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 …

A review of the application of molecular genetics for fisheries management and conservation of sharks and rays

CL Dudgeon, DC Blower, D Broderick… - Journal of fish …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Since the first investigation 25 years ago, the application of genetic tools to address
ecological and evolutionary questions in elasmobranch studies has greatly expanded. Major …

Transoceanic migration, spatial dynamics, and population linkages of white sharks

R Bonfil, M Meÿer, MC Scholl, R Johnson, S O'Brien… - Science, 2005 - science.org
The large-scale spatial dynamics and population structure of marine top predators are
poorly known. We present electronic tag and photographic identification data showing a …

An integrated risk assessment for climate change: analysing the vulnerability of sharks and rays on Australia's Great Barrier Reef

A Chin, PM Kyne, TI Walker… - Global change …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract An Integrated Risk Assessment for Climate Change (IRACC) is developed and
applied to assess the vulnerability of sharks and rays on Australia's Great Barrier Reef …

Complexities of coastal shark movements and their implications for management

CW Speed, IC Field, MG Meekan… - Marine ecology progress …, 2010 - int-res.com
Global declines of shark populations are of concern because of their largely assumed role
as moderators of ecosystem function. Without long-term data on movement patterns for …

Advances in understanding the roles and benefits of nursery areas for elasmobranch populations

MR Heupel, S Kanno, APB Martins… - Marine and …, 2018 - CSIRO Publishing
Nursery areas are critical to the survival of many marine species, and it is widely accepted
that elasmobranch species use nursery areas where they improve species fitness. A 2007 …

Sharks in nearshore environments: models, importance, and consequences

DM Knip, MR Heupel, CA Simpfendorfer - Marine Ecology Progress …, 2010 - int-res.com
Theoretical models of coastal shark populations have remained largely unchanged since
the 1960s despite limitations in applicability to many species. Smaller bodied coastal …

Two decades of genetic profiling yields first evidence of natal philopatry and long‐term fidelity to parturition sites in sharks

KA Feldheim, SH Gruber, JD DiBattista… - Molecular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Sharks are a globally threatened group of marine fishes that often breed in their natal region
of origin. There has even been speculation that female sharks return to their exact birthplace …

Microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA analyses of the genetic structure of blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) nurseries in the northwestern Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico …

DB Keeney, MR Heupel, RE Hueter… - Molecular …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the genetic structure of blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) continental
nurseries in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea using …

Social behaviour in sharks and rays: analysis, patterns and implications for conservation

DMP Jacoby, DP Croft, DW Sims - Fish and Fisheries, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
There are widespread records of grouping behaviour in both adult and juvenile sharks and
rays (Class Chondrichthyes, Subclass Elasmobranchii). Yet despite burgeoning descriptions …