Search Results - "Araujo, Gonzalo"
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A guilty pleasure: Tourist perspectives on the ethics of feeding whale sharks in Oslob, Philippines
Published in Tourism management (1982) (01-10-2018)“…This study explored the ethics of provisioning wildlife to enhance tourist interactions at a whale shark tourism site in Oslob, Philippines. TripAdvisor…”
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The impact of injury on apparent survival of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in South Ari Atoll Marine Protected Area, Maldives
Published in Scientific reports (13-01-2021)“…The whale shark ( Rhincodon typus ) is an endangered species with a declining global population. The South Ari Atoll Marine Protected Area (SAMPA), Maldives,…”
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Non-invasive methods characterise the world’s largest tiger shark aggregation in Fuvahmulah, Maldives
Published in Scientific reports (23-09-2024)“…Tiger sharks are apex predators with a circumglobal tropical and warm-temperate distribution, with a general lack of population data for the central Indian…”
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Whale Shark Tourism: Impacts on Coral Reefs in the Philippines
Published in Environmental management (New York) (01-02-2019)“…Reef-based tourism has been developing rapidly in recent decades yet its impacts on reef ecosystems are often overlooked. In Tan-awan, Oslob, Philippines,…”
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In-water observations highlight the effects of provisioning on whale shark behaviour at the world's largest whale shark tourism destination
Published in Royal Society open science (01-12-2020)“…The whale shark is the world's largest fish that forms predictable aggregations across its range, many of which support tourism industries. The largest…”
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Population structure and residency patterns of whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, at a provisioning site in Cebu, Philippines
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (16-09-2014)“…This study represents the first description of whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, occurring at a provisioning site in Oslob, Cebu, Philippines. Frequent…”
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Emergent community architecture despite distinct diversity in the global whale shark (Rhincodon typus) epidermal microbiome
Published in Scientific reports (07-08-2023)“…Microbiomes confer beneficial physiological traits to their host, but microbial diversity is inherently variable, challenging the relationship between microbes…”
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Feeding the world's largest fish: highly variable whale shark residency patterns at a provisioning site in the Philippines
Published in Royal Society open science (01-09-2017)“…Provisioning wildlife for tourism is a controversial yet widespread practice. We analysed the residency patterns of juvenile whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in…”
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Long-Term Photo-Identification Reveals the Population Dynamics and Strong Site Fidelity of Adult Whale Sharks to the Coastal Waters of Donsol, Philippines
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (07-08-2018)“…Donsol in the Philippines is the longest running community-based whale shark (Rhincodon typus) ecotourism site in Southeast Asia, with peak visitation in 2012…”
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Citizen science highlights rare behaviours by the spotted eagle ray Aetobatus ocellatus Kuhl 1823
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Life History, Growth, and Reproductive Biology of Four Mobulid Species in the Bohol Sea, Philippines
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (06-08-2018)“…In light of the global decline of mobulid populations and the necessity for sustainable fisheries management, baseline data for population dynamics were…”
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Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park: the first comprehensive elasmobranch assessment reveals global hotspot for reef sharks
Published in Journal of Asia-Pacific biodiversity (01-03-2019)“…Elasmobranchs are experiencing population declines worldwide because of anthropogenic stressors. Marine protected areas (MPAs) have been shown to benefit…”
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St. Helena: An Important Reproductive Habitat for Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the Central South Atlantic
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (10-11-2020)“…A reliable aggregation of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) takes place in waters surrounding the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena from December to May…”
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Satellite tracking of juvenile whale sharks in the Sulu and Bohol Seas, Philippines
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (24-07-2018)“…The whale shark was uplisted to 'Endangered' in the 2016 IUCN Red List due to >50% population decline, largely caused by continued exploitation in the…”
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Improving sightings-derived residency estimation for whale shark aggregations: A novel metric applied to a global data set
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science (28-07-2022)“…The world’s largest extant fish, the whale shark Rhincodon typus , is one of the most-studied species of sharks globally. The discovery of predictable…”
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Occurrence of the rare and Endangered Ornate Eagle Ray, Aetomylaeus vespertilio (Bleeker, 1852) (Chondrichthyes, Myliobatidae), at a remote marine protected area in the Philippines
Published in Check list (Luís Felipe Toledo) (05-01-2018)“…We report the occurrence of the rare and Endangered Aetomylaeus vespertilio (Bleeker, 1852) at the remote archipelago of Cagayancillo, Palawan in the Sulu Sea,…”
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First records of the reef manta ray Manta alfredi in the Bohol Sea, Philippines, and its implication for conservation
Published in Journal of Asia-Pacific biodiversity (01-12-2016)“…We report the occurrence of the reef manta ray Manta alfredi Krefft 1868 in the Bohol Sea, Philippines, based on photographic evidence from boat-based surveys…”
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Learning from a provisioning site: code of conduct compliance and behaviour of whale sharks in Oslob, Cebu, Philippines
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (26-11-2015)“…While shark-based tourism is a rapidly growing global industry, there is ongoing controversy about the effects of provisioning on the target species. This…”
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Changes in diving behaviour and habitat use of provisioned whale sharks: implications for management
Published in Scientific reports (12-10-2020)“…Whale shark ( Rhincodon typus ) tourism is increasingly popular at predictable aggregations around the world, but only a few use provisioning to ensure close…”
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Photo-ID and telemetry highlight a global whale shark hotspot in Palawan, Philippines
Published in Scientific reports (20-11-2019)“…The Philippines is home to the second largest known population of whale sharks in the world. The species is listed as endangered due to continued population…”
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