Populations of mobulid rays are declining globally through a combination of directed
fisheries and indirect anthropogenic threats. Understanding the movement ecology of these …

Although movement has always played an important role in fisheries science, movement
patterns are changing with changing ocean conditions. This affects availability to capture …

Marine protected areas (MPAs), particularly large MPAs, are increasing in number and size
around the globe in part to facilitate the conservation of marine megafauna under the …

GPS‐based tracking is widely used for studying wild social animals. Much like traditional
observational methods, using GPS devices requires making a number of decisions about …

Contact tracking is one of the key technologies in prevention and control of infectious
diseases. In the face of a sudden infectious disease outbreak, contact tracking systems can …

Foraging drives many fundamental aspects of ecology, and an understanding of foraging
behavior aids in the conservation of threatened species by identifying critical habitats and …

Global technological advancement as aligned to the fourth industrial revolution supports
various first world development needs. Within the African context, and specifically in …

Quantifying the capacity of protected area networks to shield multiple marine megafauna
with diverse life histories is complicated, as many species are wide-ranging, requiring varied …

An animal's home range is driven by a range of factors including top-down (predation risk)
and bottom-up (habitat quality) processes, which often vary in both space and time. We …

Abstract The North Sea faces intense ship traffic owing to increasing human activities at sea.
As harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) are abundant top predators in the North Sea, it is …