Biological effects, conservation potential, and research priorities of shark diving tourism

AJ Gallagher, GMS Vianna, YP Papastamatiou… - Biological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Shark diving tourism is a burgeoning, global industry. The growing perception that sharks
can be worth more alive for tourism than dead in a fish market has become one of the …

Global review of shark and ray entanglement in anthropogenic marine debris

KJ Parton, TS Galloway, BJ Godley - Endangered Species Research, 2019 - int-res.com
Numerous marine taxa become entangled in anthropogenic marine debris, including
cartilaginous fishes (class: Chondrichthyes, eg elasmobranchs [sharks, skates and rays] …

Ocean warming alters the distributional range, migratory timing, and spatial protections of an apex predator, the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)

N Hammerschlag, LH McDonnell, MJ Rider… - Global change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Given climate change threats to ecosystems, it is critical to understand the responses of
species to warming. This is especially important in the case of apex predators since they …

Physiological stress response, reflex impairment, and survival of five sympatric shark species following experimental capture and release

AJ Gallagher, JE Serafy, SJ Cooke… - … Ecology Progress Series, 2014 - int-res.com
In many fisheries, some component of the catch is usually released. Quantifying the effects
of capture and release on fish survival is critical for determining which practices are …

Social equity and benefits as the nexus of a transformative Blue Economy: A sectoral review of implications

AM Cisneros-Montemayor, M Moreno-Báez, M Voyer… - Marine Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The term 'Blue Economy'is increasingly used in various marine sectors and
development frameworks. For it to be a truly useful approach, however, we argue that social …

Ocean-wide tracking of pelagic sharks reveals extent of overlap with longline fishing hotspots

N Queiroz, NE Humphries… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Overfishing is arguably the greatest ecological threat facing the oceans, yet catches of many
highly migratory fishes including oceanic sharks remain largely unregulated with poor …

[HTML][HTML] The global economic impact of manta ray watching tourism

MP O'Malley, K Lee-Brooks, HB Medd - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
As manta rays face increased threats from targeted and bycatch fisheries, manta ray
watching tourism, if managed properly, may present an attractive economic alternative to …

Telemetry and random‐walk models reveal complex patterns of partial migration in a large marine predator

YP Papastamatiou, CG Meyer, F Carvalho, JJ Dale… - Ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Animals are often faced with complex movement decisions, particularly those that involve
long‐distance dispersal. Partial migrations, ubiquitous among all groups of vertebrates, are …

[HTML][HTML] From sea monsters to charismatic megafauna: changes in perception and use of large marine animals

C Mazzoldi, G Bearzi, C Brito, I Carvalho, E Desiderà… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Marine megafauna has always elicited contrasting feelings. In the past, large marine
animals were often depicted as fantastic mythological creatures and dangerous monsters …

[HTML][HTML] Repeated, long-distance migrations by a philopatric predator targeting highly contrasting ecosystems

JSE Lea, BM Wetherbee, N Queiroz, N Burnie… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Long-distance movements of animals are an important driver of population spatial dynamics
and determine the extent of overlap with area-focused human activities, such as fishing …