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Evidence for the first multi-species shark nursery area in Atlantic Africa (Boa Vista Island, Cabo Verde)
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dc.contributor.author | Rosa, Rui | |
dc.contributor.author | Nunes, Emanuel | |
dc.contributor.author | Pissarra, Vasco | |
dc.contributor.author | Santos, Catarina Pereira | |
dc.contributor.author | Varela, Jaquelino | |
dc.contributor.author | Baptista, Miguel | |
dc.contributor.author | Castro, Joana | |
dc.contributor.author | Paula, José Ricardo | |
dc.contributor.author | Repolho, Tiago | |
dc.contributor.author | Marques, Tiago A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Freitas, Rui | |
dc.contributor.author | Frazão Santos, Catarina | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-02-16T09:30:11Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-02-16T09:30:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-02-01 | |
dc.identifier | 283395153 | |
dc.identifier | 5d228e4f-6350-49cb-9734-47100306d1fc | |
dc.identifier | 85148371493 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Rosa , R , Nunes , E , Pissarra , V , Santos , C P , Varela , J , Baptista , M , Castro , J , Paula , J R , Repolho , T , Marques , T A , Freitas , R & Frazão Santos , C 2023 , ' Evidence for the first multi-species shark nursery area in Atlantic Africa (Boa Vista Island, Cabo Verde) ' , Frontiers in Marine Science , vol. 10 , 1077748 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1077748 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2296-7745 | |
dc.identifier.other | Jisc: 903273 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-2581-1972/work/129147683 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/26991 | |
dc.description | Funding: This research is part of project NGANDU (The Importance of Shark Populations and Sustainable Ocean Use for Human Well-being in Cabo Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe, West Africa) funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) under grant agreement FCT AGA-KHAN/541746579/2019. All authors acknowledge funding from FCT under the strategic project UIDB/04292/2020 granted to MARE and project LA/P/0069/2020 granted to the Associate Laboratory ARNET. TM acknowledges funding from the strategic project UIDB/00006/2020 granted to CEAUL. CF acknowledges funding from FCT research contract 2020.03704.CEECIND and FCT grant agreement PTDC/CTA-AMB/30226/2017. VP acknowledges funding from FCT PhD grant 2020.05435.BD. CS acknowledges funding from FCT PhD grant SFRH/BD/117890/2016, FCT research grants under PTDC/CTA-AMB/30226/2017 through FCiencias.ID and AGA-KHAN/541746579/2019 through Nova School of Business and Economics. EN acknowledges funding from FCT PhD grant SFRH/BD/135438/2017. JRP acknowledges funding from FCT research contract 2021.01030.CEECIND. JV acknowledges funding from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (PhD grant, IPCC Scholarship Programme–Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation) and the Camões–Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, I.P. (Scholarship Programme). | en |
dc.description.abstract | This study describes the first potential multi-species shark nursery area in Atlantic Africa (Sal Rei Bay – SRB, Boa Vista Island, Cabo Verde). From August 2016 to September 2019, 6162 neonates and juveniles of 5 different shark species were observed in SRB using beach gillnet-based bycatch surveys, namely milk (Rhizoprionodon acutus; n= 4908), scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini; n= 1035), blacktip (Carcharhinus limbatus; n=115), Atlantic weasel (Paragaleus pectoralis; n= 93) and nurse (Ginglymostoma cirratum; n= 12) sharks. Except for nurse sharks, significant seasonal variations in shark relative abundance were observed, with higher levels being recorded during summer and autumn. These findings, together with local knowledge (interviews to fishermen), denote the consistent use of SRB by juvenile sharks and its preference relative to other areas in the region. Ensuring the protection and conservation of SRB nursery area is especially relevant as, according to IUCN, all identified shark species are threatened with extinction over the near-future – in particular, scalloped hammerheads (critically endangered) and Atlantic weasel sharks (endangered). The effective protection of SRB will not only support the conservation of shark populations, but also of other charismatic fauna (e.g., loggerhead turtles) and broader benthic and pelagic ecosystems. | |
dc.format.extent | 8 | |
dc.format.extent | 2483087 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Frontiers in Marine Science | en |
dc.subject | Marine Science | en |
dc.subject | Elasmobranchs | en |
dc.subject | Juveniles | en |
dc.subject | Parturition area | en |
dc.subject | Marine conservation | en |
dc.subject | Western Africa | en |
dc.subject | Sharks | en |
dc.subject | QL Zoology | en |
dc.subject | NDAS | en |
dc.subject | SDG 14 - Life Below Water | en |
dc.subject | MCC | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QL | en |
dc.title | Evidence for the first multi-species shark nursery area in Atlantic Africa (Boa Vista Island, Cabo Verde) | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Arctic Research Centre | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Mathematics and Statistics | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Institute | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fmars.2023.1077748 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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