Translating marine animal tracking data into conservation policy and management

GC Hays, H Bailey, SJ Bograd, WD Bowen… - Trends in ecology & …, 2019 - cell.com
There have been efforts around the globe to track individuals of many marine species and
assess their movements and distribution, with the putative goal of supporting their …

Key questions in marine megafauna movement ecology

GC Hays, LC Ferreira, AMM Sequeira… - Trends in ecology & …, 2016 - cell.com
It is a golden age for animal movement studies and so an opportune time to assess priorities
for future work. We assembled 40 experts to identify key questions in this field, focussing on …

Multispecies tracking reveals a major seabird hotspot in the North Atlantic

TE Davies, APB Carneiro, M Tarzia… - Conservation …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The conservation of migratory marine species, including pelagic seabirds, is challenging
because their movements span vast distances frequently beyond national jurisdictions …

A global review of green turtle diet: sea surface temperature as a potential driver of omnivory levels

N Esteban, JA Mortimer, HJ Stokes, JO Laloë… - Marine Biology, 2020 - Springer
To better understand dietary requirements, trophic shifts, and trophic interactions of the
threatened green turtle (Chelonia mydas), we conducted a comprehensive global review …

Migratory marine species: their status, threats and conservation management needs

B Lascelles, G Notarbartolo Di Sciara… - Aquatic …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Migratory marine species (MMS) include many of the world's most charismatic organisms
such as marine mammals, seabirds, turtles, sharks, and tuna. Many are now among the most …

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 …

The importance of migratory connectivity for global ocean policy

DC Dunn, AL Harrison, C Curtice… - … of the Royal …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The distributions of migratory species in the ocean span local, national and international
jurisdictions. Across these ecologically interconnected regions, migratory marine species …

Satellite tracking sea turtles: Opportunities and challenges to address key questions

GC Hays, LA Hawkes - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Over 25 years ago the first satellite tracking studies of sea turtles were published. The
technology and attachment methods have now come of age with long-term tracks over a …

The importance of sample size in marine megafauna tagging studies

AMM Sequeira, MR Heupel, MA Lea… - Ecological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Telemetry is a key, widely used tool to understand marine megafauna distribution, habitat
use, behavior, and physiology; however, a critical question remains:“How many animals …

A standardisation framework for bio‐logging data to advance ecological research and conservation

AMM Sequeira, M O'Toole, TR Keates… - Methods in Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bio‐logging data obtained by tagging animals are key to addressing global conservation
challenges. However, the many thousands of existing bio‐logging datasets are not easily …