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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
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Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries
Nature, Volume 572, No. 7770, Year 2019
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Effective ocean management and the conservation of highly migratory species depend on resolving the overlap between animal movements and distributions, and fishing effort. However, this information is lacking at a global scale. Here we show, using a big-data approach that combines satellite-tracked movements of pelagic sharks and global fishing fleets, that 24% of the mean monthly space used by sharks falls under the footprint of pelagic longline fisheries. Space-use hotspots of commercially valuable sharks and of internationally protected species had the highest overlap with longlines (up to 76% and 64%, respectively), and were also associated with significant increases in fishing effort. We conclude that pelagic sharks have limited spatial refuge from current levels of fishing effort in marine areas beyond national jurisdictions (the high seas). Our results demonstrate an urgent need for conservation and management measures at high-seas hotspots of shark space use, and highlight the potential of simultaneous satellite surveillance of megafauna and fishers as a tool for near-real-time, dynamic management. © 2019, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.
Authors & Co-Authors
Queiroz, Nuno C.
Portugal, Porto
Universidade do Porto
United Kingdom, Plymouth
Marine Biological Association
Humphries, Nicolas E.
United Kingdom, Plymouth
Marine Biological Association
Couto, Ana S.
Portugal, Porto
Universidade do Porto
Vedor, Marisa
Portugal, Porto
Universidade do Porto
da Costa, Ivo
Portugal, Porto
Universidade do Porto
Sequeira, A. M.M.
Australia, Perth
The University of Western Australia
Mucientes, G.
Portugal, Porto
Universidade do Porto
Dos Santos, António Múrias
Portugal, Porto
Universidade do Porto
Abascal, Francisco Javier
Spain, Madrid
Csic-ieo - Instituto Español de Oceanografía
Abercrombie, Debra L.
United States, Jefferson
Abercrombie and Fish
Abrantes, Kátya
Australia, Townsville
James Cook University
Acuña-Marrero, David
New Zealand, Palmerston North
Massey University
Afonso, André Sucena
Brazil, Recife
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Portugal, Leiria
Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
Afonso, Pedro
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Portugal, Coimbra
University of Coimbra, Marine and Environmental Sciences Center
Portugal, Ponta Delgada
Universidade Dos Açores
Anders, Darrell
Unknown Affiliation
Araujo, Gonzalo
Philippines, Jagna
Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines
Arauz, Randall
United States, Colorado Springs
Fins Attached
Costa Rica, San Jose
Programa Restauración de Tortugas Marinas Pretoma
United States, Olema
Migramar
Bach, Pascal
France, Plouzane
Ifremer Institut Francais de Recherche Pour L'exploitation de la Mer
Barnett, Adam
Australia, Townsville
James Cook University
Bernal, Diego
United States, Dartmouth
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Berumen, Michael L.
Saudi Arabia, Thuwal
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Bessudo Lion, Sandra
United States, Olema
Migramar
Colombia, Bogota
Fundación Malpelo y Otros Ecosistemas Marinos
Bezerra, Natália Priscila Alves
Brazil, Recife
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Blaison, Antonin V.
France, Plouzane
Ifremer Institut Francais de Recherche Pour L'exploitation de la Mer
Block, Barbara A.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Bond, Mark E.
United States, Miami
Florida International University
Bonfil, Ramón
Mexico, Mexico City
Océanos Vivientes A. C.
Bradford, Russell W.
Australia, Canberra
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Braun, Camrin D.
United States, Woods Hole
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Brooks, Edward J.
Bahamas, Eleuthera
Cape Eleuthera Institute
Brooks, Annabelle M.L.
Bahamas, Eleuthera
Cape Eleuthera Institute
United Kingdom, Exeter
University of Exeter
Brown, Judith Jed
Falkland Islands (malvinas), Stanley
South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute
Bruce, Barry D.
Australia, Canberra
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Byrne, Michael E.
United States, Fort Lauderdale
Nova Southeastern University
United States, Columbia
University of Missouri
Campana, Steven E.
Iceland, Reykjavik
Haskoli Islands
Carlisle, Aaron B.
United States, Newark
University of Delaware
Chapman, Demian D.F.
United States, Miami
Florida International University
Chapple, Taylor K.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Chisholm, John H.
United States, New Bedford
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
Clarke, Christopher R.
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
Marine Research Facility
Clua, Éric E.G.
France, Papetoai
Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de L’environnement
Cochran, Jesse E.M.
Saudi Arabia, Thuwal
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Crochelet, Estelle C.
France, Marseille
Agence de Recherche Pour la Biodiversité à la Réunion Arbre
Dagorn, Laurent C.
France, Plouzane
Ifremer Institut Francais de Recherche Pour L'exploitation de la Mer
Daly, Ryan
Switzerland, Geneva
Save our Seas Foundation
South Africa, Grahamstown
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Cortés, Daniel Devia
Chile, Valparaiso
Instituto de Fomento Pesquero
Doyle, Thomas K.
Ireland, Cork
University College Cork
Drew, Michael J.
Australia, Adelaide
Flinders University
Duffy, Clinton A.J.
New Zealand, Wellington
Te Papa Atawhai
Erikson, Thor
South Africa, Grahamstown
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Espinoza, Eduardo R.
United States, Olema
Migramar
Ecuador, Santa Cruz Island
Parque Nacional Galápagos
Ferreira, Luciana Cerqueira
Australia, Townsville
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Ferretti, Francesco
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Filmalter, John David
France, Plouzane
Ifremer Institut Francais de Recherche Pour L'exploitation de la Mer
South Africa, Grahamstown
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Fischer, George Christopher
United States, Summit
Ocearch
Fitzpatrick, Richard
Australia, Townsville
James Cook University
Fontes, Jorge
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Portugal, Coimbra
University of Coimbra, Marine and Environmental Sciences Center
Portugal, Ponta Delgada
Universidade Dos Açores
Forget, Fabien R.G.
France, Plouzane
Ifremer Institut Francais de Recherche Pour L'exploitation de la Mer
Fowler, Mark
Canada, Dartmouth
Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Francis, Malcolm P.
New Zealand, Auckland
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Gallagher, Austin J.
United States, Herndon
Beneath the Waves
United States, Coral Gables
University of Miami
Gennari, Enrico
South Africa, Grahamstown
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
South Africa
Oceans Research
South Africa, Grahamstown
Rhodes University
Goldsworthy, Simon David
Australia, Adelaide
South Australian Research and Development Institute
Gollock, Matthew J.
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Green, Jonathan R.
Ecuador, Puerto Ayora
Galapagos Whale Shark Project
Gustafson, Johan A.
Australia, Brisbane
Griffith University
Guttridge, Tristan L.
Bahamas, Bimini
Bimini Biological Field Station
Guzmán, Héctor M.
United States, Washington, D.c.
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Hammerschlag, Neil
United States, Coral Gables
University of Miami
Harman, Luke A.
Ireland, Cork
University College Cork
Hissa Vieira Hazin, Fábio Hissa Vieira
Brazil, Recife
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Heard, Matthew
Australia, Adelaide
Flinders University
Hearn, Alex R.
United States, Olema
Migramar
Ecuador, San Cristobal
Galapagos Science Center
Ecuador, Quito
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Holdsworth, John C.
New Zealand, Whangarei
Blue Water Marine Research
Holmes, Bonnie Jane
Australia, Brisbane
The University of Queensland
Howey, Lucy A.
United States, Columbia
Microwave Telemetry, Inc.
Hoyos, Mauricio
United States, Olema
Migramar
Mexico, La Paz
Pelagios Kakunjá A.c.
Hueter, Robert E.
Unknown Affiliation
Hussey, Nigel Edward
Canada, Windsor
University of Windsor
Huveneers, Charlie P.M.
Australia, Adelaide
Flinders University
Irion, Dylan T.
South Africa, Simon's Town
Cape Research and Diver Development
Jacoby, David M.P.
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Jewell, Oliver J.D.
Australia, Perth
Murdoch University
South Africa, Kleinbaai, Gansbaai
Dyer Island Conservation Trust
Johnson, Ryan L.
South Africa, Scottburgh
Blue Wilderness Research Unit
Jordan, Lance K.B.
United States, Columbia
Microwave Telemetry, Inc.
Jorgensen, Salvador J.
United States, Monterey
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Joyce, Warren N.
Canada, Dartmouth
Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Keating-Daly, Clare A.
Switzerland, Geneva
Save our Seas Foundation
Ketchum, James Thomas
United States, Olema
Migramar
Mexico, La Paz
Pelagios Kakunjá A.c.
Klimley, Abbott Peter
United States, Olema
Migramar
United States, Davis
University of California, Davis
Kock, Alison A.
South Africa, Grahamstown
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
South Africa, Pretoria
South African National Parks
South Africa, Cape Town
Shark Spotters
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Koen, Pieter
South Africa, Cape Town
Western Cape Government
Ladino, Felipe
Colombia, Bogota
Fundación Malpelo y Otros Ecosistemas Marinos
de Oliveira Lana, Fernanda
Brazil, Niteroi
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Lea, James S.E.
Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
Marine Research Facility
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Llewellyn, Fiona
United Kingdom, London
Zoological Society of London
Lyon, Warrick S.
New Zealand, Auckland
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
MacDonnell, Anna
Canada, Dartmouth
Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Macena, Bruno C.L.
Brazil, Recife
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Portugal, Coimbra
University of Coimbra, Marine and Environmental Sciences Center
Marshall, Heather M.
United States, Dartmouth
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
United States, Chatham
Atlantic White Shark Conservancy
McAuley, Rory B.
Australia, Perth
Government of Western Australia
Australia, Perth
Minderoo Foundation
Meyër, Michael A.
Unknown Affiliation
Morris, John J.
Unknown Affiliation
Papastamatiou, Yannis P.
United States, Miami
Florida International University
Patterson, Toby A.
Australia, Canberra
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Peñaherrera-Palma, César
United States, Olema
Migramar
Ecuador, Quito
Pontificia Universidad Católica Del Ecuador
Pepperell, Julian G.
Australia, Noosaville
Pepperell Research and Consulting Pty Ltd
Pierce, Simon J.
United States, Truckee
Marine Megafauna Foundation
Poisson, François
France, Plouzane
Ifremer Institut Francais de Recherche Pour L'exploitation de la Mer
Quintero, Lina Maria
Colombia, Bogota
Fundación Malpelo y Otros Ecosistemas Marinos
Rogers, Paul J.
Australia, Adelaide
South Australian Research and Development Institute
Rohner, Christoph Andreas
United States, Truckee
Marine Megafauna Foundation
Rowat, David R.L.
Seychelles, Victoria
Marine Conservation Society Seychelles
Samoilys, Melita Anne
Kenya, Mombasa
Cordio
Semmens, Jayson Mark
Australia, Hobart
University of Tasmania
Sheaves, Marcus J.
Australia, Townsville
James Cook University
Shivji, Mahmood S.
United States, Fort Lauderdale
Nova Southeastern University
Singh, Sarika
Unknown Affiliation
Skomal, Gregory B.
United States, New Bedford
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
Smale, Malcolme John
South Africa, Gqeberha
Nelson Mandela University
Soler, Germán Andrés
United States, Olema
Migramar
Colombia, Bogota
Fundación Malpelo y Otros Ecosistemas Marinos
Australia, Hobart
University of Tasmania
Soria, Marc
France, Plouzane
Ifremer Institut Francais de Recherche Pour L'exploitation de la Mer
Stehfest, Kilian M.
Australia, Hobart
University of Tasmania
Stevens, John D.
Australia, Canberra
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Thorrold, Simon R.
United States, Woods Hole
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Tolotti, M. T.
France, Plouzane
Ifremer Institut Francais de Recherche Pour L'exploitation de la Mer
Towner, Alison V.
South Africa, Grahamstown
Rhodes University
South Africa, Kleinbaai, Gansbaai
Dyer Island Conservation Trust
Travassos, P. Eurico Pires
Brazil, Recife
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Tyminski, John P.
Unknown Affiliation
Vandeperre, Frédéric
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Portugal, Coimbra
University of Coimbra, Marine and Environmental Sciences Center
Portugal, Ponta Delgada
Universidade Dos Açores
Vaudo, Jeremy J.
United States, Fort Lauderdale
Nova Southeastern University
Watanabe, Yuuki Y.
Japan, Tokyo
National Institute of Polar Research
Japan, Hayama
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Weber, Sam B.
United Kingdom, Exeter
University of Exeter
Wetherbee, Bradley M.
United States, Fort Lauderdale
Nova Southeastern University
United States, Kingston
The University of Rhode Island
White, Timothy D.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Harcourt, Robert Geoffrey
Australia, Sydney
Macquarie University
Hays, Graeme Clive
Australia, Geelong
Deakin University
Meekan, Mark Gregory
Australia, Townsville
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Thums, Michele
Australia, Townsville
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Irigoien, Xabier
Spain, Derio
Azti Fundazioa
Spain, Bilbao
Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science
Eguíluz, Víctor M.
Spain, Palma
Csic-uib - Instituto de Fisica Interdisciplinar y Sistemas Complejos Ifisc
Duarte, Carlos Manuel
Saudi Arabia, Thuwal
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Sousa, Lara L.
United Kingdom, Plymouth
Marine Biological Association
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Sims, David W.
United Kingdom, Plymouth
Marine Biological Association
United Kingdom, Southampton
National Oceanography Centre Southampton
United Kingdom, Southampton
University of Southampton
Statistics
Citations: 239
Authors: 144
Affiliations: 98
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1038/s41586-019-1444-4
ISSN:
00280836