Well‐designed and effectively managed networks of marine reserves can be effective tools
for both fisheries management and biodiversity conservation. Connectivity, the demographic …

The recent introduction of low-cost, moored data-logging acoustic receivers has provided
opportunities for tracking marine organisms over small (hundreds of metres) and large …

The concept of elasmobranch species using nursery areas was introduced in the early
1900s and has been an accepted aspect of shark biology and behavior for several decades …

Ocean noise pollution is of special concern for cetaceans, as they are highly dependent on
sound as their principal sense. Sound travels very efficiently underwater, so the potential …

The Mobulidae are zooplanktivorous elasmobranchs comprising two recognized species of
manta rays (Manta spp.) and nine recognized species of devil rays (Mobula spp.). They are …

Global declines of shark populations are of concern because of their largely assumed role
as moderators of ecosystem function. Without long-term data on movement patterns for …

Nursery areas are critical to the survival of many marine species, and it is widely accepted
that elasmobranch species use nursery areas where they improve species fitness. A 2007 …

Theoretical models of coastal shark populations have remained largely unchanged since
the 1960s despite limitations in applicability to many species. Smaller bodied coastal …

There are widespread records of grouping behaviour in both adult and juvenile sharks and
rays (Class Chondrichthyes, Subclass Elasmobranchii). Yet despite burgeoning descriptions …

Nursery habitat use and growth rates of juvenile scalloped hammerhead sharks Sphyrna
lewini were measured in a Hawai 'i nursery (Kane'ohe Bay, O'ahu) using a 28 mo tag-and …