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; António M Santos; Francisco J Abascal; Debra L Abercrombie; Katya G 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 P. A Bezerra; Antonin V Blaison; Barbara A Block; Mark E Bond; Ramón Bonfil; Russell Bradford; Camrin D. Braun; Edward J Brooks; Annabelle M. L. Brooks; Judith Brown; Barry D Bruce; Michael E Byrne; Steven E Campana; Aaron B Carlisle; Demian Chapman; Taylor K Chapple; John Chisholm; Christopher R Clarke; Eric E G Clua; Jesse E.M. Cochran; Estelle Crochelet; Laurent Dagorn; Ryan Daly; Daneil Devia Cortés; Thomas K Doyle; Michael J Drew; Clinton A. J Duffy; Thor Erikson; Eduardo Espinoza; Luciana Cerqueira Ferreira; Ferretti Francesco; John D Filmalter; G Chris Fischer; Richard Fitzpatrick; Jorge Fontes; Fabien G Forget; Mark Fowler; Malcolm P Francis; Austin J Gallagher; Enrico Gennari; Simon D Goldsworthy; Matthew Gollock; Jonathan R Green; Johan A Gustafson; Tristan L Guttridge; Hector M Guzman; Neil Hammerschlag; Luke Harman; Fábio H. V. Hazin; Matthew Heard; Alex R. Hearn; John Holdsworth; Bonnie J Holmes; See article text for complete list of remaining 78 authors

doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1444-4

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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, António M Santos, Francisco J Abascal, Debra L Abercrombie, …

Nature, Vol.572, pp.461-466

2019

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

Abstract

commercial species

conservation management

fishery

fishing effort

global perspective

longlining

migratory species

pelagic fish

risk assessment

shark

spatial analysis

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
Authors: 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 - The University of Western Australia
Gonzalo Mucientes - Universidade do Porto
António M Santos - Universidade do Porto
Francisco J Abascal - Instituto Español de Oceanografía
Debra L Abercrombie - Abercrombie and Fish
Katya G Abrantes - James Cook University
David Acuña-Marrero - Massey University
André S Afonso - University of Coimbra
Pedro Afonso - Universidade dos Açores
Darrell Anders - Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
Gonzalo Araujo - Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines
Randall Arauz - MigraMar (United States)
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 - Fundación Malpelo y Otros Ecosistemas Marinos (Colombia)
Natalia P. A Bezerra - Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
Antonin V Blaison - Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de la Réunion
Barbara A Block - Stanford University
Mark E Bond - Florida International University
Ramón Bonfil - Océanos Vivientes A.C.
Russell Bradford - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Camrin D. Braun - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Edward J Brooks - Cape Eleuthera Institute
Annabelle M. L. Brooks - Cape Eleuthera Institute
Judith Brown - South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute
Barry D Bruce - CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
Michael E Byrne - University of Missouri
Steven E Campana - University of Iceland
Aaron B Carlisle - University of Delaware
Demian Chapman - Florida International University
Taylor K Chapple - Stanford University
John Chisholm - New England Aquarium
Christopher R Clarke - Danah Marine Research
Eric E G Clua - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres
Jesse E.M. Cochran - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Estelle Crochelet - French National Agency for Water and Aquatic Environments
Laurent Dagorn - Marine Biodiversity Exploitation and Conservation
Ryan Daly - South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Daneil Devia Cortés - Instituto de Fomento Pesquero
Thomas K Doyle - University College Cork
Michael J Drew - South Australian Research and Development Institute
Clinton A. J Duffy
Thor Erikson - South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Eduardo Espinoza - Charles Darwin Foundation
Luciana Cerqueira Ferreira - Australian Institute of Marine Science
Ferretti Francesco - Stanford University
John D Filmalter - South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
G Chris Fischer - OCEARCH
Richard Fitzpatrick - James Cook University
Jorge Fontes - Universidade dos Açores
Fabien G Forget - Marine Biodiversity Exploitation and Conservation
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 Gollock - Zoological Society of London
Jonathan R Green - Galapagos Whale Shark Project
Johan A Gustafson - Griffith University
Tristan L Guttridge - Saving the Blue
Hector M Guzman - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Neil Hammerschlag - University of Miami
Luke Harman - University College Cork
Fábio H. V. Hazin - Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
Matthew Heard - Flinders University
Alex R. Hearn - International Union for Conservation of Nature (United Kingdom)
John Holdsworth - Blue Water Marine Research (New Zealand)
Bonnie J Holmes (Author) - University of Queensland
See article text for complete list of remaining 78 authors (Author)
Publication details: Nature, Vol.572, pp.461-466
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Date published: 2019
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1444-4
ISSN: 0028-0836
Grants: Movement patterns of marine megafauna at unprecedented global scales, DE170100841, Australian Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - ARC
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450957902621
Output Type: Journal article

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