Published August 19, 2022 | Version v2
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Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology

Creators

  • 1. Zoological Society of London
  • 2. Stanford University
  • 3. University of Leicester
  • 4. University of Windsor
  • 5. The University of Queensland
  • 6. University of Delaware
  • 7. Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
  • 8. Murdoch University
  • 9. Flinders University College of Science and Engineering
  • 10. Lancaster University
  • 11. Universite de Corse Pasquale Paoli, Macquarie University
  • 12. The Manta Trust
  • 13. Biopixel Oceans Foundation, James Cook University College of Science and Engineering
  • 14. Marine and Environmental Sciences Center, Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
  • 15. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
  • 16. Arizona State University New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
  • 17. Monterey Bay Aquarium
  • 18. Marine Research and Conservation Foundation
  • 19. MARBEC, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD
  • 20. James Cook University College of Science and Engineering, Biopixel Oceans Foundation
  • 21. Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
  • 22. Océanos Vivientes AC
  • 23. Monterey Bay Aquarium, Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment
  • 24. Bedford Institute of Oceanography
  • 25. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Department of Biology
  • 26. Cape Eleuthera Institute
  • 27. Ascension Island Government Conservation and Fisheries Department, Blue Marine Foundation
  • 28. Macquarie University
  • 29. New South Wales Department of Primary Industries - Fisheries Research
  • 30. Oregon State University Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station
  • 31. Laboratory of Marine Biology and Ecology, Aquarium des Lagons
  • 32. Marine Institute
  • 33. Portuguese Institute for the Ocean and Atmosphere, I.P. (IPMA), Centre of Marine Sciences of the Algarve (CCMAR)
  • 34. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center
  • 35. France Energies Marines
  • 36. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
  • 37. University of California Santa Cruz Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • 38. Wildlife Conservation Society Argentina, Universidad Nacional de la Plata Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo
  • 39. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service
  • 40. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Oceanographic Research Institute
  • 41. NOAA Fisheries Southwest Fisheries Science Center
  • 42. University of Exeter
  • 43. Direccion Nacional de Recursos Acuaticos
  • 44. Georgia Aquarium Inc
  • 45. Flinders University College of Science and Engineering, SARDI - Aquatic Sciences
  • 46. University of the Sunshine Coast Engineering and Science, The University of Queensland
  • 47. New Zealand Department of Conservation
  • 48. The University of Auckland
  • 49. Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
  • 50. Conservation International Aotearoa
  • 51. University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
  • 52. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre
  • 53. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation
  • 54. National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Wellington
  • 55. OCEARCH
  • 56. Planeta Océano, MigraMar
  • 57. Jacksonville University
  • 58. Beneath the Waves
  • 59. Instituto Politécnico Nacional
  • 60. The University of Newcastle - Central Coast Campus
  • 61. The University of Adelaide
  • 62. ZSL
  • 63. Galapagos Whale Shark Project
  • 64. University of Miami
  • 65. Conservation International Indonesia
  • 66. University of Exeter Centre
  • 67. Flinders University, SARDI - Aquatic Sciences, South Australia Department for Environment and Water
  • 68. Galapagos Whale Shark Project, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, MigraMar
  • 69. Fisheries and Oceans Canada Central and Arctic Region
  • 70. NatureScot
  • 71. Blue Water Marine Research
  • 72. University of Hawai'i
  • 73. Johns Hopkins University, Haiti Ocean Project
  • 74. OCEARCH, Mote Marine Laboratory
  • 75. The Marine Biological Association
  • 76. University of Hawaii
  • 77. Macquarie University, Sydney Institute of Marine Science
  • 78. University of California Santa Cruz Institute of Marine Sciences
  • 79. Montana State University Bozeman
  • 80. The Manta Trust, Conservation International New-Caledonia, University of New Caledonia,
  • 81. Southern Cross University National Marine Science Centre
  • 82. Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, University of the Azores
  • 83. University of Tasmania
  • 84. Murdoch University Field Station
  • 85. The University of Adelaide, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
  • 86. TissueGrab Biopsy Systems LLC
  • 87. University of Hawai'i at Manoa Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
  • 88. University of New England, School of Marine and Environmental Programs
  • 89. Instituto de Investigacions Marinas, , Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidade do Porto
  • 90. NOAA/NMFS Apex Predators Program
  • 91. Florida International University Institute of Environment
  • 92. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
  • 93. Marine Megafauna Foundation
  • 94. Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigacao em Biodiversidade e Recursos Geneticos, Rede de Investigacao em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva
  • 95. Ascension Island Government Conservation and Fisheries Department
  • 96. British Antarctic Survey
  • 97. Johann Heinrich von Thunen-Institut Institut fur Seefischerei
  • 98. Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation (BBFSF), IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group (SSG)
  • 99. University of Alaska Fairbanks
  • 100. University of Tasmania Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
  • 101. The Manta Trust, The University of Auckland
  • 102. Beneath the Waves, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation
  • 103. University of California Santa Cruz Institute of Marine Sciences, Thresher Shark Project Indonesia
  • 104. Upwell
  • 105. University of New Mexico
  • 106. Nova Southeastern University
  • 107. Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
  • 108. University of Oxford Wildlife Conservation Research Unit
  • 109. University of Cambridge Department of Zoology
  • 110. David Suzuki Foundation
  • 111. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  • 112. Australian Institute of Marine Science, The University of Western Australia Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre
  • 113. The University of Western Australia School of Biological Sciences
  • 114. MARBEC
  • 115. University of the Sunshine Coast
  • 116. Mote Marine Laboratory
  • 117. Guy Harvey Research Institute, Nova Southeastern University
  • 118. Unidade Acadêmica de Serra Talhada\Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
  • 119. University of New Caledonia
  • 120. Texas A&M University at Galveston
  • 121. William & Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  • 122. Guy Harvey Research Institute, Nova Southeastern University, University of Rhode Island
  • 123. University of California Santa Cruz

Description

Knowledge of the three-dimensional movement patterns of elasmobranchs is vital to understanding 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. Significant 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 towards incorporating vertical movement into global management and monitoring strategies for elasmobranchs, emphasising the need to address geographic and taxonomic biases in deployments and to concurrently consider both horizontal and vertical movements.

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