Satellite telemetry as a tool in marine ecological research continues to adapt and grow and
has become increasingly popular in recent years to study shark species on a global scale. A …

The “ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative”(ASI) is a pilot programme aimed at establishing an
integrated and coordinated monitoring system for cetaceans across the Agreement on the …

Context Over the past decade, the coastal waters off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, have
emerged as the only known aggregation site for the white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in …

Visual line transect (VLT) surveys are central to the monitoring and study of marine
mammals. However, for cryptic species such as deep diving cetaceans VLT surveys alone …

Accurate abundance estimates are essential for the development of effective conservation
management strategies, yet they are difficult to produce for small populations that are …

Successful management strategies are important for conservation and allow accurate
surveying and monitoring of populations for presence, abundance, and trend. This becomes …

Abundance estimation of wildlife populations is frequently derived from systematic survey
data. Accuracy and precision of estimates, however, depend on the number of replicate …

The incidental capture of non-target species (bycatch) in tuna fisheries impacts some marine
vertebrates, particularly species with vulnerable life histories such as manta and devil rays …

Scalloped hammerhead sharks Sphyrna lewini are threatened throughout their distribution.
The species forms aggregations, which can potentially increase its vulnerability to human …

Multispecies wildlife monitoring across large geographical regions is important for effective
conservation planning in response to expected impacts from climate change and land use …