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Spatial modeling of whale shark protection using the marxan method in Saleh Bay, West Nusa Tenggara [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
Saleh Bay is a recurring aggregation area for whale sharks (Rhincodon typus). This study applied the Marxan decision-support tool to identify spatial conservation priorities based on whale shark sighting records and selected environmental and ...
Putri Amanda Dwi, Agus Syamsul Bahri, Arhatin Risti Endriani, Arifin Taslim, Aitiando Pasaribu Riza   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stock Status Estimating of 5 Shark Species in the Waters Around Taiwan Using a Length-Based Bayesian Biomass Estimation (LBB) Method

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Five shark stocks in the waters around Taiwan were assessed using the LBB method, addressing the present gap. Among them, only one filter-feeding shark, megamouth shark Megachasma pelagios, qualified as having a healthy status.
Peilong Ju, Peilong Ju, Mingru Chen, Mingru Chen, Mingru Chen, Yongjun Tian, Yongjun Tian, Yongjun Tian, Yu Zhao, Shengyun Yang, Jiamei Xiao   +10 more
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Multi‐Platform Deployments of Low‐Cost Devices for Cetacean Passive Acoustic Monitoring

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Recent advances in affordable, user‐friendly devices offer new opportunities to overcome cost constraints of underwater passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) and expand acoustic data collection. In this study, we deployed low‐cost acoustic recorders and underwater cameras across a range of platforms in the Western Mediterranean, including fishing gear ...
Greta Jankauskaite, François Poisson, Irati Abascal, Javier Menéndez‐Blázquez, Clara Cánovas Pérez, Sofia Conti, Ricardo Sagarminaga, Juan Antonio Raga, David March   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sentipensar [Feel‐Thinking] Cultivates Collective Scientific Sensemaking and Worldbuilding Within and Beyond Ecological Despair

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Educating youth about environmental and climate justice is crucial in realizing a sustainable and flourishing future. Yet this can be challenging given the intense eco‐emotions youth experience and express while learning about these consequential realities and their implications.
Kelsie Fowler
wiley   +1 more source

Den attendance by Arctic foxes experiencing 10 years of increasing tourism

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wildlife tourism is a growing industry, and an increasing number of people seek to observe and interact with wild animals in their natural surroundings. In Iceland, the native Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus is widespread and has been under heavy hunting pressure for centuries.
Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir, Borgný Katrínardóttir, Bruce J. McAdam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Whale shark genome assembly comparison

, 2018
Comparison of the publicly available whale shark genome assemblies. We are still improving our assembly with long-range scaffolding, which will be released elsewhere.
Phyloinformatics Lab in RIKEN Kobe (4815111)
core   +1 more source

Economic Valuation and Community-Based Management: The Whale Shark Wildlife Tourism in La Paz Bay, Mexico

Tourism and Hospitality
The whale shark aggregation area in La Paz has given rise to vital wildlife tourism activity since the mid-1990s, which has been consolidated during the first decade of the 21st century.
Mónica Moreno-Gutiérrez, Víctor Hernández-Trejo, Gerzaín Avilés-Polanco, Ulianov Jakes-Cota, Miguel Ángel Ojeda-Ruiz de la Peña, Elvia Aida Marín-Monroy, Luís César Almendarez-Hernández   +6 more
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iDNA at Sea: Recovery of Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Mitochondrial DNA Sequences from the Whale Shark Copepod (Pandarus rhincodonicus) Confirms Global Population Structure

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is an iconic and endangered species with a broad distribution spanning warm-temperate and tropical oceans. Effective conservation management of the species requires an understanding of the degree of genetic connectivity ...
Mark Meekan, Christopher M. Austin, Christopher M. Austin, Christopher M. Austin, Christopher M. Austin, Mun H. Tan, Nu-Wei V. Wei, Adam Miller, Simon J. Pierce, David Rowat, Guy Stevens, Tim K. Davies, Alessandro Ponzo, Han Ming Gan, Han Ming Gan, Han Ming Gan   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cautionary Tales for Science‐Based Policy in Deep‐Sea Mining Governance

Global Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines how low‐certainty scientific claims permeate high‐stakes policy debates before rigorous validation. Using deep‐sea mining governance as a focal domain, the study traces high‐visibility narratives, including the “dark oxygen” hypothesis, radioactive risks of polymetallic nodules, projected impacts of sediment plume ...
Lucía Villar‐Muñoz
wiley   +1 more source

The Temporal Dynamics of Newly Individual Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) Appearance in the Interaction Zone of Botubarani Waters, Marine Protected Area of Teluk Gorontalo from 2016 to 2024 [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a protected marine species based on the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries number 18/KEPMEN-KP/2013 Decree. Based on the regulation, the Botubarani Waters area is designated a marine protected area.
Muhammad Ishak Yusma A., Saru Amran, Farid Samawi Muh, Lahay Nancy, Rizal B Muh, Putri P Pandu, Amar Fahri   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source