Table 1 Summary of electronic tags deployed on the eight pelagic predators investigated.

Species	Period	Tagging location	N	Tag type	Number of daily positions	Mean ‘days at liberty’ (±SE)
Billfishes
Blue marlin	2003–2015	NC, NW GoM	59	PAT^MT,WC	4432	119 ± 15
White marlin	2009–2015	NC, NW GoM	6	PAT^MT	900	187 ± 63
Tunas
Atlantic bluefin tuna	2001–2012	NC GoM, Canada	44	PAT^WC	6710	153 ± 14
Yellowfin tuna	2008–2016	NC GoM	54	PAT^MT,WC, AIT^LT	3395	73 ± 11
Sharks
Whale shark	2009–2015	NC GoM	42	PAT, SPOT	2764	104 ± 16
Tiger shark	2011–2018	NC, NE, NW GoM	54	PAT^WC, SPOT	1714	94 ± 16
Scalloped hammerhead	2012–2016	NC, NE, NW GoM	33	SPOT	1690	146 ± 24
Shortfin mako	2016–2018	NW GoM	4	SPOT	684	272 ± 154

Tagging period, location (NW = northwestern, NC = northcentral, NE = northeastern) in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM), number of tagged individuals (N), and tag type denoted. Number of estimated daily positions available and mean ‘days at liberty’ (±1 standard error) provided for each species.
Superscript denotes manufacturer for pop-up archival tag (PAT), smart position tag (SPOT) and archival implant tag (AIT): ^WCWildlife Computers (MK-10 PAT, Mini-PAT), ^MTMicrowave Telemetry (X Tag), ^LTLotek Wireless (LAT Series).

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