Shark depredation is a complex social-ecological issue that affects a range of fisheries
worldwide. Increasing concern about the impacts of shark depredation, and how it intersects …

Marine megafauna are critical for marine ecosystem health and their removal can cause
food webs to collapse. Methods to reduce marine megafauna mortality can result in conflict …

Marine traffic is increasing globally yet collisions with endangered megafauna such as
whales, sea turtles, and planktivorous sharks go largely undetected or unreported …

Cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyes), including sharks, skates, rays, elephant fishes and
chimaeras, have been in existence for over 400 million years and represent early stages of …

Auditory sensitivity measurements have been published for only 12 of the more than 1150
extant species of elasmobranchs (sharks, skates and rays). Thus, there is a need to further …

Since its inception, underwater digital acoustic communication has required custom
hardware that neither has the economies of scale nor is pervasive. We present the first …

Shark depredation, the full or partial removal of a hooked fish by a shark before it is landed,
is anecdotally increasing in the United States. Perceptions of depredation by anglers and …

Elasmobranchs are of important global conservation concern, however their hearing
abilities, use of sound, and responses to anthropogenic noise pollution are all vastly …

Behavioural studies have shown that sharks are capable of directional orientation to sound.
However, only one previous experiment addresses the physiological mechanisms of …

Background Biologging studies have revealed a wealth of information about the spatio-
temporal movements of a wide range of vertebrates large enough to carry electronic tracking …