Sharks, rays and chimeras (class Chondrichthyes; herein 'sharks') today face possibly the largest crisis of their 420 million year history. Tens of millions of sharks are caught and …
No-take marine protected areas (MPAs) are a commonly applied tool to reduce human fishing impacts on marine and coastal ecosystems. However, conservation outcomes of …
Overexploitation of large apex marine predators is widespread in the world's oceans, yet the timing and extent of declines are poorly understood. Here we reconstruct a unique fisheries …
E Cortés, EN Brooks - Fish and Fisheries, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide, many shark populations are classified as data poor, making it difficult to assess their status. However, for many sharks, their longevity, late maturation and low production of …
The iconic and beautiful Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is home to one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. With contributions from international experts, this timely and fully …
Differences in the reproductive biology of both the Australian weasel shark Hemigaleus australiensis and the Australian sharpnose shark Rhizoprionodon taylori were apparent …
KA O'Brien, E Cortés, WB Driggers III… - Fisheries …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding spatial ecology and predicting animal movements in response to environmental changes, such as anthropogenic climate change and multidecadal variability …
Leslie matrix models are an important analysis tool in conservation biology that are applied to a diversity of taxa. The standard approach estimates the finite rate of population growth (λ) …
A Chin, D Cameron, R Saunders - The Great Barrier Reef …, 2019 - books.google.com
The fisheries of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA) are diverse and dynamic. They reflect changing environmental, social, economic and regulatory conditions …