scholarly journals Shark conservation hindered by lack of habitat protection

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. e00862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte A. Birkmanis ◽  
Julian C. Partridge ◽  
Leigh W. Simmons ◽  
Michelle R. Heupel ◽  
Ana M.M. Sequeira
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Protection ◽  
Shark Conservation

scholarly journals The role and value of science in shark conservation advocacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Shiffman ◽  
Catherine C. Macdonald ◽  
S. Scott Wallace ◽  
Nicholas K. Dulvy
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Status ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Global Management ◽  
Fisheries Resources ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Shark Conservation ◽  
Scientific Results ◽  
State Of The Science ◽  
Key Questions

AbstractMany species of sharks are threatened with extinction, and there has been a longstanding debate in scientific and environmental circles over the most effective and appropriate strategy to conserve and protect them. Should we allow for sustainable fisheries exploitation of species which can withstand fishing pressure, or ban all fisheries for sharks and trade in shark products? In the developing world, exploitation of fisheries resources can be essential to food security and poverty alleviation, and global management efforts are typically focused on sustainably maximizing economic benefits. This approach aligns with traditional fisheries management and the perspectives of most surveyed scientific researchers who study sharks. However, in Europe and North America, sharks are increasingly venerated as wildlife to be preserved irrespective of conservation status, resulting in growing pressure to prohibit exploitation of sharks and trade in shark products. To understand the causes and significance of this divergence in goals, we surveyed 155 shark conservation focused environmental advocates from 78 environmental non-profits, and asked three key questions: (1) where do advocates get scientific information? (2) Does all policy-relevant scientific information reach advocates? and (3) Do advocates work towards the same policy goals identified by scientific researchers? Findings suggest many environmental advocates are aware of key scientific results and use science-based arguments in their advocacy, but a small but vocal subset of advocates report that they never read the scientific literature or speak to scientists. Engagement with science appears to be a key predictor of whether advocates support sustainable management of shark fisheries or bans on shark fishing and trade in shark products. Conservation is a normative discipline, and this analysis more clearly articulates two distinct perspectives in shark conservation. Most advocates support the same evidence-based policies as academic and government scientists, while a smaller percentage are driven more by moral and ethical beliefs and may not find scientific research relevant or persuasive. We also find possible evidence that a small group of non-profits may be misrepresenting the state of the science while claiming to use science-based arguments, a concern that has been raised by surveyed scientists about the environmental community. This analysis suggests possible alternative avenues for engaging diverse stakeholders in productive discussions about shark conservation.

Economic targeting of nonpoint pollution abatement for fish habitat protection

1989 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 2399-2405 ◽  
Author(s):  
John B. Braden ◽  
Edwin E. Herricks ◽  
Robert S. Larson
Keyword(s):  
Fish Habitat ◽  
Pollution Abatement ◽  
Nonpoint Pollution ◽  
Habitat Protection

12. Habitat protection

2020 ◽  
pp. 635-646
Author(s):  
Nick A. Littlewood ◽  
Ricardo Rocha ◽  
Rebecca K. Smith ◽  
Philip A. Martin ◽  
Sarah L. Lockhart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Protection

scholarly journals Newly discovered orangutan species requires urgent habitat protection

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. R650-R651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Sloan ◽  
Jatna Supriatna ◽  
Mason J. Campbell ◽  
Mohammed Alamgir ◽  
William F. Laurance
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Protection
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