TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Global collision-risk hotspots of marine traffic and the world's largest fish, the whale shark
JO  - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
A1  - Womersley, Freya C.
A1  - Humphries, Nicolas E.
A1  - Queiroz, Nuno
A1  - Vedor, Marisa
A1  - da Costa, Ivo
A1  - Furtado, Miguel
A1  - Tyminski, John P.
A1  - Abrantes, Katya
A1  - Araujo, Gonzalo
A1  - Bach, Steffen S.
A1  - Barnett, Adam
A1  - Berumen, Michael L.
A1  - Bessudo Lion, Sandra
A1  - Braun, Camrin D.
A1  - Clingham, Elizabeth
A1  - Cochran, Jesse E. M.
A1  - de la Parra, Rafael
A1  - Diamant, Stella
A1  - Dove, Alistair D. M.
A1  - Dudgeon, Christine L.
A1  - Erdmann, Mark V.
A1  - Espinoza, Eduardo
A1  - Fitzpatrick, Richard
A1  - Cano, Jaime González
A1  - Green, Jonathan R.
A1  - Guzman, Hector M.
A1  - Hardenstine, Royale
A1  - Hasan, Abdi
A1  - Hazin, Fábio H. V.
A1  - Hearn, Alex R.
A1  - Hueter, Robert E.
A1  - Jaidah, Mohammed Y.
A1  - Labaja, Jessica
A1  - Ladino, Felipe
A1  - Macena, Bruno C. L.
A1  - Morris, John J. Jr
A1  - Norman, Bradley M.
A1  - Peñaherrera-Palma, Cesar
A1  - Pierce, Simon J.
A1  - Quintero, Lina M.
A1  - Ramírez-Macías, Dení
A1  - Reynolds, Samantha D.
A1  - Richardson, Anthony J.
A1  - Robinson, David P.
A1  - Rohner, Christoph A.
A1  - Rowat, David R. L.
A1  - Sheaves, Marcus
A1  - Shivji, Mahmood S.
A1  - Sianipar, Abraham B.
A1  - Skomal, Gregory B.
A1  - Soler, German
A1  - Syakurachman, Ismail
A1  - Thorrold, Simon R.
A1  - Webb, D. Harry
A1  - Wetherbee, Bradley M.
A1  - White, Timothy D.
A1  - Clavelle, Tyler
A1  - Kroodsma, David A.
A1  - Thums, Michele
A1  - Ferreira, Luciana C.
A1  - Meekan, Mark G.
A1  - Arrowsmith, Lucy M.
A1  - Lester, Emily K.
A1  - Meyers, Megan M.
A1  - Peel, Lauren R.
A1  - Sequeira, Ana M. M.
A1  - Eguíluz, Victor M.
A1  - Duarte, Carlos M.
A1  - Sims, David W.
SP  - e2117440119
EP  - e2117440119
VL  - 119
IS  - 20
N2  - Significance: Global vessel traffic is increasing alongside world economic growth. The potential for rising lethal ship strikes on endangered species of marine megafauna, such as the plankton-feeding whale shark, remains poorly understood since areas of highest overlap are seldom determined across an entire species range. Here we show how satellite tracking whale sharks and large vessel movements globally provides a means to localize high-overlap areas and to determine how collision risk changes in time. Our results point to potential high levels of undetected or unreported ship strikes, which may explain why whale shark populations continue to decline despite protection and low fishing-induced mortality. Collision mitigations in high-collision-risk areas appear necessary to help conserve this iconic species.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0027-8424
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2117440119
ID  - ref1
ER  -