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Contrasting patterns of residency and space use of coastal sharks within a communal shark nursery

Beverly Z. L. Oh A B C E , Michele Thums B C , Russ C. Babcock D , Jessica J. Meeuwig A , Richard D. Pillans D , Conrad Speed B C and Mark G. Meekan B C
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A Centre for Marine Futures, School of Biological Sciences and Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia.

B Australian Institute of Marine Science, The University of Western Australia, 39 Fairway, Crawley WA 6009, Australia.

C Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, The University of Western Australia, 39 Fairway, Crawley WA 6009, Australia.

D CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Ecosciences Precinct, GPO Box 2583, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia.

E Corresponding author. Email: beverly.oh@gmail.com

Marine and Freshwater Research 68(8) 1501-1517 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF16131
Submitted: 8 April 2016  Accepted: 30 January 2017   Published: 5 April 2017

Abstract

The benefits of marine protected areas are difficult to estimate for mobile species, but their effectiveness can be increased if essential habitats, such as nursery areas, are protected. In the present study we examined movements of juvenile blacktip reef (Carcharhinus melanopterus) and sicklefin lemon (Negaprion acutidens) sharks in a coastal nursery in northern Australia. Telemetry-derived data were modelled using Brownian bridges and overlaid with maps of habitats and no-take zones. Juvenile N. acutidens were typically residents (≥30 days) of the nursery with small areas of core space use (<1.9 km2), whereas juvenile C. melanopterus were non-residents (<30 days) and used larger areas (<5.6 km2). Both species exhibited positive selection for sandflats and mangroves, and avoidance of deeper lagoonal and slope habitats. Monthly patterns were examined only for resident N. acutidens, and residency decreased with increasing shark length and varied seasonally for males but not females. Space use showed weak declines with increasing tidal range, and slight increases with mean air pressure, rainfall and shark length. Protecting sandflat and vegetated habitats may increase the efficacy of no-take zones for juvenile N. acutidens, because they exhibit residency and affinity to these features. Conversely, such protection will be of limited benefit for juvenile C. melanopterus, because they exhibit low residency and broader movements.

Additional keywords: conservation, elasmobranchs, marine, modelling, protected areas.


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