Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries

Nuno Queiroz; Nicolas E. Humphries; Ana Couto; Marisa Vedor; Ivo da Costa; Ana M. M. Sequeira; Gonzalo Mucientes; Antonio M. Santos; Francisco J. Abascal; Debra L. Abercrombie; Katya Abrantes; David Acuna-Marrero; Andre S. Afonso; Pedro Afonso; Darrell Anders; Gonzalo Araujo; Randall Arauz; Pascal Bach; Adam Barnett; Diego Bernal; Michael L. Berumen; Sandra Bessudo Lion; Natalia P. A. Bezerra; Antonin V. Blaison; Barbara A. Block; Mark E. Bond; Ramon Bonfil; Russell W. Bradford; Camrin D. Braun; Edward J. Brooks; Annabelle Brooks; Judith Brown; Barry D. Bruce; Michael E. Byrne; Steven E. Campana; Aaron B. Carlisle; Demian D. Chapman; Taylor K. Chapple; John Chisholm; Christopher R. Clarke; Eric G. Clua; Jesse E. M. Cochran; Estelle C. Crochelet; Laurent Dagorn; Ryan Daly; Daniel Devia Cortes; Thomas K. Doyle; Michael Drew; Clinton A. J. Duffy; Thor Erikson; Eduardo Espinoza; Luciana C. Ferreira; Francesco Ferretti; John D. Filmalter; G. Chris Fischer; Richard Fitzpatrick; Jorge Fontes; Fabien Forget; Mark Fowler; Malcolm P. Francis; Austin J. Gallagher; Enrico Gennari; Simon D. Goldsworthy; Matthew J. Gollock; Jonathan R. Green; Johan A. Gustafson; Tristan L. Guttridge; Hector M. Guzman; Neil Hammerschlag; Luke Harman; Fabio H. V. Hazin; Matthew Heard; Alex R. Hearn; John C. Holdsworth; Bonnie J. Holmes; Lucy A. Howey; Mauricio Hoyos; Robert E. Hueter; Nigel E. Hussey; Charlie Huveneers; Dylan T. Irion; David M. P. Jacoby; Oliver J. D. Jewell; Ryan Johnson; Lance K. B. Jordan; Salvador J. Jorgensen; Warren Joyce; Clare A. Keating Daly; James T. Ketchum; A. Peter Klimley; Alison A. Kock; Pieter Koen; Felipe Ladino; Fernanda O. Lana; James S. E. Lea; Fiona Llewellyn; Warrick S. Lyon; Anna MacDonnell; Bruno C. L. Macena; Heather Marshall; Jaime D. McAllister; Rory McAuley; Michael A. Meyer; John J. Morris; Emily R. Nelson; Yannis P. Papastamatiou; Toby A. Patterson; Cesar Penaherrera-Palma; Julian G. Pepperell; Simon J. Pierce; Francois Poisson; Lina Maria Quintero; Andrew J. Richardson; Paul J. Rogers; Christoph A. Rohner; David R. L. Rowat; Melita Samoilys; Jayson M. Semmens; Marcus Sheaves; George Shillinger; Mahmood Shivji; Sarika Singh; Gregory B. Skomal; Malcolm J. Smale; Laurenne B. Snyders; German Soler; Marc Soria; Kilian M. Stehfest; John D. Stevens; Simon R. Thorrold; Mariana T. Tolotti; Alison Towner; Paulo Travassos; John P. Tyminski; Frederic Vandeperre; Jeremy J. Vaudo; Yuuki Y. Watanabe; Sam B. Weber; Bradley M. Wetherbee; Timothy D. White; Sean Williams; Patricia M. Zarate; Robert Harcourt; Graeme C. Hays; Mark G. Meekan; Michele Thums; Xabier Irigoien; Victor M. Eguiluz; Carlos M. Duarte; Lara L. Sousa; Samantha J. Simpson; Emily J. Southall; David W. Sims

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Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries

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Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries

Nuno Queiroz, Nicolas E. Humphries, Ana Couto, Marisa Vedor, Ivo da Costa, Ana M. M. Sequeira, Gonzalo Mucientes, Antonio M. Santos, Francisco J. Abascal, Debra L. Abercrombie, …

Nature (London), Vol.572(7770), pp.461-466

08/2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1444-4

PMID: 31340216

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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.

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Title: Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries
Creators - without role: Nuno Queiroz - Universidade do Porto
Nicolas E. Humphries - Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Ana Couto - Universidade do Porto
Marisa Vedor - Universidade do Porto
Ivo da Costa - Universidade do Porto
Ana M. M. Sequeira - Australian Institute of Marine Science
Gonzalo Mucientes - Universidade do Porto
Antonio M. Santos - Universidade do Porto
Francisco J. Abascal - Instituto Español de Oceanografía
Debra L. Abercrombie - Port Jefferson Stn, Abercrombie & Fish, Jefferson, NY USA
Katya Abrantes - James Cook University
David Acuna-Marrero - Massey University
Andre S. Afonso - Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Pedro Afonso - University of Lisbon
Darrell Anders - Oceans & Coasts Res, Dept Environm Affairs, Cape Town, South Africa
Gonzalo Araujo - Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines
Randall Arauz - Marine Conservation Institute
Pascal Bach - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Adam Barnett - James Cook University
Diego Bernal - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Michael L. Berumen - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Sandra Bessudo Lion - MigraMar, Olema, CA USA
Natalia P. A. Bezerra - Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Antonin V. Blaison - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Barbara A. Block - Pacific University
Mark E. Bond - Florida International University
Ramon Bonfil - Oceanos Vivientes, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Russell W. Bradford - CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
Camrin D. Braun - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Edward J. Brooks - Cape Eleuthera Institute
Annabelle Brooks - Cape Eleuthera Institute
Judith Brown - South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute
Barry D. Bruce - CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
Michael E. Byrne - Nova Southeastern University
Steven E. Campana - University of Iceland
Aaron B. Carlisle - University of Delaware
Demian D. Chapman - Florida International University
Taylor K. Chapple - Pacific University
John Chisholm - Massachusetts Div Marine Fisheries, New Bedford, MA USA
Christopher R. Clarke - Marine Res Facil, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Eric G. Clua - Centre de Recherches Insulaires et Observatoire de l'Environnement
Jesse E. M. Cochran - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Estelle C. Crochelet - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Laurent Dagorn - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Ryan Daly - Save Our Seas Foundation
Daniel Devia Cortes - Instituto de Fomento Pesquero
Thomas K. Doyle - University College Cork
Michael Drew - Flinders University
Clinton A. J. Duffy - Dept Conservat, Auckland, New Zealand
Thor Erikson - South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Eduardo Espinoza - Charles Darwin Foundation
Luciana C. Ferreira - Australian Institute of Marine Science
Francesco Ferretti - Pacific University
John D. Filmalter - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
G. Chris Fischer - OCEARCH, Park City, UT USA
Richard Fitzpatrick - James Cook University
Jorge Fontes - University of Lisbon
Fabien Forget - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Mark Fowler - Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Malcolm P. Francis - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Austin J. Gallagher - University of Miami
Enrico Gennari - South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Simon D. Goldsworthy - South Australian Research and Development Institute
Matthew J. Gollock - Zoological Society of London
Jonathan R. Green - Charles Darwin Foundation
Johan A. Gustafson - Griffith University
Tristan L. Guttridge - Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation
Hector M. Guzman - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Neil Hammerschlag - University of Miami
Luke Harman - University College Cork
Fabio H. V. Hazin - Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Matthew Heard - Flinders University
Alex R. Hearn - Charles Darwin Foundation
John C. Holdsworth - Blue Water Marine Res, Tutukaka, New Zealand
Bonnie J. Holmes - University of Queensland
Lucy A. Howey - BioTelemetry
Mauricio Hoyos - MigraMar, Olema, CA USA
Robert E. Hueter - Mote Marine Laboratory
Nigel E. Hussey - University of Windsor
Charlie Huveneers - Flinders University
Dylan T. Irion - Cape Res & Div Dev, Simonstown, South Africa
David M. P. Jacoby - Zool Soc London, Inst Zool, London, England
Oliver J. D. Jewell - Murdoch University
Ryan Johnson - Blue Wilderness Res Unit, Scottburgh, South Africa
Lance K. B. Jordan - BioTelemetry
Salvador J. Jorgensen - California State University, Monterey Bay
Warren Joyce - Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Clare A. Keating Daly - Save Our Seas Foundation
James T. Ketchum - MigraMar, Olema, CA USA
A. Peter Klimley - University of California, Davis
Alison A. Kock - South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Pieter Koen - Western Cape Dept Agr, Vet Serv, Elsenburg, South Africa
Felipe Ladino - Fdn Malpelo & Otros Ecosistemas Marinos, Bogota, Colombia
Fernanda O. Lana - Universidade Federal Fluminense
James S. E. Lea - University of Cambridge
Fiona Llewellyn - Zoological Society of London
Warrick S. Lyon - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Anna MacDonnell - Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Bruno C. L. Macena - Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Heather Marshall - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Jaime D. McAllister - University of Tasmania
Rory McAuley - Govt Western Australia, Dept Fisheries, Perth, WA, Australia
Michael A. Meyer - Oceans & Coasts Res, Dept Environm Affairs, Cape Town, South Africa
John J. Morris - Mote Marine Lab, Ctr Shark Res, Sarasota, FL 34236 USA
Emily R. Nelson - University of Miami
Yannis P. Papastamatiou - Florida Int Univ, Dept Biol Sci, N Miami, FL USA
Toby A. Patterson - CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere, Hobart, Tas, Australia
Cesar Penaherrera-Palma - MigraMar, Olema, CA USA
Julian G. Pepperell - Pepperell Res & Consulting, Noosa, Qld, Australia
Simon J. Pierce - Marine Megafauna Fdn, Truckee, CA USA
Francois Poisson - University of Montpellier
Lina Maria Quintero - Fdn Malpelo & Otros Ecosistemas Marinos, Bogota, Colombia
Andrew J. Richardson - Ascens Isl Govt, Conservat & Fisheries Dept, Georgetown, Guyana
Paul J. Rogers - SARDI Aquat Sci, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Christoph A. Rohner - Marine Megafauna Fdn, Truckee, CA USA
David R. L. Rowat - Marine Conservat Soc Seychelles, Victoria, Seychelles
Melita Samoilys - CORDIO, Mombasa, Kenya
Jayson M. Semmens - University of Tasmania
Marcus Sheaves - James Cook University
George Shillinger - MigraMar, Olema, CA USA
Mahmood Shivji - Nova Southeastern University
Sarika Singh - Oceans & Coasts Res, Dept Environm Affairs, Cape Town, South Africa
Gregory B. Skomal - Massachusetts Div Marine Fisheries, New Bedford, MA USA
Malcolm J. Smale - Nelson Mandela University
Laurenne B. Snyders - Oceans & Coasts Res, Dept Environm Affairs, Cape Town, South Africa
German Soler - MigraMar, Olema, CA USA
Marc Soria - University of Montpellier
Kilian M. Stehfest - University of Tasmania
John D. Stevens - CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere, Hobart, Tas, Australia
Simon R. Thorrold - Woods Hole Oceanog Inst, Dept Biol, Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA
Mariana T. Tolotti - University of Montpellier
Alison Towner - Rhodes University
Paulo Travassos - Univ Fed Rural Pernambuco UFRPE, Dept Pesca & Aquicultura, Recife, PE, Brazil
John P. Tyminski - Mote Marine Lab, Ctr Shark Res, Sarasota, FL 34236 USA
Frederic Vandeperre - University of Lisbon
Jeremy J. Vaudo - Nova Southeastern University
Yuuki Y. Watanabe - Polar
Sam B. Weber - University of Exeter
Bradley M. Wetherbee - Nova Southeastern University
Timothy D. White - Stanford University
Sean Williams - Cape Eleuthera Institute
Patricia M. Zarate - MigraMar, Olema, CA USA
Robert Harcourt - Macquarie University
Graeme C. Hays - Deakin University
Mark G. Meekan - Indian Ocean Marine Res Ctr UWA, Australian Inst Marine Sci, Crawley, WA, Australia
Michele Thums - Indian Ocean Marine Res Ctr UWA, Australian Inst Marine Sci, Crawley, WA, Australia
Xabier Irigoien - AZTI
Victor M. Eguiluz - Univ Balearic Isl, CSIC, Inst Fis Interdisciplinar & Sistemas Complejos, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Carlos M. Duarte - King Abdullah Univ Sci & Technol, Div Biol & Environm Sci & Engn, Red Sea Res Ctr, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Lara L. Sousa - Marine Biol Assoc UK, Plymouth, Devon, England
Samantha J. Simpson - Marine Biol Assoc UK, Plymouth, Devon, England
Emily J. Southall - Marine Biol Assoc UK, Plymouth, Devon, England
David W. Sims - Marine Biol Assoc UK, Plymouth, Devon, England
Publication Details: Nature (London), Vol.572(7770), pp.461-466
Publisher: NATURE PORTFOLIO
Number of pages: 20
Grant note: Save Our Seas Foundation NERC Oceans 2025 Strategic Research Programme PTDC/MAR/100345/2008; COMPETE FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-010580 / Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT) Australian Institute for Marine Science (AIMS) DE170100841 / Australian Research Council (ARC); Australian Research Council NE/R00997X/1 / NERC; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) via the Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalizacao (COMPETE) NE/R00997X/1 / UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC); UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000031 / Norte Portugal Regional Operational Programme (NORTE 2020) under the PORTUGAL 2020 Partnership Agreement through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in project MarInfo IF/01611/2013; PD/BD/52603/2014; PTDC/MAR-BIO/4458/2012 / FCT; Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT) DE170100841 / Australian Research Council MBA Senior Research Fellowship PD/BD/52603/2014; PTDC/MAR-BIO/4458/2012; PTDC/MAR/100345/2008 / Fundao para a Cincia e a Tecnologia; Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT) Marine Biological Association (MBA) Xunta de Galicia - Isabel Barreto Program 2009-2012; Xunta de Galicia
Identifiers: 9941838108331
Academic Unit: King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article