A review of a decade of lessons from one of the world's largest MPAs: conservation gains and key challenges

GC Hays, HJ Koldewey, S Andrzejaczek, MJ Attrill… - Marine Biology, 2020 - Springer
Given the recent trend towards establishing very large marine protected areas (MPAs) and
the high potential of these to contribute to global conservation targets, we review outcomes …

Reviewing the ecosystem services, societal goods, and benefits of marine protected areas

C Marcos, D Díaz, K Fietz, A Forcada, A Ford… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are globally important environmental management tools that
provide protection from the effects of human exploitation and activities, supporting the …

Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology

S Andrzejaczek, TCD Lucas, MC Goodman… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Knowledge of the three-dimensional movement patterns of elasmobranchs is vital to
understand their ecological roles and exposure to anthropogenic pressures. To date …

[HTML][HTML] Intraspecific differences in short-and long-term foraging strategies of reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) in the Chagos Archipelago

JL Harris, CB Embling, G Alexander, D Curnick… - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Assessing the foraging ecology of a threatened species is necessary to understand their
movement behaviour and habitat use patterns, which are essential for developing effective …

Behavior and ecology of silky sharks around the Chagos Archipelago and evidence of Indian Ocean wide movement

DJ Curnick, S Andrzejaczek, DMP Jacoby… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) represent a major component of global shark catch,
both directly and as bycatch, and populations are declining as a result. An improved …

Spatial connectivity and drivers of shark habitat use within a large marine protected area in the Caribbean, The Bahamas Shark Sanctuary

AJ Gallagher, ON Shipley… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Marine protected areas (MPAs) have emerged as potentially important conservation tools for
the conservation of biodiversity and mitigation of climate impacts. Among MPAs, a large …

Reverse diel vertical movements of oceanic manta rays off the northern coast of Peru and implications for conservation

S Andrzejaczek, RJ Schallert… - Ecological Solutions …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
An understanding of the vertical movements of elasmobranchs across their range is crucial
to defining critical habitat use, its overlap with anthropogenic activities and subsequently …

Elasmobranch diversity across a remote coral reef atoll revealed through environmental DNA metabarcoding

N Dunn, V Savolainen, S Weber… - Zoological Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
As elasmobranchs are becoming increasingly threatened, efficient methods for monitoring
the distribution and diversity of elasmobranch populations are required. Environmental DNA …

A holistic approach to manta ray conservation in the Papuan Bird's Head Seascape: Resounding success, ongoing challenges

E Setyawan, M Erdmann, N Gunadharma, T Gunawan… - Marine Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite a precipitous decline in global populations of sharks and rays over the past fifty
years due to overfishing, and increasing concerns over the conservation status of manta and …

Regional Movements of Reef Manta Rays (Mobula alfredi) in Seychelles Waters

LR Peel, GMW Stevens, R Daly… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The decline in numbers of reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) throughout their range has
highlighted the need for improved information on their spatial ecology in order to design …