Evaluating the effectiveness of large-scale marine reserves on wide-ranging sharks

Purpose of proposed research:
The proposed research will evaluate the effectiveness of large-scale marine reserves (shark sanctuaries), and the ability of spatial management, to reduce mortality of pelagic sharks by undertaking a biophysical and socio-economic assessment of two key shark species of the WCPO-Oceanic Whitetip (Carcharhinus longimanus) and Silky (Carcharhinus falciformis). Individual sharks will be tracked to define their extent of movement relative to sanctuary zone size and location.