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This manuscript is the culmination of a Census of Marine Life cross-project synthesis between TOPP and Future of Marine Animal Populations (FMAP). Funding for this work was provided by the Sloan Foundation’s Census of Marine Life programme. TOPP research was funded by the Sloan, Packard and Moore foundations. FMAP was funded by the Sloan Foundation. Electronic tagging and tracking in TOPP was also supported by the Office of Naval Research, the NOAA, the E&P Sound and Marine Life JIP under contract from the OGP, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation. We thank the TOPP scientific teams and all those who supported animal tagging efforts, R. Kochevar and D. Kohrs for their dedication and their effort on behalf of the Census of Marine Life. We are grateful to the numerous captains and crews who provided ship time and logistical support, and to the US Fish and Wildlife Service in Hawaii for further logistical support. We thank the Mexican authorities and collaborating TOPP partners (O. Sosa-Nishizki) for permitting and assisting in research in their waters. All animal research was conducted in accordance with IACUC protocols from Stanford University and the University of California.

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1. Biology Department, Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove, California 93950, USA,
   B. A. Block, S. J. Jorgensen, J. E. Ganong, A. Swithenbank, M. Castleton & G. L. Shillinger
2. Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, B3H 4J1, Nova Scotia, Canada
   I. D. Jonsen, A. J. Winship & G. A. Breed
3. Department of Biological Sciences, San Jose State University, San Jose, 95192, California, USA
   S. A. Shaffer
4. Environmental Research Division, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Pacific Grove, 93950, California, USA
   S. J. Bograd, E. L. Hazen & D. G. Foley
5. Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Long Marine Laboratory, Santa Cruz, California 95060, USA,
   G. A. Breed, A.-L. Harrison, M. J. Weise, R. W. Henry & D. P. Costa
6. Fisheries Research Division, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, 92037, California, USA
   H. Dewar
7. Oregon State University, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, 97365, Oregon, USA
   B. R. Mate
8. Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, La Jolla, 92037, California, USA
   K. M. Schaefer
9. Protected Resources Division, NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, 92037, California, USA
   S. R. Benson

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This synthesis study was initiated by B.A.B. and I.D.J. The TOPP project was designed and coordinated by B.A.B., D.P.C. and S.J.B. B.A.B., S.J.J., H.D. and K.M.S. designed experiments and deployed electronic tags on fish and sharks. D.P.C., S.A.S., R.W.H., M.J.W. and B.R.M. designed experiments and deployed electronic tags on marine mammals and birds. G.L.S., B.A.B. and S.R.B. designed experiments and deployed electronic tags on sea turtles. Tracking data were compiled by S.J.J., S.A.S., G.A.B., A.-L.H., B.A.B., G.L.S. and M.C. Data management was coordinated by A.S. and J.E.G. Oceanographic data were compiled by S.J.B., E.L.H. and D.G.F. Analyses were conducted by A.J.W., S.J.J., I.D.J., G.A.B, E.L.H., D.G.F., A.-L.H., J.E.G. and A.S. Figures were created by B.A.B., M.C., A.-L.H., I.D.J., S.J.J., A.J.W., J.E.G., A.S., E.L.H. and D.G.F. The manuscript was drafted by B.A.B. and edited by I.D.J., D.P.C., S.J.J., S.A.S., S.J.B., E.L.H., A.-L.H., A.J.W., H.D., G.L.S. and B.R.M.

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Block, B., Jonsen, I., Jorgensen, S. et al. Tracking apex marine predator movements in a dynamic ocean.Nature 475, 86–90 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature10082

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• Received: 31 December 2010
• Accepted: 01 April 2011
• Published: 22 June 2011
• Issue Date: 07 July 2011
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature10082