[HTML][HTML] Changes in diving behaviour and habitat use of provisioned whale sharks: implications for management

G Araujo, J Labaja, S Snow, C Huveneers, A Ponzo - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) tourism is increasingly popular at predictable aggregations
around the world, but only a few use provisioning to ensure close interactions …

Feeding the world's largest fish: highly variable whale shark residency patterns at a provisioning site in the Philippines

JA Thomson, G Araujo, J Labaja… - Royal Society …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Provisioning wildlife for tourism is a controversial yet widespread practice. We analysed the
residency patterns of juvenile whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in Oslob, Philippines, where …

[HTML][HTML] Variation in depth of whitetip reef sharks: does provisioning ecotourism change their behaviour?

R Fitzpatrick, KG Abrantes, J Seymour, A Barnett - Coral Reefs, 2011 - Springer
In the dive tourism industry, shark provisioning has become increasingly popular in many
places around the world. It is therefore important to determine the impacts that provisioning …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of shark cage-diving operations on the behaviour and movements of white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, at the Neptune Islands, South …

BD Bruce, RW Bradford - Marine biology, 2013 - Springer
The attraction or provisioning of sharks for the purpose of tourism is a lucrative and popular
industry that remains controversial regarding its possible risks to target species and impacts …

No persistent behavioural effects of SCUBA diving on reef sharks

D Bradley, YP Papastamatiou, JE Caselle - Marine Ecology Progress …, 2017 - int-res.com
Despite rapid growth in the marine tourism sector, the impacts of recreation on the marine
environment are generally not well understood. Most existing studies of marine recreation …

In-water observations highlight the effects of provisioning on whale shark behaviour at the world's largest whale shark tourism destination

C Legaspi, J Miranda, J Labaja… - Royal Society …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The whale shark is the world's largest fish that forms predictable aggregations across its
range, many of which support tourism industries. The largest non-captive provisioned whale …

Multi-year effects of wildlife tourism on shark residency and implications for management

Y Niella, V Udyawer, M Drew, B Simes, H Pederson… - Marine Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Wildlife tourism can assist species conservation through community-involvement and
education, while contributing to regional economies. In the last decade, shark diving has …

Influence of shark tourism on the activity and physiological condition of a non-focal pelagic fish

TM Clarke, SK Whitmarsh, C Champion… - ICES journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Wildlife tourism can have adverse effects on the behaviours and movements of animals, with
implications for the health and fitness of individuals and populations. We used acoustic …

Short-term impacts of daily feeding on the residency, distribution and energy expenditure of sharks

D Heinrich, F Dhellemmes, TL Guttridge, M Smukall… - Animal Behaviour, 2021 - Elsevier
Tourism-related feeding of wildlife can result in detrimental, human-induced changes to the
spatial distribution, social behaviour and health of target species. The feeding of sharks as …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of cage-diving activities on the fine-scale swimming behaviour and space use of white sharks

C Huveneers, PJ Rogers, C Beckmann, JM Semmens… - Marine Biology, 2013 - Springer
Wildlife tourism has become increasingly popular and is one of the fastest growing sectors of
the tourism industry. A radio-acoustic positioning system was deployed to monitor the fine …