Authors
Nuno Queiroz, Nicolas E Humphries, Ana Couto, Marisa Vedor, Ivo Da Costa, Ana MM Sequeira, Gonzalo Mucientes, António M Santos, Francisco J Abascal, Debra L Abercrombie, Katya Abrantes, David Acuña-Marrero, André S Afonso, Pedro Afonso, Darrell Anders, Gonzalo Araujo, Randall Arauz, Pascal Bach, Adam Barnett, Diego Bernal, Michael L Berumen, Sandra Bessudo Lion, Natalia Bezerra, Antonin V Blaison, Barbara A Block, Mark E Bond, Ramón 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 EM Cochran, Estelle C Crochelet, Laurent Dagorn, Ryan Daly, Daniel Devia Cortés, Thomas K Doyle, Michael Drew, Clinton AJ 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, Fábio HV 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 MP Jacoby, Oliver JD Jewell, Ryan Johnson, Lance KB 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 SE Lea, Fiona Llewellyn, Warrick S Lyon, Anna MacDonnell, Bruno CL Macena, Heather Marshall, Jaime D McAllister, Rory McAuley, Michael A Meÿer, John J Morris, Emily R Nelson, Yannis P Papastamatiou, Toby A Patterson, Cesar Peñaherrera-Palma, Julian G Pepperell, Simon J Pierce, Francois Poisson, Lina Maria Quintero, Andrew J Richardson, Paul J Rogers, Christoph A Rohner, David RL 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 Zárate, Robert Harcourt, Graeme C Hays, Mark G Meekan, Michele Thums, Xabier Irigoien, Victor M Eguiluz, Carlos M Duarte, Lara L Sousa
Publication date
2019/8
Journal
Nature
Volume
572
Issue
7770
Pages
461-466
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Description
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 …
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