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From where I belong: using mitochondrial DNA analysis to investigate the origin of a white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) captured in Indonesian waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 September 2024

C. P. O'Connell Open the ORCID record for C. P. O'Connell [Opens in a new window] ,
A. P. Prasetyo ,
M. Stewart  and
Fahmi
C. P. O'Connell*
Affiliation:
O'Seas Conservation Foundation, Inc., Yonkers, NY, 10701, USA School for Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA 02740, USA
A. P. Prasetyo
Affiliation:
Research Center for Conservation of Marine and Inland Water Resources, National Research and Innovation Agency, Cibinong 16911, Bogor, Indonesia
M. Stewart
Affiliation:
Project Hiu, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
Fahmi
Affiliation:
Research Center for Oceanography, National Research and Innovation Agency, Pademangan 14430, Jakarta, Indonesia
*
Corresponding author: C. P. O'Connell; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

In 2013 and 2019, two separate encounters with a white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) were documented within Indonesian waters. Of particular importance was ca. 6.0 m male C. carcharias that was captured in Lombok, Indonesia in 2013, where an upper lateral tooth was retained. Using the D-loop sequences of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) associated with this captured white shark, the mtDNA was compared to the available mtDNA sequences in GenBank® associated with the Northwest Pacific and Australian (i.e. Southern-Western and Eastern) C. carcharias subpopulations to determine its point of origin. Results from the mtDNA analyses suggest that the point of origin for this captured C. carcharias is from one of the Australian subpopulations. When compared to primary literature, this migration presents a northerly range extension for this species; however, since it is unclear what Australian subpopulation this shark was from it is uncertain what subpopulation this range extension applies to. Although C. carcharias presence within Indonesian waters is likely a rare occurrence, being that Indonesia represents the largest shark fin exporter in the world, the utilization of these waters and potential unsustainable exploitation poses a definitive threat to this highly migratory top predator. Therefore, further research investigating the purpose and site fidelity of C. carcharias within these waters is critical to future multijurisdictional protection of this top predator.

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Carcharodon carchariasD-loop sequencesIndonesiamtDNAwhite shark
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 104 , 2024 , e75
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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