Simon J Pierce

Simon J Pierce is a marine biologist and conservationist known for discovering, studying, and protecting large marine animals such as whale sharks and manta rays. He is the co-founder and principal scientist of the Marine Megafauna Foundation.

Pierce has developed several non-invasive research techniques for endangered species, such as developing photo-identification with computer image analysis and artificial intelligence to track populations of whale sharks and other species of marine animal.

These techniques have been incorporated into Citizen Science projects, including Sharkbook, the global shark monitoring database, as well as other MMF projects such as Manta Matcher.

He led the conservation assessment on whale sharks for the IUCN Red List in 2016, which resulted in the whale shark’s global protection through an Appendix I listing on the UN Convention on Migratory Species in 2017 and then led the first [https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19488/2365291 IUCN Green Status conservation assessment on whale sharks in 2021].

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    Oceanic adults, coastal juveniles: tracking the habitat use of whale sharks off the Pacific coast of Mexico

    Oceanic adults, coastal juveniles: tracking the habitat use of whale sharks off the Pacific coast of Mexico by Dení Ramírez-Macías, Nuno Queiroz, Simon J. Pierce, Nicolas E. Humphries, David W. Sims, Juerg M. Brunnschweiler

    Published 2017-05-01
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    Residency, movement patterns, behavior and demographics of reef manta rays in Komodo National Park

    Residency, movement patterns, behavior and demographics of reef manta rays in Komodo National Park by Elitza S. Germanov, Simon J. Pierce, Andrea D. Marshall, I. Gede Hendrawan, Ande Kefi, Lars Bejder, Neil Loneragan

    Published 2022-05-01
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    Some like it hot: Repeat migration and residency of whale sharks within an extreme natural environment.

    Some like it hot: Repeat migration and residency of whale sharks within an extreme natural environment. by David P Robinson, Mohammed Y Jaidah, Steffen S Bach, Christoph A Rohner, Rima W Jabado, Rupert Ormond, Simon J Pierce

    Published 2017-01-01
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    Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park: the first comprehensive elasmobranch assessment reveals global hotspot for reef sharks

    Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park: the first comprehensive elasmobranch assessment reveals global hotspot for reef sharks by Ryan Murray, Segundo Conales, Jr., Gonzalo Araujo, Jessica Labaja, Sally J. Snow, Simon J. Pierce, Angelique Songco, Alessandro Ponzo

    Published 2019-03-01
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    Satellite tracking of juvenile whale sharks in the Sulu and Bohol Seas, Philippines

    Satellite tracking of juvenile whale sharks in the Sulu and Bohol Seas, Philippines by Gonzalo Araujo, Christoph A. Rohner, Jessica Labaja, Segundo J. Conales, Sally J. Snow, Ryan Murray, Simon J. Pierce, Alessandro Ponzo

    Published 2018-07-01
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    Satellite tracking of rehabilitated sea turtles suggests a high rate of short-term survival following release.

    Satellite tracking of rehabilitated sea turtles suggests a high rate of short-term survival following release. by David P Robinson, Kevin Hyland, Gerhard Beukes, Abdulkareem Vettan, Aneeshkumar Mabadikate, Rima W Jabado, Christoph A Rohner, Simon J Pierce, Warren Baverstock

    Published 2021-01-01
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    Laser photogrammetry improves size and demographic estimates for whale sharks

    Laser photogrammetry improves size and demographic estimates for whale sharks by Christoph A. Rohner, Anthony J. Richardson, Clare E.M. Prebble, Andrea D. Marshall, Michael B. Bennett, Scarla J. Weeks, Geremy Cliff, Sabine P. Wintner, Simon J. Pierce

    Published 2015-04-01
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    Satellite tagging highlights the importance of productive Mozambican coastal waters to the ecology and conservation of whale sharks

    Satellite tagging highlights the importance of productive Mozambican coastal waters to the ecology and conservation of whale sharks by Christoph A. Rohner, Anthony J. Richardson, Fabrice R. A. Jaine, Michael B. Bennett, Scarla J. Weeks, Geremy Cliff, David P. Robinson, Katie E. Reeve-Arnold, Simon J. Pierce

    Published 2018-01-01
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    Population Structure, Abundance and Movement of Whale Sharks in the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.

    Population Structure, Abundance and Movement of Whale Sharks in the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. by David P Robinson, Mohammed Y Jaidah, Steffen Bach, Katie Lee, Rima W Jabado, Christoph A Rohner, Abi March, Simone Caprodossi, Aaron C Henderson, James M Mair, Rupert Ormond, Simon J Pierce

    Published 2016-01-01
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    Regional variation in anthropogenic threats to Indian Ocean whale sharks

    Regional variation in anthropogenic threats to Indian Ocean whale sharks by Samantha D. Reynolds, Bradley M. Norman, Craig E. Franklin, Steffen S. Bach, Francesco G. Comezzi, Stella Diamant, Mohammed Y. Jaidah, Simon J. Pierce, Anthony J. Richardson, David P. Robinson, Christoph A. Rohner, Ross G. Dwyer

    Published 2022-01-01
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    St. Helena: An Important Reproductive Habitat for Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the Central South Atlantic

    St. Helena: An Important Reproductive Habitat for Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the Central South Atlantic by Cameron T. Perry, Elizabeth Clingham, D. Harry Webb, Rafael de la Parra, Simon J. Pierce, Annalea Beard, LeeAnn Henry, Beth Taylor, Kenickie Andrews, Rhys Hobbs, Gonzalo Araujo, Alistair D. M. Dove, Alistair D. M. Dove

    Published 2020-11-01
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    Whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, aggregate around offshore platforms in Qatari waters of the Arabian Gulf to feed on fish spawn.

    Whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, aggregate around offshore platforms in Qatari waters of the Arabian Gulf to feed on fish spawn. by David P Robinson, Mohammed Y Jaidah, Rima W Jabado, Katie Lee-Brooks, Nehad M Nour El-Din, Ameena A Al Malki, Khaled Elmeer, Paul A McCormick, Aaron C Henderson, Simon J Pierce, Rupert F G Ormond

    Published 2013-01-01
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    No Place Like Home? High Residency and Predictable Seasonal Movement of Whale Sharks Off Tanzania

    No Place Like Home? High Residency and Predictable Seasonal Movement of Whale Sharks Off Tanzania by Christoph A. Rohner, Jesse E. M. Cochran, E. Fernando Cagua, E. Fernando Cagua, Clare E. M. Prebble, Clare E. M. Prebble, Stephanie K. Venables, Stephanie K. Venables, Michael L. Berumen, Baraka L. Kuguru, Jason Rubens, Jason Rubens, Juerg M. Brunnschweiler, Simon J. Pierce

    Published 2020-06-01
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    Contrasting Habitat Use and Population Dynamics of Reef Manta Rays Within the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area, Indonesia

    Contrasting Habitat Use and Population Dynamics of Reef Manta Rays Within the Nusa Penida Marine Protected Area, Indonesia by Elitza S. Germanov, Elitza S. Germanov, Elitza S. Germanov, Lars Bejder, Lars Bejder, Delphine B. H. Chabanne, Delphine B. H. Chabanne, Dharmadi Dharmadi, I. Gede Hendrawan, Andrea D. Marshall, Simon J. Pierce, Mike van Keulen, Mike van Keulen, Neil R. Loneragan, Neil R. Loneragan, Neil R. Loneragan

    Published 2019-05-01
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    iDNA at Sea: Recovery of Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Mitochondrial DNA Sequences from the Whale Shark Copepod (Pandarus rhincodonicus) Confirms Global Population Structure

    iDNA at Sea: Recovery of Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Mitochondrial DNA Sequences from the Whale Shark Copepod (Pandarus rhincodonicus) Confirms Global Population Structure by Mark Meekan, Christopher M. Austin, Christopher M. Austin, Christopher M. Austin, Christopher M. Austin, Mun H. Tan, Nu-Wei V. Wei, Adam Miller, Simon J. Pierce, David Rowat, Guy Stevens, Tim K. Davies, Alessandro Ponzo, Han Ming Gan, Han Ming Gan, Han Ming Gan

    Published 2017-12-01
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    Pieces in a global puzzle: Population genetics at two whale shark aggregations in the western Indian Ocean

    Pieces in a global puzzle: Population genetics at two whale shark aggregations in the western Indian Ocean by Royale S. Hardenstine, Song He, Jesse E. M. Cochran, Camrin D. Braun, Edgar Fernando Cagua, Simon J. Pierce, Clare E. M. Prebble, Christoph A. Rohner, Pablo Saenz‐Agudelo, Tane H. Sinclair‐Taylor, Gregory B. Skomal, Simon R. Thorrold, Alexandra M. Watts, Casey J. Zakroff, Michael L. Berumen

    Published 2022-01-01
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    Emergent community architecture despite distinct diversity in the global whale shark (Rhincodon typus) epidermal microbiome

    Emergent community architecture despite distinct diversity in the global whale shark (Rhincodon typus) epidermal microbiome by Michael P. Doane, Michael B. Reed, Jody McKerral, Laís Farias Oliveira Lima, Megan Morris, Asha Z. Goodman, Shaili Johri, Bhavya Papudeshi, Taylor Dillon, Abigail C. Turnlund, Meredith Peterson, Maria Mora, Rafael de la Parra Venegas, Richard Pillans, Christoph A. Rohner, Simon J. Pierce, Christine G. Legaspi, Gonzalo Araujo, Deni Ramirez-Macias, Robert A. Edwards, Elizabeth A. Dinsdale

    Published 2023-08-01
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    Improving sightings-derived residency estimation for whale shark aggregations: A novel metric applied to a global data set

    Improving sightings-derived residency estimation for whale shark aggregations: A novel metric applied to a global data set by Gonzalo Araujo, Gonzalo Araujo, Gonzalo Araujo, Ariana Agustines, Steffen S. Bach, Jesse E. M. Cochran, Emilio de la Parra-Galván, Rafael de la Parra-Venegas, Stella Diamant, Stella Diamant, Alistair Dove, Steve Fox, Rachel T. Graham, Sofia M. Green, Jonathan R. Green, Royale S. Hardenstine, Alex Hearn, Alex Hearn, Mahardika R. Himawan, Rhys Hobbs, Jason Holmberg, Ibrahim Shameel, Mohammed Y. Jaidah, Mohammed Y. Jaidah, Jessica Labaja, Savi Leblond, Christine G. Legaspi, Rossana Maguiño, Kirsty Magson, Stacia D. Marcoux, Travis M. Marcoux, Sarah Anne Marley, Sarah Anne Marley, Meynard Matalobos, Alejandra Mendoza, Joni A. Miranda, Brad M. Norman, Brad M. Norman, Cameron T. Perry, Simon J. Pierce, Alessandro Ponzo, Clare E. M. Prebble, Dení Ramírez-Macías, Richard Rees, Katie E. Reeve-Arnold, Samantha D. Reynolds, Samantha D. Reynolds, David P. Robinson, David P. Robinson, Christoph A. Rohner, David Rowat, Sally Snow, Abraham Vázquez-Haikin, Alex M. Watts, Alex M. Watts

    Published 2022-07-01
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