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Observations of marine wildlife tourism effects on a non‐focal species
Author(s) -
Rizzari J. R.,
Semmens J. M.,
Fox A.,
Huveneers C.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/jfb.13389
Subject(s) - biology , wildlife , fishery , stingray , tourism , marine reserve , scale (ratio) , wildlife tourism , marine mammal , ecology , habitat , wildlife conservation , geography , cartography , archaeology
A radio‐acoustic positioning system was used to assess the effects of shark cage‐diving operators (SCDO) on the fine‐scale movements of a non‐focal species, the smooth stingray Bathytoshia brevicaudata . The results revealed that the time spent in the array was individually variable, but generally increased when SCDO were present and that the presence of SCDO may have the capacity to elicit changes in the space use of B. brevicaudata . These results indicate that the effects of marine wildlife tourism may extend beyond the focal species of interest.