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Analysis of the perception of population trends for six shark species in the Galapagos Marine Reserve

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posted on 2023-05-22, 16:15 authored by Penaherrera-Palma, C, Llerena, Y, Espinoza, E, Jayson SemmensJayson Semmens
The Galapagos Marine Reserve (GMR) has the potential to be a vital element in the conservation of the marine fauna, especially top predators such as sharks. The GMR is the largest of the Eastern Tropical Pacific marine protected areas, and its management framework has provided protection to sharks since the end of the 1980s through the total prohibition of their capture (SRP, 1989), regulation of fishing practices (DPNG, 1998; Murillo et al., 2004), and the implementation of technologies to control and eliminate illegal fishing (DPNG, 2009). It is hoped that the management framework for the GMR will provide the needed protection to positively influence shark populations. Unfortunately, no monitoring system existed prior to the establishment of the GMR to provide an evaluation of the status and trends of shark populations. This absence of empirical data has made it difficult to determine the extent to which the reserve is protecting shark species.

Funding

Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment

History

Publication title

Galapagos Report 2013-2014

Editors

LJ Cayot, D Cruz, R Knab

Pagination

111-117

ISBN

978-9942-8571-1-8

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Galapagos Conservancy

Place of publication

Galapagos, Ecuador

Extent

22

Rights statement

Copyright 2015 Galapagos Conservancy

Repository Status

  • Open

Socio-economic Objectives

Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems

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