The importance of research and public opinion to conservation management of sharks and rays: a synthesis

CA Simpfendorfer, MR Heupel… - Marine and …, 2011 - CSIRO Publishing
Growing concern for the world's shark and ray populations is driving the need for greater
research to inform conservation management. A change in public perception, from one that …

Conservation challenges of sharks with continental scale migrations

MR Heupel, CA Simpfendorfer, M Espinoza… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Understanding movement and connectivity of populations is increasingly important as
human and climate change pressures become more pervasive, but can be problematic in …

Status review report: scalloped hammerhead shark (Sphyrna lewini)

MH Miller, JK Carlson, PW Cooper, DR Kobayashi… - 2014 - repository.library.noaa.gov
Updated March 2014: This status review report was conducted in response to a petition to
list the scalloped hammerhead shark under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)(WildEarth …

Opportunistic visitors: long-term behavioural response of bull sharks to food provisioning in Fiji

JM Brunnschweiler, A Barnett - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Shark-based tourism that uses bait to reliably attract certain species to specific sites so that
divers can view them is a growing industry globally, but remains a controversial issue. We …

Intra-specific variation in movement and habitat connectivity of a mobile predator revealed by acoustic telemetry and network analyses

M Espinoza, EJI Lédée, AF Smoothey, MR Heupel… - Marine Biology, 2021 - Springer
Few studies have considered linkages of mobile predators across large spatial scales
despite their significant and often critical role in maintaining ecosystem function and health …

Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas) Occurrence along Beaches of South-Eastern Australia: Understanding Where, When and Why

AF Smoothey, Y Niella, C Brand, VM Peddemors… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In Australia, bull sharks are one of the species implicated most regularly in
shark–human interactions. The factors affecting bull shark presence in nearshore waters of …

Long-term patterns of abundance, residency and movements of bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) in Sydney Harbour, Australia

AF Smoothey, KA Lee, VM Peddemors - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) are known to frequent nearshore environments,
particularly estuaries, resulting in interactions with humans. Knowledge of the behaviour of …

Seasonal residency, habitat use, and site fidelity of juvenile sand tiger sharks Carcharias taurus in a Massachusetts estuary

J Kneebone, J Chisholm, GB Skomal - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2012 - int-res.com
The sand tiger shark Carcharias taurus is a large coastal species that has endured marked
declines in its western North Atlantic population over the past 30 yr. In the face of these …

Diversity in young shark habitats provides the potential for portfolio effects

PM Yates, MR Heupel, AJ Tobin… - … Ecology Progress Series, 2012 - int-res.com
The young (neonates, young-of-the-year and juveniles) of many shark species occupy a
diverse range of habitats and areas. However, the contribution of individual nurseries or …

Variation in cownose ray Rhinoptera neglecta abundance and group size on the central east coast of Australia

A Tagliafico, PA Butcher, AP Colefax… - Journal of fish …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Here, we provide baseline information about the relative abundance and group size of the
Australian cownose ray Rhinoptera neglecta on the central east coast of Australia. Using …