In light of global declines of upper-level marine predators, such as the great hammerhead, ( Sphyrna mokarran) a thorough understanding of their behavioral ecology is needed for designing effective management strategies to preserve their key role in maintaining ecosystem functioning, stability, and resilience. Within the northwestern Atlantic, great hammerheads display regional connectivity between the U.S. East Coast and the...

The white shark, Carcharodon carcharias , is an iconic apex predator, playing an important ecological role across its range. Persistent bycatch and overfishing led to white shark declines, but recent studies in the North Western Atlantic (NWA) revealed evidence for regional recovery, and highlighted the importance of Southeastern Florida and the Gulf of Mexico as overwintering grounds for maturing white sharks. However, despit...