Addressing important questions in animal ecology, physiology, and environmental science
often requires in situ information from wild animals. This difficulty is being overcome by …

The Blue Economy is a global initiative aimed at using marine resources to create economic
viability and environmental sustainability. While successes have been reported, for example …

Understanding the areas used by migratory marine animals and their movements is critical
in supporting management decisions that target their conservation. This is especially …

Abstract The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimates that over a
third of all chondrichthyan species (sharks, rays and chimaeras) are threatened with …

Systematic conservation plans are proliferating as countries work towards identifying
priorities for meeting international conservation commitments. These analyses generally …

Widespread degradation of marine ecosystems and ecosystem services, coupled with
national and global commitments to improve protection of the oceans, has led to a …

Marine megafauna serve valuable ecological and economical roles globally, yet, many
species have experienced precipitous population declines. The significance of marine …

Inshore and offshore coastal regions are becoming increasingly occupied by anthropogenic
infrastructure. This trend will continue with the drive for offshore renewable energy …

Understanding how environmental drivers influence shark and ray spatial and temporal
patterns can provide crucial knowledge for their evidence-based protection and long-term …

Abstract The Caribbean reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) is an economically important
species in The Bahamas, where it is protected from fishing and is a mainstay for the shark …