While the ocean has suffered many losses, there is increasing evidence that important
progress is being made in marine conservation. Examples include striking recoveries of …

White sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, are often described as elusive, with little information
available due to the logistical difficulties of studying large marine predators that make long …

Over the past 4 decades there has been a growing concern for the conservation status of
elasmobranchs (sharks and rays). In 2002, the first elasmobranch species were added to …

Wildlife tourism is often promoted as an activity which supports conservation by enhancing
environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour through interpretative messaging and …

Encounters between humans and wildlife that result in human fatalities can generate public
anxiety and increase pressure on conservation managers and governments for risk …

There is limited evidence on the rate at which the shark populations of coral reefs can
rebound from over-exploitation, the baselines that might signify when recovery has occurred …

Some fishes and sea turtles are distinct from ectotherms by having elevated core body
temperatures and metabolic rates. Quantifying the energetics and activity of the regionally …

This study explored the ethics of provisioning wildlife to enhance tourist interactions at a
whale shark tourism site in Oslob, Philippines. TripAdvisor comments (n= 947) and tourist …

Global oceans are absorbing over 90% of the heat trapped in our atmosphere due to
accumulated anthropogenic greenhouse gases, resulting in increasing ocean temperatures …

Shark-diving tourism is a fast-growing industry that provides socio-economic benefits to local
communities. This study estimated the economic contribution of the shark-diving tourism in …