Table S8 Quantitative prey composition of blue sharks, 150 and greater cm FL, in the California Current. A total of 29 stomachs containing food were examined. Prey items are shown by decreasing values of GII. See methods for descriptions of the measured values.

Prey Species / W (g) / %W / N / %N / F / %F / GII / IRI / %IRI
Jumbo squid, Dosidicus gigas / 4456.1 / 46.23 / 12 / 9.30 / 8 / 27.59 / 47.99 / 1531.88 / 47.30
Gonatus spp. / 1.05 / 0.01 / 21 / 16.28 / 12 / 41.38 / 33.30 / 674.07 / 20.81
Pelagic red crab, Pleuroncodes planipes / 379.3 / 3.93 / 34 / 26.36 / 2 / 6.90 / 21.47 / 208.91 / 6.45
Ocean sunfish, Mola mola / 1124.8 / 11.67 / 4 / 3.10 / 4 / 13.79 / 16.49 / 203.72 / 6.29
Skipjack tuna, Katsuwonuspelamis / 1760.2 / 18.26 / 2 / 1.55 / 2 / 6.90 / 15.42 / 136.63 / 4.22
Argonauta sp. / 58.21 / 0.60 / 9 / 6.98 / 4 / 13.79 / 12.34 / 104.56 / 3.23
Flowervase jewell squid, Histioteuthis dofleini / 0.41 / <0.01 / 9 / 6.98 / 4 / 13.79 / 11.99 / 96.29 / 2.97
Unidentified Teleostei / 109.3 / 1.13 / 4 / 3.10 / 3 / 10.34 / 8.42 / 43.81 / 1.35
Vampire squid, Vampyroteuthis infernalis / 0.61 / 0.01 / 4 / 3.10 / 3 / 10.34 / 7.77 / 32.14 / 0.99
Spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias / 839.5 / 8.71 / 1 / 0.78 / 1 / 3.45 / 7.47 / 32.70 / 1.01
Octopoteuthis sp. / 0.12 / <0.01 / 3 / 2.33 / 3 / 10.34 / 7.32 / 24.07 / 0.74
Seven-arm octopus, Haliphron atlanticus / 0.12 / <0.01 / 3 / 2.33 / 3 / 10.34 / 7.32 / 24.07 / 0.74
Histioteuthis spp. / 0.21 / <0.01 / 5 / 3.88 / 2 / 6.90 / 6.22 / 26.75 / 0.83
Jack mackerel, Trachurus symmetricus / 41.1 / 0.43 / 2 / 1.55 / 2 / 6.90 / 5.12 / 13.63 / 0.42
Unidentified Invertebrate / 21.6 / 0.22 / 2 / 1.55 / 2 / 6.90 / 5.01 / 12.24 / 0.38
Unidentified Teuthoidea / 3.31 / 0.03 / 2 / 1.55 / 2 / 6.90 / 4.90 / 10.93 / 0.34
Unidentified Cetacea / 392.4 / 4.07 / 1 / 0.78 / 1 / 3.45 / 4.79 / 16.71 / 0.52
Pacific mackerel, Scomber japonicus / 251.8 / 2.61 / 2 / 1.55 / 1 / 3.45 / 4.39 / 14.35 / 0.44
Pacific sardine, Sardinops sagax / 74.1 / 0.77 / 3 / 2.33 / 1 / 3.45 / 3.78 / 10.67 / 0.33
Unidentified Elasmobranchii / 115.2 / 1.20 / 1 / 0.78 / 1 / 3.45 / 3.13 / 6.79 / 0.21
Boreopacific gonate squid, Gonatopsis borealis / 0.1 / <0.01 / 2 / 1.55 / 1 / 3.45 / 2.89 / 5.35 / 0.17
Bocaccio, Sebastes paucispinis / 9.7 / 0.10 / 1 / 0.78 / 1 / 3.45 / 2.50 / 3.02 / 0.09
Abraliopsis sp. / 0.1 / <0.01 / 1 / 0.78 / 1 / 3.45 / 2.44 / 2.68 / 0.08
Opisthoteuthis sp. / 0.01 / <0.01 / 1 / 0.78 / 1 / 3.45 / 2.44 / 2.67 / 0.08