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- Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecologyPublication . Andrzejaczek, Samantha; Lucas, Tim C. D.; Goodman, Maurice C.; Hussey, Nigel E.; Armstrong, Amelia J.; Carlisle, Aaron; Coffey, Daniel M.; Gleiss, Adrian C.; Huveneers, Charlie; Jacoby, David M. P.; Meekan, Mark G.; Daly, Ryan; Dewar, Heidi; Doherty, Philip D.; McAllister, Jaime D.; Domingo, Andrés; Dove, Alistair D. M.; Drew, Michael; Dudgeon, Christine L.; Duffy, Clinton A. J.; Elliott, Riley G.; Papastamtiou, Yannis P.; Ellis, Jim R.; Erdmann, Mark V.; Farrugia, Thomas J.; Ferreira, Luciana C.; McCully Phillips, Sophy R.; Ferretti, Francesco; Filmalter, John D.; Finucci, Brittany; Fischer, Chris; Fitzpatrick, Richard; Patterson, Toby A.; Forget, Fabien; Forsberg, Kerstin; Francis, Malcolm P.; Franks, Bryan R.; Gallagher, Austin J.; McGregor, Frazer; Galvan-Magana, Felipe; García, Mirta L.; Gaston, Troy F.; Gillanders, Bronwyn M.; Pierce, Simon J.; Gollock, Matthew J.; Green, Jonathan R.; Green, Sofia; Griffiths, Christopher A.; Hammerschlag, Neil; Hasan, Abdi; McMillan, Matthew N.; Hawkes, Lucy A.; Hazin, Fabio; Heard, Matthew; Peel, Lauren R.; Hearn, Alex; Hedges, Kevin J.; Henderson, Suzanne M.; Holdsworth, John; Holland, Kim N.; Howey, Lucy A.; Hueter, Robert E.; McNaughton, Lianne M.; Humphries, Nicholas E.; Hutchinson, Melanie; Queiroz, Nuno; Jaine, Fabrice R. A.; Jorgensen, Salvador J.; Kanive, Paul E.; Labaja, Jessica; Lana, Fernanda O.; Lassauce, Hugo; Lipscombe, Rebecca S.; Llewellyn, Fiona; Mendonça, Sibele A.; Macena, Bruno C. L.; Radford, Craig A.; Meyer, Carl G.; Meyers, Megan; Mohan, John A.; Mourier, Johann; Montgomery, John C.; Mucientes, Gonzalo; Musyl, Michael K.; Nasby-Lucas, Nicole; Natanson, Lisa J.; O’Sullivan, John B.; Richardson, Andy J.; Oliveira, Paulo; Richardson, Anthony J.; Righton, David; Rohner, Christoph A.; Brooks, Edward J.; Royer, Mark A.; Saunders, Ryan A.; Schaber, Matthias; Schallert, Robert J.; Abrantes, Kátya; Scholl, Michael C.; Seitz, Andrew C.; Semmens, Jayson M.; Setyawan, Edy; Shea, Brendan D.; Brown, Judith; Shidqi, Rafid A.; Shillinger, George L.; Shipley, Oliver N.; Shivji, Mahmood S.; Sianipar, Abraham B.; Afonso, André S.; Silva, Joana F.; Sims, David W.; Skomal, Gregory B.; Sousa, Lara L.; Burke, Patrick J.; Southall, Emily J.; Spaet, Julia L. Y.; Stehfest, Kilian M.; Stevens, Guy; Stewart, Joshua D.; Sulikowski, James A.; Ajemian, Matthew J.; Syakurachman, Ismail; Thorrold, Simon R.; Thums, Michele; Butcher, Paul; Tickler, David; Tolloti, Mariana T.; Townsend, Kathy A.; Travassos, Paulo; Tyminski, John P.; Vaudo, Jeremy J.; Veras, Drausio; Anderson, Brooke N.; Wantiez, Laurent; Weber, Sam B.; Castleton, Michael; Wells, R.J. David; Weng, Kevin C.; Wetherbee, Bradley M.; Williamson, Jane E.; Witt, Matthew J.; Wright, Serena; Zilliacus, Kelly; Block, Barbara A.; Anderson, Scot D.; Curnick, David J.; Chapple, Taylor K.; Araujo, Gonzalo; Armstrong, Asia O.; Bach, Pascal; Barnett, Adam; Bennett, Mike B.; Bezerra, Natalia A.; Bonfil, Ramon; Boustany, Andre M.; Bowlby, Heather D.; Branco, Ilka; Chateau, Olivier; Braun, Camrin D.; Clarke, Maurice; Coelho, Rui; Cortes, Enric; Mambrasar, Ronald; Couturier, Lydie I. E.; Cowley, Paul D.; Croll, Donald A.; Cuevas, Juan M.; Curtis, Tobey H.; Dagorn, Laurent; Dale, Jonathan J.Knowledge of the three-dimensional movement patterns of elasmobranchs is vital to understand their ecological roles and exposure to anthropogenic pressures. To date, comparative studies among species at global scales have mostly focused on horizontal movements. Our study addresses the knowledge gap of vertical movements by compiling the first global synthesis of vertical habitat use by elasmobranchs from data obtained by deployment of 989 biotelemetry tags on 38 elasmobranch species. Elasmobranchs displayed high intra- and interspecific variability in vertical movement patterns. Substantial vertical overlap was observed for many epipelagic elasmobranchs, indicating an increased likelihood to display spatial overlap, biologically interact, and share similar risk to anthropogenic threats that vary on a vertical gradient. We highlight the critical next steps toward incorporating vertical movement into global management and monitoring strategies for elasmobranchs, emphasizing the need to address geographic and taxonomic biases in deployments and to concurrently consider both horizontal and vertical movements.
- Genetic diversity in the American elephantfish (Chimaeriformes: Callorhinchus callorynchus) and among its congenersPublication . Erk, Cornelia Pia; Concha, Francisco J.; Awruch, Cynthia; Finucci, Brittany; Cristiani, Franco; Guzmán‐Castellanos, Ana B.; Silva, Charlene da; Veríssimo, AnaUnderstanding genetic population structure and connectivity is essential for effective species-specific management and conservation strategies. The American elephantfish Callorhinchus callorynchus is targeted and retained as incidental catch in commercial and recreational fisheries in Chile and Argentina. Its wide-ranging distribution across southern South America may require transnational co-operation to ensure sustainable use, but its current population structure is not known. In this work, we analysed the levels of genetic diversity and differentiation within C. callorynchus in South America using two mitochondrial markers, the control region (CR) and the cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene (CO1). Moreover, we assessed levels of genetic diversity within, and divergence among, the three extant callorhinchids (genus Callorhinchus), a group that exhibits allopatric geographical distributions in the southern hemisphere. Overall, sequence analyses of the mitochondrial CR and the CO1 revealed extremely low levels of sequence variation both within and among Callorhinchus species. Genetic homogeneity was found throughout the range of C. callorynchus coupled to low-frequency haplotype sharing across spatially distant locations in Chile and Argentina, suggesting gene flow along the South American coast. Moreover, our analyses supported a scenario of recent population expansion of the species in South America. Given the absence of dispersive eggs or juvenile stages in chondrichthyans, gene flow is mainly mediated by actively swimming adults. Based on the available data, gene flow in callorhinchids appears to occur along continuous coastal regions, with deep oceanic waters serving as strong barriers. Findings here provide an important baseline for future research on dispersal and gene flow in holocephalans.
- Global habitat predictions to inform spatiotemporal fisheries management: initial steps within the frameworkPublication . Bowlby, Heather D.; Druon, Jean-Noël; Lopez, Jon; Juan-Jordá, Maria José; Carreón-Zapiain, María Teresa; Vandeperre, Frederic; Leone, Agostino; Finucci, Brittany; Sabarros, Philippe S.; Block, Barbara A.; Arrizabalaga, Haritz; Afonso, Pedro; Musyl, Michael K.; Cortés, Enric; Cardoso, Luis Gustavo; Mourato, Bruno; Queiroz, Nuno; Fontes, Jorge; Abascal, Francisco J.; Zanzi, Antonella; Hazin, Humberto Gomes; Bach, Pascal; Sims, David W.; Travassos, Paulo; Coelho, RuiTuna Regional Fishery Management Organizations (tRFMOs) are increasingly interested in spatiotemporal management as a tool to reduce interaction rates with vulnerable species. We use blue shark ( Prionace glauca ) as a case study to demonstrate the critical first steps in the implementation process, highlighting how predictions of global habitat for vulnerable life stages can be transformed into a publicly -accessible spatial bycatch mitigation tool. By providing examples of possible management goals and an associated threshold to identify essential habitats, we show how these key areas can represent a relatively low percentage of oceanic area on a monthly basis (16-24% between 50 degrees S and 60 degrees N), yet can have relatively high potential protection efficiency (similar to 42%) for vulnerable stages if fishing effort is redistributed elsewhere. While spatiotemporal management has demonstrable potential for blue sharks to effectively mitigate fishing mortality on sensitive life stages, we identify inherent challenges and sequential steps that require careful consideration by tRFMOs as work proceeds. We also discuss how our single-species framework could be easily extended to a multispecies approach by assigning relative conservation risk before layering habitat model predictions in an integrated analysis. Such broader application of our approach could address the goals of tRFMOs related to reducing the ecosystem effects of fishing and pave the way for efficient fisheries co-management using an ecosystem-based approach.
- Global-scale environmental niche and habitat of blue shark (Prionace glauca) by size and sex: a pivotal step to improving stock managementPublication . Druon, Jean-Noël; Campana, Steven; Vandeperre, Frederic; Hazin, Fábio H. V.; Bowlby, Heather; Coelho, Rui; Queiroz, Nuno; Serena, Fabrizio; Abascal, Francisco; Damalas, Dimitrios; Musyl, Michael; Lopez, Jon; Block, Barbara; Afonso, Pedro; Dewar, Heidi; Sabarros, Philippe S.; Finucci, Brittany; Zanzi, Antonella; Bach, Pascal; Senina, Inna; Garibaldi, Fulvio; Sims, David W.; Navarro, Joan; Cermeño, Pablo; Leone, Agostino; Diez, Guzmán; Zapiain, María Teresa Carreón; Deflorio, Michele; Romanov, Evgeny V.; Jung, Armelle; Lapinski, Matthieu; Francis, Malcolm P.; Hazin, Humberto; Travassos, PauloBlue shark (Prionace glauca) is amongst the most abundant shark species in international trade, however this highly migratory species has little effective management and the need for spatio-temporal strategies increases, possibly involving the most vulnerable stage or sex classes. We combined 265,595 blue shark observations (capture or satellite tag) with environmental data to present the first global-scale analysis of species' habitat preferences for five size and sex classes (small juveniles, large juvenile males and females, adult males and females). We leveraged the understanding of blue shark biotic environmental associations to develop two indicators of foraging location: productivity fronts in mesotrophic areas and mesopelagic micronekton in oligotrophic environments. Temperature (at surface and mixed layer depth plus 100 m) and sea surface height anomaly were used to exclude unsuitable abiotic environments. To capture the horizontal and vertical extent of thermal habitat for the blue shark, we defined the temperature niche relative to both sea surface temperature (SST) and the temperature 100 m below the mixed layer depth (Tmld+100). We show that the lifetime foraging niche incorporates highly diverse biotic and abiotic conditions: the blue shark tends to shift from mesotrophic and temperate surface waters during juvenile stages to more oligotrophic and warm surface waters for adults. However, low productivity limits all classes of blue shark habitat in the tropical western North Atlantic, and both low productivity and warm temperatures limit habitat in most of the equatorial Indian Ocean (except for the adult males) and tropical eastern Pacific. Large females tend to have greater habitat overlap with small juveniles than large males, more defined by temperature than productivity preferences. In particular, large juvenile females tend to extend their range into higher latitudes than large males, likely due to greater tolerance to relatively cold waters. Large juvenile and adult females also seem to avoid areas with intermediate SST (similar to 21.7-24.0 degrees C), resulting in separation from large males mostly in the tropical and temperate latitudes in the cold and warm seasons, respectively. The habitat requirements of sensitive size- and sex-specific stages to blue shark population dynamics are essential in management to improve conservation of this near-threatened species.