About the Authors

Simon P. Oliver

s.p.oliver@threshersharkproject.org

Affiliations School of Ocean Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, The Thresher Shark Research and Conservation Project, Malapascua Island, Cebu, The Philippines

Nigel E. Hussey

Affiliation Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

John R. Turner

Affiliation School of Ocean Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom

Alison J. Beckett

Affiliations The Thresher Shark Research and Conservation Project, Malapascua Island, Cebu, The Philippines, School of Biomedical Sciences, Nuffield BD, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SPO NEH JRT AJB. Performed the experiments: SPO. Analyzed the data: SPO NEH JRT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SPO JRT AJB. Wrote the paper: SPO AJB. Editorial input: NEH JRT.