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Table 1 Summary statistics of the tracking dataset for each tagged whale shark. M = Male, F= Female, AWST = Australian Western Standard Time

From: Links between the three-dimensional movements of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) and the bio-physical environment off a coral reef

Whale shark ID

Sex

Size (m)

No. of locations

Tracking duration (hours)

Start date

(AWST)

End date

(AWST)

WS3_2018

M

6

4

13.8

15/5/2018

13:17:02

16/5/2018

3:03:00

WS11_2018

M

8

4

14.6

16/5/2018

13:20:02

17/5/2018

3:55:00

WS17_2018

M

7

8

14.9

17/5/2018

14:16:00

18/5/2018

5:12:00

WS18_2018

F

7

9

24.3

18/5/2018

12:51:00

19/5/2018

13:10:27

WS25_2018

M

6

4

22.6

19/5/2018

11:20:00

20/5/2018

9:58:01

WS29_2018

M

6

17

26.9

19/5/2018

11:55:00

20/5/2018

14:46:00

WS39_2018

M

NA

2

36.3

20/5/2018

11:43:00

21/5/2018

23:59:59

WS41_2018

M

6

14

20.9

20/5/2018

13:04:00

21/5/2018

9:55:15

WS51_2018

M

8

7

34.5

21/5/2018

13:27:01

22/5/2018

23:59:59

WS58_2018

M

6

4

25.5

22/5/2018

12:43:00

23/5/2018

14:12:58

Total (mean):

6.6

7.3

22.4

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