Research priorities to support effective manta and devil ray conservation

Joshua D Stewart; Fabrice R Jaine; Amelia J Armstrong; Asia O Armstrong; Michael B Bennett; Katherine B Burgess; Lydie I Couturier; Donald A Croll; Melissa R Cronin; Mark Deakos; Christine L Dudgeon; Daniel Fernando; Niv Froman; Elitza S Germanov; Martin A Hall; Silvia Hinbojosa-Alvarez; Jane E Hosegood; Tom Kashiwagi; Betty J Laglbauer; Nerea Lexama-Ochoa; Andrea D Marshall; Frazer McGregor; Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara; Marta D Palacios; Lauren R Peel; Anthony J Richardson; Robert D Rubin; Kathy A Townsend; Stephanie K Venables; Guy M Stevens

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Research priorities to support effective manta and devil ray conservation

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Research priorities to support effective manta and devil ray conservation

Joshua D Stewart, Fabrice R Jaine, Amelia J Armstrong, Asia O Armstrong, Michael B Bennett, Katherine B Burgess, Lydie I Couturier, Donald A Croll, Melissa R Cronin, Mark Deakos, …

Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol.5, pp.1-27

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00314

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Abstract

manta

mobula

devil ray

elasmobranch

management

Manta and devil rays are filter-feeding elasmobranchs that are found circumglobally in tropical and subtropical waters. Although relatively understudied for most of the 20th century, public awareness and scientific research on these species has increased dramatically in recent years. Much of this attention has been in response to targeted fisheries, international trade in mobulid products, and a growing concern over the fate of exploited populations. Despite progress in mobulid research, major knowledge gaps still exist, hindering the development of effective management and conservation strategies. We assembled 30 leaders and emerging experts in the fields of mobulid biology, ecology and conservation to identify pressing knowledge gaps that must be filled to facilitate improved science-based management of these vulnerable species. We highlight focal research topics in the subject areas of taxonomy and diversity, life history, reproduction and nursery areas, population trends, bycatch and fisheries, spatial dynamics and movements, foraging and diving, pollution and contaminants, and sub-lethal impacts. Mobulid rays remain a poorly studied group, and therefore our list of important knowledge gaps is extensive. However, we hope that this identification of high priority knowledge gaps will stimulate and focus future mobulid research.

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Title: Research priorities to support effective manta and devil ray conservation
Authors: Joshua D Stewart (Author) - University of California San Diego
Fabrice R Jaine (Author) - Macquarie University
Amelia J Armstrong (Author) - The University of Queensland
Asia O Armstrong (Author) - The University of Queensland
Michael B Bennett (Author) - The University of Queensland
Katherine B Burgess (Author) - The University of Queensland
Lydie I Couturier (Author) - Université de Bretagne Occidentale
Donald A Croll (Author) - University of California San Diego
Melissa R Cronin (Author) - University of California San Diego
Mark Deakos (Author) - Hawaii Association for Marine Education and Research (United States)
Christine L Dudgeon (Author) - The University of Queensland
Daniel Fernando (Author) - Linnaeus University
Niv Froman (Author) - Manta Trust (United Kingdom)
Elitza S Germanov (Author) - Murdoch University
Martin A Hall (Author) - Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
Silvia Hinbojosa-Alvarez (Author) - Universitat de Barcelona
Jane E Hosegood (Author) - Bangor University
Tom Kashiwagi (Author) - Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Betty J Laglbauer (Author) - Universidade dos Açores
Nerea Lexama-Ochoa (Author) - Centro tecnológico experto en innovación marina y alimentaria (AZTI), Spain
Andrea D Marshall (Author) - Marine Megafauna Foundation
Frazer McGregor (Author) - Murdoch University
Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara (Author) - Tethys Research Institute
Marta D Palacios (Author) - Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Lauren R Peel (Author) - Manta Trust (United Kingdom)
Anthony J Richardson (Author) - The University of Queensland
Robert D Rubin (Author) - Pacific Manta Research Group (United States)
Kathy A Townsend (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Stephanie K Venables (Author) - Marine Megafauna Foundation
Guy M Stevens (Author) - Manta Trust (United Kingdom)
Publication details: Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol.5, pp.1-27
Publisher: Frontiers Research Foundation
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00314
ISSN: 2296-7745
Copyright note: Copyright © 2018 Stewart, Jaine, Armstrong, Armstrong, Bennett, Burgess, Couturier, Croll, Cronin, Deakos, Dudgeon, Fernando, Froman, Germanov, Hall, Hinojosa-Alvarez, Hosegood, Kashiwagi, Laglbauer, Lezama-Ochoa, Marshall, McGregor, Notarbartolo di Sciara, Palacios, Peel, Richardson, Rubin, Townsend, Venables and Stevens. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450717702621
Output Type: Journal article

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