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This unique study documents the scavenging behaviour of multiple shark species attracted to a drifting whale carcass in the Indian Ocean....

Movement and residency patterns of reef manta rays Mobula alfredi in the AmIrante Islands, Seychelles

Peel, L.R., Stevens, G.M.W., Daly, R., Daly, C.A.K., Lea, J.S.E., Clarke, C.R., Collin, S.P., Meekan, M.G.

Marine Ecology Progress Series (2019)

This study provides a detailed analysis of reef manta ray movements around the AmIrante Islands using photo-identification and satellite tagging techniques....

Inner space: translating advances in human medicine to minimise the invasiveness of marine tagging procedures

Patel, E., Lea, J.S.E., Clarke, C.R.

Animal Biotelemetry (2019)

This article reviews and proposes innovations in marine animal tagging, drawing from advances in human medical practices to improve surgical implantation techniques....

Similar bacterial communities on healthy and injured skin of black-tip reef sharks

Pogoreutz, C., Gore, M.A., Perna, G., Millar, C., Nestler, R., Ormond, R.F., Clarke, C.R., Voolstra, C.R.

Animal Microbiome (2019)

This study investigates the microbial communities present on the skin of black-tip reef sharks and compares profiles from healthy and visibly injured individuals....

Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries

Queiroz, N., Humphries, N.E., Couto, A., Clarke, C.R., et al.

Nature (2019)

This landmark study integrates satellite tracking data from 23 shark species across the globe to identify areas where they are at greatest risk from commercial fishing activity....