath D, Cosgrove R (2007)

First age and growth estimates in the deep water shark, Etmopterus spinax (Linnaeus, 1758), by deep coned vertebral analysis. Marine Biology. Online first

Gennari E. and Scacco U., 2007.

The Morphological characteristics, behaviour and ecology of Psammobates oculiferus. M.Sc. thesis, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.

Keswick, T. (2007)

An assessment of dolphins in The Gambia. Phase I Report. Report to WWF; Project number GM0852.01. 26 pp.

Leeney RH, Dia IM, Touray O (2007)

Range and movements of a nearshore delphinid, Heaviside's dolphin Cephalorhynchus heavisidii a determined from satellite telemetry. Journal of Mammalogy. 87(5):866-877

Elwen, S.H. Meÿer, M.A.M, Best, P.B., Kotze, P.G.H, Thornton, M. & Swanson, S. (2006)

Proceedings of the workshop: Static Acoustic Monitoring of Cetaceans, held at the 20th Annual Meeting of the European Cetacean Society, Gdynia, Poland, 2nd April 2006. ECS Newsletter 46 Special Issue, July 2006.

Leeney RH, Tregenza NJC (2006)

White shark abundance: not a causative factor in numbers of shark bite incidents. In: Nel D.C. & Peschak T.P. (eds.): Finding a balance: white shark conservation and recreational safety in the inshore waters of Cape Town, South Africa - proceedings of a specialist workshop. WWF South Africa Report Series - 2006/Marine/001: 1-19.

Kock A., Johnson, R.L., Bester M.N., Compagno L., Cliff G., Dudley S., Gennari E., Griffiths C.L., Kotze D., Laroche K., Meyer M.A., Oosthuizen W.H. and Swanson, S. (2006) - Download this Publication (PDF - 4.16mb)

Seabird predation by white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, and Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus, at Dyer Island. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 36(1): 23-32.

Johnson, R.L., Venter A., Bester M.N. and Oosthuizen W.H. (2006) Download this Publication (PDF - 487kb)

Is there a relationship between white shark presence and the management of city estuaries and river mouths?. In Nel D.C. & Peschak T.P.(eds) Finding a balance: white shark conservation and recreational safety in the inshore waters of Cape town, South Africa: proceedings of a specialist workshop. WWF South Africa Report Series - 2006/Marine/001.

Oelofse, G., Kock, A, Johnson, R. & Haskins, C. (2006)

Range and Movements of female heaviside Dolphins (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii), as determined by Satellite-linked technology.

Elwen S, Meyer M, Best P, P.G.H. Kotze, Thornton M, and Swanson, S. (2006)

Transoceanic migration, long-distance return migration and local movement patterns in the great white shark. Science 301:100-103. +Online supplementary material

Bonfil R., Meyer M.A., Scholl M.C., Johnson, R.L., O´Brian S., Oosthuizen W.H., Swanson, S, Kotze D. and Patterson M. (2005) - Download this Publication (PDF - 441kb)

Environmental factors influencing the distribution of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) on the south coast of South Africa I: Broad scale patterns. Marine Mammal Science 20(3): 567-582M

Elwen, S.H. & Best, P.B. (2004).

Environmental factors influencing the distribution of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) on the south coast of South Africa II: Within bay distribution. Marine Mammal Science 20(3): 583-601

Elwen, S.H., & Best, P.B. (2004).

Are there reproductive benefits to southern right whale females (Eubalaena australis) associated with their coastal distribution off South Africa? Marine Ecology Progress Series 269: 289-295

Elwen, S.H., & Best, P.B. (2004).

Habitat utilization of the white shark in South Africa, using acoustic telemetry. In Abstract of workshop: Conservation Research of Great White Sharks. 20-22 January (Wildlife Conservation Society, New York)

Johnson, R.L., Oosthuizen, W.H., Bester, M.N., Meyer, M.A., Swanson, S. & Kotze, D. (2004)

Behavioural ecology of the white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) at Dyer Island, South Africa. M.Sc Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

Johnson, R.L. (2003).

Rodent induced damage to a pine plantation: a southern African case study. Agri., Eco. Environ. 95: 379-386

Ferguson, J.W.H., van Jaarsveld, A.S., Johnson, R., Bredenkamp, G.J., Foord, S.H. & Britz, M. (2003)

BENEFIT project: "Monitoring and evaluation of Cape fur seals in Southern Africa in relation to commercial fishery operations". Field-Work report 2002, Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.

Olsen, E., Mauritzen, M., Kirkman, S., Oosthuizen, W.H., Mukapuli, N., Meyer, M., Kleophas, T. Swanson, S. (2002)

The effect of afforestation fragmentation on small mammal assemblages at Groenvaly grasslands. Journal of Mammalogy.

Johnson, R., Ferguson W., van Jaarsveld, A., Chimimba, C. and Bronner G. (2002).

Suture age as an indicator of physiological age in male Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus (Pinnipedia: Otariidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Stewardson, C.L., Prvn, T. Meyer, M., Swanson, S. (2001)

Vertebral ageing study, in Etmopterus spinax (Linnaeus, 1758) in central Mediterranean sea. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy.

Gennari, E. (1996)