TY - JOUR
T1 - An estimate of the number of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias interacting with ecotourism in Guadalupe Island
AU - Becerril-García, Edgar E.
AU - Hoyos-Padilla, Edgar M.
AU - Santana-Morales, Omar
AU - Gutiérrez-Ortiz, Miguel A.
AU - Ayala-Bocos, Arturo
AU - Galván-Magaña, Felipe
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Fisheries Society of the British Isles
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - The aim of the present study is to provide an estimate of the number of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias that seasonally interact with ecotourism boats in Guadalupe Island using Schnabel's mark–recapture method and 6316 records of white sharks during 2012–2014. The results of the estimation highlight an abundance of 78 white sharks 95% C.I. (62.1, 105.6) interacting with ecotourism. The regulations regarding the number of tourists, boats and the monitoring of white sharks should be assessed to improve management decisions regarding the conservation and sustainable use of this threatened species.
AB - The aim of the present study is to provide an estimate of the number of white sharks Carcharodon carcharias that seasonally interact with ecotourism boats in Guadalupe Island using Schnabel's mark–recapture method and 6316 records of white sharks during 2012–2014. The results of the estimation highlight an abundance of 78 white sharks 95% C.I. (62.1, 105.6) interacting with ecotourism. The regulations regarding the number of tourists, boats and the monitoring of white sharks should be assessed to improve management decisions regarding the conservation and sustainable use of this threatened species.
KW - abundance estimation
KW - conservation
KW - ecotourism
KW - sustainable management
KW - vulnerable species
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85091605075&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/jfb.14540
DO - 10.1111/jfb.14540
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 32920886
AN - SCOPUS:85091605075
SN - 0022-1112
VL - 97
SP - 1861
EP - 1864
JO - Journal of Fish Biology
JF - Journal of Fish Biology
IS - 6
ER -