Unprovoked shark bites are one of the most recognised human-wildlife conflicts in the
marine environment. Historically, management of this threat to public safety largely involved …

When a sailfish circles to corral a school of flying fish in a vortex near the ocean surface, a
tiny patch of arced surface waves confined to oppositely placed 70° sectors appears …

Sensory systems allow organisms to sense and respond to stimuli in their environments. As
with most animals, elasmobranchs rely on all of their senses, often in concert, to mediate …

All fish behaviors have their basis in the receipt and processing of sensory information.
Finely tuned receptors for and responses to sensory stimuli evolved over millennia, but since …

Cognitive abilities of sharks are well developed and comparable to teleosts and other
vertebrates. Most studies exploring elasmobranch cognitive abilities have used visual …

Sharks (elasmobranchs) are an ancient, diverse group of fishes, representing a basal stage
in the evolution of vertebrate hearing. Yet, our understanding of behavioural measures of …

In recent years, much attention has been focused on the impact of climate change,
particularly via ocean acidification (OA), on marine organisms. Studying the impact of OA on …

An important area of application of robotics technologies is unmanned water surface and
underwater vehicles, such as in remote exploration work, maritime transportation, repairs of …

Fishery interactions pose the most significant direct anthropogenic threat to marine
mammals. In this study, we tested the effectiveness of acoustic alarms at reducing the …

There is an increasing need to address human-wildlife conflict in ways that support
conservation. However, this is seldom achieved. Shark bites are a well-known humanwildlife …