Author
Listed:
- C. Samantha Sherman
(Simon Fraser University
TRAFFIC International)
- Colin A. Simpfendorfer
(James Cook University
University of Tasmania)
- Nathan Pacoureau
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
- Jay H. Matsushiba
(Simon Fraser University)
- Helen F. Yan
(James Cook University
James Cook University)
- Rachel H. L. Walls
(Simon Fraser University)
- Cassandra L. Rigby
(James Cook University)
- Wade J. VanderWright
(Simon Fraser University)
- Rima W. Jabado
(James Cook University
Elasmo Project)
- Riley A. Pollom
(Species Recovery Program, Seattle Aquarium)
- John K. Carlson
(NOAA Fisheries Service)
- Patricia Charvet
(Programa de Pós-graduação em Sistemática, Uso e Conservação da Biodiversidade (PPGSis - UFC), Acesso Público
Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia Ambiental (PPGEA - UFPR), Avenida Coronel Francisco Heráclito dos Santos)
- Ahmad Ali
(Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Jalan Pelabuhan LKIM, Chendering)
- Fahmi
(Research Center for Oceanography, National Research and Innovation Agency - Indonesia)
- Jessica Cheok
(Simon Fraser University)
- Danielle H. Derrick
(Simon Fraser University)
- Katelyn B. Herman
(Georgia Aquarium)
- Brittany Finucci
(National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA))
- Tyler D. Eddy
(Memorial University of Newfoundland)
- Maria Lourdes D. Palomares
(University of British Columbia)
- Christopher G. Avalos-Castillo
(Fundación Mundo Azul
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala)
- Bineesh Kinattumkara
(Zoological Survey of India, Marine Biology Regional Centre)
- María-del-Pilar Blanco-Parra
(Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Quintana Roo, División de Desarrollo Sustentable, Blvd. Bahía s/n, Del Bosque
Fundación Internacional para la Naturaleza y la Sustentabilidad A.C., Calle Larún)
- Dharmadi
- Mario Espinoza
(Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro de Montes de Oca
Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro de Montes de Oca)
- Daniel Fernando
(Blue Resources Trust
Linnaeus University, Department of Biology and Environmental Science)
- Alifa B. Haque
(University of Oxford
University of Dhaka)
- Paola A. Mejía-Falla
(Wildlife Conservation Society - WCS Colombia
Fundación colombiana para la investigación y conservación de tiburones y rayas - SQUALUS)
- Andrés F. Navia
(Fundación colombiana para la investigación y conservación de tiburones y rayas - SQUALUS)
- Juan Carlos Pérez-Jiménez
(El Colegio de la Frontera Sur)
- Jean Utzurrum
(Marine Wildlife Watch of the Philippines, G/F Bonifacio Ridge Building, 1st Avenue
Silliman University - Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences)
- Ranny R. Yuneni
(WWF-Indonesia)
- Nicholas K. Dulvy
(Simon Fraser University)
Abstract
Sharks and rays are key functional components of coral reef ecosystems, yet many populations of a few species exhibit signs of depletion and local extinctions. The question is whether these declines forewarn of a global extinction crisis. We use IUCN Red List to quantify the status, trajectory, and threats to all coral reef sharks and rays worldwide. Here, we show that nearly two-thirds (59%) of the 134 coral-reef associated shark and ray species are threatened with extinction. Alongside marine mammals, sharks and rays are among the most threatened groups found on coral reefs. Overfishing is the main cause of elevated extinction risk, compounded by climate change and habitat degradation. Risk is greatest for species that are larger-bodied (less resilient and higher trophic level), widely distributed across several national jurisdictions (subject to a patchwork of management), and in nations with greater fishing pressure and weaker governance. Population declines have occurred over more than half a century, with greatest declines prior to 2005. Immediate action through local protections, combined with broad-scale fisheries management and Marine Protected Areas, is required to avoid extinctions and the loss of critical ecosystem function condemning reefs to a loss of shark and ray biodiversity and ecosystem services, limiting livelihoods and food security.
Suggested Citation
C. Samantha Sherman & Colin A. Simpfendorfer & Nathan Pacoureau & Jay H. Matsushiba & Helen F. Yan & Rachel H. L. Walls & Cassandra L. Rigby & Wade J. VanderWright & Rima W. Jabado & Riley A. Pollom &, 2023.
"Half a century of rising extinction risk of coral reef sharks and rays,"
Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-11, December.
Handle:
RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-35091-x
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35091-x
Download full text from publisher
References listed on IDEAS
- M. Aaron MacNeil & Demian D. Chapman & Michelle Heupel & Colin A. Simpfendorfer & Michael Heithaus & Mark Meekan & Euan Harvey & Jordan Goetze & Jeremy Kiszka & Mark E. Bond & Leanne M. Currey-Randall, 2020.
"Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks,"
Nature, Nature, vol. 583(7818), pages 801-806, July.
- M. Aaron MacNeil & Demian D. Chapman & Michelle Heupel & Colin A. Simpfendorfer & Michael Heithaus & Mark Meekan & Euan Harvey & Jordan Goetze & Jeremy Kiszka & Mark E. Bond & Leanne M. Currey-Randall, 2020.
"Author Correction: Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks,"
Nature, Nature, vol. 585(7825), pages 11-11, September.
Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)
Most related items
These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
- María-del-Pilar Blanco-Parra & Angelli Argaez Gasca & Camila Alejandra Reyes Rincón & Nicte Ha Gutiérrez Martínez & Carlos Alberto Niño-Torres, 2022.
"Citizen Science as a Tool to Get Baseline Ecological and Biological Data on Sharks and Rays in a Data-Poor Region,"
Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-10, May.
- van der Ploeg, J. & Jupiter, S. & Hughes, A. & Eriksson, H. & Boso, D. & Govan, H., 2020.
"Coral reef conservation in Solomon Islands: Overcoming the policy implementation gap,"
Monographs,
The WorldFish Center, number 40902, April.
- Matthew J. Smukall & Andrew C. Seitz & Félicie Dhellemmes & Maurits P. M. van Zinnicq Bergmann & Vital Heim & Samuel H. Gruber & Tristan L. Guttridge, 2022.
"Residency, Site Fidelity, and Regional Movement of Tiger Sharks ( Galeocerdo cuvier ) at a Pupping Location in the Bahamas,"
Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(16), pages 1-18, August.
- Booth, Hollie & Mourato, Susana & Milner-Gulland, E.J., 2022.
"Investigating acceptance of marine tourism levies, to cover the opportunity costs of conservation for coastal communities,"
Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 201(C).
- Manfredi Di Lorenzo & Antonio Calò & Antonio Di Franco & Giacomo Milisenda & Giorgio Aglieri & Carlo Cattano & Marco Milazzo & Paolo Guidetti, 2022.
"Small-scale fisheries catch more threatened elasmobranchs inside partially protected areas than in unprotected areas,"
Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-11, December.
- Burney, Shaheer & Boehm, Rebecca & Lopez, Rigoberto, 2021.
"The impact of the ACA Medicaid expansion on SNAP participation,"
Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 101(C).
- Duro, Juan Antonio & Osório, António & Perez-Laborda, Alejandro, 2024.
"Modeling uncertainty in tourism markets,"
Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 107(C).
Corrections
All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-35091-x. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.
If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.
If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .
If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Sonal Shukla or Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.nature.com .
Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through
the various RePEc services.