Understanding movement patterns underlies effective management and conservation measures. The current study summarises the main findings from a tagging program of Western Australian sharks to provide insights into the movement patterns of the main commercial shark species: dusky (Carcharhinus obscurus), sandbar (C. plumbeus), gummy (Mustelus antarcticus) and whiskery (Furgaleus macki) sharks. Between 1993 and 2020, >12 000 individuals from 52 taxonomic groups were implanted with conventional tags in Western Australia, of which 8.5% were recaptured. Most of the tagged (74.5%) and recaptured (95.8%) individuals belong to the four main commercial shark species. Recaptured individuals of these species, as well as tiger (Galeocerdo cuvier) and bronze whaler (C. brachyurus) sharks showed displacements of >1000 km and rates of movement (ROMs) of >10 km day^–1, with the exception of whiskery sharks, which showed much slower ROMs (<3 km day^–1). Despite tagged dusky and sandbar sharks being predominately small individuals and gummy and whiskery sharks being large individuals, dusky and sandbar sharks had faster ROMs and a greater proportion of recaptures outside the release zone. Our study provided the information required for estimating movement rates across different fishing zones and therefore defining the spatial scale for managing these shark species.

了解运动模式是有效管理和保护措施的基础。目前的研究总结了西澳大利亚鲨鱼标记计划的主要发现，以深入了解主要商业鲨鱼物种的运动模式：暗色鲨鱼（Carcharhinus obscurus）、沙洲（C. pumpeus）、胶状（Mustelus antarcticus）和威士忌（Furgaleus macki ) 鲨鱼。1993 年至 2020 年间，来自 52 个分类群的 >12 000 名个体在西澳大利亚被植入了常规标签，其中 8.5% 被重新捕获。大多数标记 (74.5%) 和重新捕获 (95.8%) 的个体属于四种主要的商业鲨鱼物种。重新捕获这些物种的个体，以及老虎（Galeocerdo cuvier ) 和青铜捕鲸 ( C. brachyurus ) 鲨鱼的位移大于 1000 公里，移动速度 (ROM) 大于 10 公里^-1天，但须鲨除外，它们的 ROM 速度慢得多（每天 <3 公里）^–1 )。尽管被标记的暗黑鲨和沙洲鲨主要是小个体，而软糖和须鲨是大个体，但暗黑鲨和沙洲鲨的 ROM 速度更快，并且在释放区外的重新捕获比例更大。我们的研究提供了估算不同捕捞区的移动率所需的信息，从而定义了管理这些鲨鱼物种的空间尺度。