Contact Information
Email address:
nwhitney(at symbol)mote(dot)org
Phone number:
808 497 4321
Current Mailing Address:
Nick Whitney
Center for Shark Research
Mote Marine Laboratory
1600 Ken Thompson Parkway
Sarasota, FL 34236
About the Site
Whitetip.org was originally established by me (Nick Whitney) as the home of my PhD dissertation project on whitetip reef sharks in Hawaii. It now serves as the home page for all of my research projects and is updated at least once every few years.
More information about me is available here:
Curriculum Vitae (PDF) (updated 3/08)
My staff page at Mote (2009, updated periodically)
Profile of me in Mote Magazine (spring 2009)
Bio from UH Zoology Department website (taken down when I graduated; tear...)
Biomes of the World scientist profile (interview from grad student days, 12/06)
Scientific Publications
Whitney NM, Pratt HL Jr, Pratt TC, Carrier JC. 2010. Identifying shark mating behaviour using three-dimensional acceleration loggers. Endangered Species Research 10: 71-82. (PDF)
Meyer CG, Dale JD, Papastamatiou YP, Whitney NM, Holland KN. 2009. Seasonal cycles and long-term trends in abundance and species composition of sharks associated with cage diving ecotourism activities in Hawaii. Environmental Conservation 36: 104-111.
Meyer CG, Clark TB, Papastamatiou YP, Whitney NM, Holland KN. 2009. Long-term movement patterns of tiger sharks Galeocerdo cuvier in Hawaii. Marine Ecology Progress Series 381: 223-235.
Whitney NM, Motta PJ. 2008. Cleaner host posing behavior of whitetip reef sharks (Triaenodon obesus) in a swarm of hyperiid amphipods. Coral Reefs 27: 363 (PDF - 180K)
Whitney NM, Papastamatiou YP, Holland KN, Lowe CG. 2007. Use of an acceleration data logger to measure diel activity patterns in captive whitetip reef sharks, Triaenodon obesus. Aquatic Living Resources 20: 299-305 (PDF - 823K)
Whitney NM, and GC Crow. 2007. Reproductive biology of the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) in Hawaii. Marine Biology 151: 63-70. (PDF - 279K)
Whitney NM, Pratt HL, and JC Carrier. 2004. Group courtship, mating behaviour, and siphon sac function in the whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus. Animal Behaviour 68: 1435-1442. (PDF - 450K)
Popular Literature Publications
Whitney NM, 2007. Debunking the myth of territoriality in sharks. Hawaii Skin Diver 33: 41-42. (PDF)
Whitney NM, 2006. A deeper shade of blue: going deep, spitting blood, and blacking out with the world’s best free-diving instructors. Hawaii Skin Diver 29: 21-24. (PDF)
Whitney NM, 2005. Tax collectors: underwater identification of carcharhinid sharks in Hawaii. Hawaii Skin Diver 27: 43-45. (PDF)