AUTHOR=Shidqi Rafid A. , Erdmann Mark V. , Setyawan Edy , Lezama-Ochoa Nerea , Sari Dewi R. , Sianipar Abraham B. , Stewart Joshua D. , Croll Donald A. 

TITLE=Identifying spatial movements and residency of pelagic thresher sharks (Alopias pelagicus) using satellite and passive acoustic telemetry to inform local conservation in central Indonesia

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Fish Science

VOLUME=Volume 2 - 2024

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/fish-science/articles/10.3389/frish.2024.1391062

DOI=10.3389/frish.2024.1391062

ISSN=2813-9097

ABSTRACT=The pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus) is globally endangered, threatened by bycatch, and targeted in industrial and artisanal fisheries in Indonesia. However, a lack of information about their ecology, particularly movement and habitat use, hinders the development of science-based conservation measures to protect the species. Here, we report our research, which is the first to use a combination of satellite and passive acoustic telemetry to investigate the movement and residency of the pelagic thresher shark within Indonesia's waters, especially in areas impacted by local fisheries. A total of 24 sharks were tagged with archival satellite tags (n = 9), internal acoustic tags (n = 10), and both tags (n = 5) in Selat Pantar Marine Protected Area (MPA). The tagged sharks, dominated by