Abstract 450 million years of evolution have given chondrichthyans (sharks, rays and allies)
ample time to adapt perfectly to their respective everyday life challenges and cognitive …

The loss of hooked fish from shark depredation has become an increasing problem in
marine recreational fisheries worldwide, particularly among charter and private-boat …

Tourism-related feeding of wildlife can result in detrimental, human-induced changes to the
spatial distribution, social behaviour and health of target species. The feeding of sharks as …

Wildlife provisioning is popular, economically valuable, and a rapidly growing part of marine
tourism, with great potential to benefit conservation. However, it remains controversial due to …

The tourism activities linked to artificial provisioning of blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus
melanopterus) and pink whiprays (Pateobatis fai) on a specific site in French Polynesia were …

Highlights•Sharks did not learn time-place association after 41 days.•Association learnt
likely linked to the arrival of the feeding personnel.•Introduction of high-contrast landmark …

Context It is common for recreational anglers to discard waste produced from filleting
catches back into the water, which results in a highly spatio-temporally predictable food …

The blue shark, Prionace glauca (Carcharhinidae), is the most abundant and wide ranging
of all oceanic sharks, ranging from oligotrophic tropical systems to the highly productive …