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Behavioural analysis of manta ray tourists in Eastern Indonesia
Behavioural analysis of manta ray tourists in Eastern Indonesia M S Hani, J Jompa, M N Nessa, A T White ABSTRACT: Indonesia has several manta ray aggregation sites, including Nusa Penida, Komodo, and Raja Ampat. The popularity of manta ray watching tourism has attracted tourists to Indonesia from around the world. Understanding tourist behaviour is
Cryptic habitat use of white sharks in kelp forest
Cryptic habitat use of white sharks in kelp forest revealed by animal-borne video Oliver J. D. Jewell, Adrian C. Gleiss, Salvador J. Jorgensen, Samantha Andrzejaczek, Jerry H. Moxley, Stephen J. Beatty, Martin Wikelski, Barbara A. Block, Taylor K. Chapple ABSTRACT: Traditional forms of marine wildlife research are often restricted to coarse telemetry or surface-based observations,
Hybridization between sympatric hammerhead sharks in the western North Atlantic Ocean
Hybridization between sympatric hammerhead sharks in the western North Atlantic Ocean Amanda M. Barker, Douglas H. Adams, William B. Driggers, Bryan S. Frazier, David S. Portnoy ABSTRACT: Hybridization between closely related species has been documented across a wide range of taxa but has not been well studied in elasmobranchs. Hammerhead sharks have drawn global conservation
Official catch data underrepresent shark and ray taxa caught in Mediterranean Sea
Official catch data underrepresent shark and ray taxa caught in Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries Madeline S. Cashion, Nicolas Bailly, Daniel Pauly ABSTRACT: One in four fishes of the subclass Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) is estimated to be threatened with extinction, according to the IUCN Red List. Their primary threat is overfishing, but data deficiency