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Observations of marine wildlife tourism effects on a non-focal species
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posted on 2023-05-19, 10:04 authored by Justin Rizzari, Jayson SemmensJayson Semmens, Fox, A, Huveneers, CA radio-acoustic positioning system was used to assess the effects of shark cage-diving operators (SCDO) on the fine-scale movements of a non-focal species, the smooth stingray Bathytoshia brevicaudata. The results revealed that the time spent in the array was individually variable, but generally increased when SCDO were present and that the presence of SCDO may have the capacity to elicit changes in the space use of B. brevicaudata. These results indicate that the effects of marine wildlife tourism may extend beyond the focal species of interest.
History
Publication title
Journal of Fish BiologyVolume
91Pagination
981-988ISSN
0022-1112Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Blackwell Publishing LtdPlace of publication
9600 Garsington Rd, Oxford, England, Oxon, Ox4 2DgRights statement
© 2017 The Fisheries Society of the British IslesRepository Status
- Restricted