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

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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

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The need for long-term population monitoring of the world’s largest fish by CA Rohner, SK Venables, JEM Cochran, CEM Prebble, BL Kuguru, ML Berumen, SJ Pierce

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Research Priorities to Support Effective Manta and Devil Ray Conservation by Joshua D. Stewart, Joshua D. Stewart, Fabrice R. A. Jaine, Fabrice R. A. Jaine, Amelia J. Armstrong, Asia O. Armstrong, Michael B. Bennett, Katherine B. Burgess, Katherine B. Burgess, Lydie I. E. Couturier, Donald A. Croll, Melissa R. Cronin, Mark H. Deakos, Christine L. Dudgeon, Daniel Fernando, Daniel Fernando, Daniel Fernando, Niv Froman, Elitza S. Germanov, Elitza S. Germanov, Martin A. Hall, Silvia Hinojosa-Alvarez, Jane E. Hosegood, Jane E. Hosegood, Tom Kashiwagi, Tom Kashiwagi, Betty J. L. Laglbauer, Nerea Lezama-Ochoa, Andrea D. Marshall, Frazer McGregor, Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara, Marta D. Palacios, Lauren R. Peel, Lauren R. Peel, Lauren R. Peel, Lauren R. Peel, Anthony J. Richardson, Anthony J. Richardson, Robert D. Rubin, Kathy A. Townsend, Stephanie K. Venables, Stephanie K. Venables, Guy M. W. Stevens

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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

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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

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Picturing donations: Do images influence conservation fundraising? by Gabby Salazar, João Neves, Vasco Alves, Bruno Silva, Diogo Veríssimo

“…We placed a donation box and a large informational poster about the Marine Megafauna Foundation, a conservation partner, in the lounge of the Dolphin Emotions program, which is open to participants and their families. …”
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Microplastics on the Menu: Plastics Pollute Indonesian Manta Ray and Whale Shark Feeding Grounds by Elitza S. Germanov, Elitza S. Germanov, Elitza S. Germanov, Andrea D. Marshall, I. Gede Hendrawan, Ryan Admiraal, Ryan Admiraal, Christoph A. Rohner, Janis Argeswara, Raka Wulandari, Mahardika R. Himawan, Neil R. Loneragan, Neil R. Loneragan, Neil R. Loneragan

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Using Drones to Assess Volitional Swimming Kinematics of Manta Ray Behaviors in the Wild by Vicky Fong, Sarah L. Hoffmann, Jessica H. Pate

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Annual Recurrence of the Critically Endangered Bowmouth Guitarfish (<i>Rhina ancylostomus</i>) in Djibouti Waters by Ginevra Boldrocchi, David Robinson, Simone Caprodossi, Emilio Mancuso, Moussa Omar, Jennifer V. Schmidt

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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

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Life History, Growth, and Reproductive Biology of Four Mobulid Species in the Bohol Sea, Philippines by Joshua M. Rambahiniarison, Mary Jane Lamoste, Christoph A. Rohner, Ryan Murray, Sally Snow, Jessica Labaja, Gonzalo Araujo, Alessandro Ponzo

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The distribution of manta rays in the western North Atlantic Ocean off the eastern United States by Nicholas A. Farmer, Lance P. Garrison, Calusa Horn, Margaret Miller, Timothy Gowan, Robert D. Kenney, Michelle Vukovich, Julia Robinson Willmott, Jessica Pate, D. Harry Webb, Timothy J. Mullican, Joshua D. Stewart, Kim Bassos-Hull, Christian Jones, Delaney Adams, Nicole A. Pelletier, Jordan Waldron, Stephen Kajiura

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Underwater ultrasonography and blood sampling provide the first observations of reproductive biology in free-swimming whale sharks by R Matsumoto, K Murakumo, R Nozu, D Acuña-Marrero, JR Green, SJ Pierce, CA Rohner, H Reyes, SM Green, ADM Dove, ML Torres, AR Hearn

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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

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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

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