There and back again: a review of residency and return migrations in sharks, with implications for population structure and management

DD Chapman, KA Feldheim… - Annual review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The overexploitation of sharks has become a global environmental issue in need of a
comprehensive and multifaceted management response. Tracking studies are beginning to …

Evaluating the evidence for ecological effectiveness of South Africa's marine protected areas

SP Kirkman, BQ Mann, KJ Sink, R Adams… - African Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
We reviewed 140 papers to assess the ecological effectiveness of South Africa's marine
protected areas (MPAs). Evidence was assessed for coverage and representivity, protection …

Inferring individual fate from aquatic acoustic telemetry data

D Villegas‐Ríos, C Freitas, E Moland… - Methods in Ecology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Acoustic telemetry has become a popular means of obtaining individual behavioural data
from a wide array of species in marine and freshwater systems. Fate information is crucial to …

Successful parks for sharks: No-take marine reserve provides conservation benefits to endemic and threatened sharks off South Africa

PS Albano, C Fallows, M Fallows, O Schuitema… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sharks are among the most threatened vertebrates on the planet. Marine protected areas
(MPAs) have been widely established and promoted as a shark conservation tool. However …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic conservation plan identifying critical areas for improved chondrichthyan protection in South Africa

N Faure-Beaulieu, AT Lombard, J Olbers… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Reef shark movements relative to a coastal marine protected area

CW Speed, MG Meekan, IC Field, CR McMahon… - Regional Studies in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Marine protected areas (MPA) are one management tool that can potentially reduce
declining shark populations. Protected-area design should be based on detailed …

Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) movement patterns and habitat use determined by satellite tagging in eastern Australian waters

BJ Holmes, JG Pepperell, SP Griffiths, FRA Jaine… - Marine Biology, 2014 - Springer
Partial migration is considered ubiquitous among vertebrates, but little is known about the
movements of oceanodromous apex predators such as sharks, particularly at their range …

Long-term migration patterns and bisexual philopatry in a benthic shark species

NC Bass, J Mourier, NA Knott, J Day… - Marine and …, 2016 - CSIRO Publishing
Knowledge of the broad-scale movement patterns of sharks is essential to develo**
effective management strategies. Currently there is a large bias in studies focusing on …

Using baited remote underwater videos (BRUVs) to characterize chondrichthyan communities in a global biodiversity hotspot

GJ Osgood, ME McCord, JK Baum - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Threatened chondrichthyan diversity is high in develo** countries where scarce
resources, limited data, and minimal stakeholder support often render conservation efforts …

Molecular species identification and population genetics of chondrichthyans in South Africa: current challenges, priorities and progress

AE Bester-van der Merwe, KS Gledhill - African Zoology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Molecular genetic techniques, such as DNA barcoding and genoty**, are increasingly
being used to assist with the conservation and management of chondrichthyans worldwide …