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1. Current methods and best practice recommendations for skate and ray (Batoidea) research: capture, handling, anaesthesia, euthanasia, and tag attachment

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Orrell, Danielle L., Andrzejaczek, Samantha, Armstrong, Asia O., Barbosa Martins, Ana, Branco, Ilka, Charvet, Patricia, Chin, Andrew, Elston, Chantel, Espinoza, Mario, Greenway, Eleanor S. I., McCully Phillips, Sophy R., Mickle, Megan F., Murray, Taryn S., Silva, Joana F., Thorburn, James, and Wosnick, Natascha

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2025
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2. From little things big things grow: enhancement of an acoustic telemetry network to monitor broad-scale movements of marine species along Australia’s east coast

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Barnett, Adam, Jaine, Fabrice R. A., Bierwagen, Stacy L., Lubitz, Nicolas, Abrantes, Kátya, Heupel, Michelle R., Harcourt, Rob, Huveneers, Charlie, Dwyer, Ross G., Udyawer, Vinay, Simpfendorfer, Colin A., Miller, Ingo B., Scott-Holland, Tracey, Kilpatrick, Carley S., Williams, Samuel M, Smith, Daniel, Dudgeon, Christine L., Hoey, Andrew S., Fitzpatrick, Richard, Osborne, Felicity E., Smoothey, Amy F., Butcher, Paul A., Sheaves, Marcus, Fisher, Eric E., Svaikauskas, Mark, Ellis, Megan, Kanno, Shiori, Cresswell, Benjamin J., Flint, Nicole, Armstrong, Asia O., Townsend, Kathy A., Mitchell, Jonathan D., Campbell, Matthew, Peddemors, Victor M., Gustafson, Johan A., and Currey-Randall, Leanne M.

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2024
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3. Robust Re-identification of Manta Rays from Natural Markings by Learning Pose Invariant Embeddings

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Moskvyak, Olga, Maire, Frederic, Armstrong, Asia O., Dayoub, Feras, and Baktashmotlagh, Mahsa

Subjects
Computer Science - Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Abstract

Visual identification of individual animals that bear unique natural body markings is an important task in wildlife conservation. The photo databases of animal markings grow larger and each new observation has to be matched against thousands of images. Existing photo-identification solutions have constraints on image quality and appearance of the pattern of interest in the image. These constraints limit the use of photos from citizen scientists. We present a novel system for visual re-identification based on unique natural markings that is robust to occlusions, viewpoint and illumination changes. We adapt methods developed for face re-identification and implement a deep convolutional neural network (CNN) to learn embeddings for images of natural markings. The distance between the learned embedding points provides a dissimilarity measure between the corresponding input images. The network is optimized using the triplet loss function and the online semi-hard triplet mining strategy. The proposed re-identification method is generic and not species specific. We evaluate the proposed system on image databases of manta ray belly patterns and humpback whale flukes. To be of practical value and adopted by marine biologists, a re-identification system needs to have a top-10 accuracy of at least 95%. The proposed system achieves this performance standard., Comment: 12 pages, 15 figures

Published
2019

4. Research Priorities to Support Effective Manta and Devil Ray Conservation

Author

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

Subjects
Biological Sciences, Ecology, Life on Land, manta, mobula, devil ray, elasmobranch, management, Oceanography, Geology
Published
2018

6. A database of zooplankton biomass in Australian marine waters

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McEnnulty, Felicity R., Davies, Claire H., Armstrong, Asia O, Atkins, Natalia, Coman, Frank, Clementson, Lesley, Edgar, Steven, Eriksen, Ruth S., Everett, Jason D., Anthony Koslow, J., Lønborg, Christian, McKinnon, A. David, Miller, Margaret, O’Brien, Todd D., Pausina, Sarah A., Uribe-Palomino, Julian, Rochester, Wayne, Rothlisberg, Peter C., Slotwinski, Anita, Strzelecki, Joanna, Suthers, Iain M., Swadling, Kerrie M., Tonks, Mark L., van Ruth, Paul D., Young, Jock W., and Richardson, Anthony J.

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2020
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8. Distribution of the reef manta ray Mobula alfredi and the oceanic manta ray Mobula birostris in the Philippines: a collaborative effort for conservation

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Rambahiniarison, Joshua, primary, Agustines, Ariana, additional, Alexopoulos, Konstantinos, additional, Araujo, Gonzalo, additional, Armstrong, Asia O., additional, Arnold, Shannon, additional, Barruga, Aldrin, additional, Cañete, Titus, additional, Conales, Segundo, additional, Delijero, Kymry, additional, Enolva, Nonie P., additional, Flam, Anna L., additional, Keane, Eliya, additional, Labaja, Jessica, additional, Legaspi, Christine G., additional, Murie, Calum, additional, Murray, Ryan, additional, Oliver, Simon P., additional, Pierce, Simon J., additional, Ponzo, Alessandro, additional, Rohner, Christoph A., additional, Schifferer, Rosanna, additional, Snow, Sally, additional, Spakowski, Martina, additional, Stevens, Guy M. W., additional, Tilgel, Timur, additional, Wong, Jessica N. C., additional, Yaptinchay, Arnel Andrew, additional, and Barr, Yotam, additional

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2022
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9. Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology

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Andrzejaczek, Samantha, primary, Lucas, Tim C.D., additional, Goodman, Maurice C., additional, Hussey, Nigel E., additional, Armstrong, Amelia J., additional, Carlisle, Aaron, additional, Coffey, Daniel M., additional, Gleiss, Adrian C., additional, Huveneers, Charlie, additional, Jacoby, David M. P., additional, Meekan, Mark G., additional, Mourier, Johann, additional, Peel, Lauren R., additional, Abrantes, Kátya, additional, Afonso, André S., additional, Ajemian, Matthew J., additional, Anderson, Brooke N., additional, Anderson, Scot D., additional, Araujo, Gonzalo, additional, Armstrong, Asia O., additional, Bach, Pascal, additional, Barnett, Adam, additional, Bennett, Mike B., additional, Bezerra, Natalia A., additional, Bonfil, Ramon, additional, Boustany, Andre M., additional, Bowlby, Heather D., additional, Branco, Ilka, additional, Braun, Camrin D., additional, Brooks, Edward J., additional, Brown, Judith, additional, Burke, Patrick J., additional, Butcher, Paul, additional, Castleton, Michael, additional, Chapple, Taylor K., additional, Chateau, Olivier, additional, Clarke, Maurice, additional, Coelho, Rui, additional, Cortes, Enric, additional, Couturier, Lydie I. E., additional, Cowley, Paul D., additional, Croll, Donald A., additional, Cuevas, Juan M., additional, Curtis, Tobey H., additional, Dagorn, Laurent, additional, Dale, Jonathan J., additional, Daly, Ryan, additional, Dewar, Heidi, additional, Doherty, Philip D., additional, Domingo, Andrés, additional, Dove, Alistair D. M., additional, Drew, Michael, additional, Dudgeon, Christine L., additional, Duffy, Clinton A. J., additional, Elliott, Riley G., additional, Ellis, Jim R., additional, Erdmann, Mark V., additional, Farrugia, Thomas J., additional, Ferreira, Luciana C., additional, Ferretti, Francesco, additional, Filmalter, John D., additional, Finucci, Brittany, additional, Fischer, Chris, additional, Fitzpatrick, Richard, additional, Forget, Fabien, additional, Forsberg, Kerstin, additional, Francis, Malcolm P., additional, Franks, Bryan R., additional, Gallagher, Austin J., additional, Galvan-Magana, Felipe, additional, García, Mirta L., additional, Gaston, Troy F., additional, Gillanders, Bronwyn M., additional, Gollock, Matthew J., additional, Green, Jonathan R., additional, Green, Sofia, additional, Griffiths, Christopher A., additional, Hammerschlag, Neil, additional, Hasan, Abdi, additional, Hawkes, Lucy A., additional, Hazin, Fabio, additional, Heard, Matthew, additional, Hearn, Alex, additional, Hedges, Kevin J., additional, Henderson, Suzanne M., additional, Holdsworth, John, additional, Holland, Kim N., additional, Howey, Lucy A., additional, Hueter, Robert E., additional, Humphries, Nicholas E., additional, Hutchinson, Melanie, additional, Jaine, Fabrice R. A., additional, Jorgensen, Salvador J., additional, Kanive, Paul E., additional, Labaja, Jessica, additional, Lana, Fernanda O., additional, Lassauce, Hugo, additional, Lipscombe, Rebecca S., additional, Llewellyn, Fiona, additional, Macena, Bruno C. L., additional, Mambrasar, Ronald, additional, McAllister, Jaime D., additional, McCully Phillips, Sophy R., additional, McGregor, Frazer, additional, McMillan, Matthew N., additional, McNaughton, Lianne M., additional, Mendonça, Sibele A., additional, Meyer, Carl G., additional, Meyers, Megan, additional, Mohan, John A., additional, Montgomery, John C., additional, Mucientes, Gonzalo, additional, Musyl, Michael K., additional, Nasby-Lucas, Nicole, additional, Natanson, Lisa J., additional, O’Sullivan, John B., additional, Oliveira, Paulo, additional, Papastamtiou, Yannis P., additional, Patterson, Toby A., additional, Pierce, Simon J., additional, Queiroz, Nuno, additional, Radford, Craig A., additional, Richardson, Andy J., additional, Richardson, Anthony J., additional, Righton, David, additional, Rohner, Christoph A., additional, Royer, Mark A., additional, Saunders, Ryan A., additional, Schaber, Matthias, additional, Schallert, Robert J., additional, Scholl, Michael C., additional, Seitz, Andrew C., additional, Semmens, Jayson M., additional, Setyawan, Edy, additional, Shea, Brendan D., additional, Shidqi, Rafid A., additional, Shillinger, George L., additional, Shipley, Oliver N., additional, Shivji, Mahmood S., additional, Sianipar, Abraham B., additional, Silva, Joana F., additional, Sims, David W., additional, Skomal, Gregory B., additional, Sousa, Lara L., additional, Southall, Emily J., additional, Spaet, Julia L. Y., additional, Stehfest, Kilian M., additional, Stevens, Guy, additional, Stewart, Joshua D., additional, Sulikowski, James A., additional, Syakurachman, Ismail, additional, Thorrold, Simon R., additional, Thums, Michele, additional, Tickler, David, additional, Tolloti, Mariana T., additional, Townsend, Kathy A., additional, Travassos, Paulo, additional, Tyminski, John P., additional, Vaudo, Jeremy J., additional, Veras, Drausio, additional, Wantiez, Laurent, additional, Weber, Sam B., additional, Wells, R.J. David, additional, Weng, Kevin C., additional, Wetherbee, Bradley M., additional, Williamson, Jane E., additional, Witt, Matthew J., additional, Wright, Serena, additional, Zilliacus, Kelly, additional, Block, Barbara A., additional, and Curnick, David J., additional

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2022
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10. Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology

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Andrzejaczek, Samantha, Lucas, Tim C.D., Goodman, Maurice C., Hussey, Nigel E., Armstrong, Amelia J., Carlisle, Aaron, Coffey, Daniel M., Gleiss, Adrian C., Huveneers, Charlie, Jacoby, David M. P., Meekan, Mark G., Mourier, Johann, Peel, Lauren R., Abrantes, Kátya, Afonso, André S., Ajemian, Matthew J., Anderson, Brooke N., Anderson, Scot D., Araujo, Gonzalo, Armstrong, Asia O., Bach, Pascal, Barnett, Adam, Bennett, Mike B., Bezerra, Natalia A., Bonfil, Ramon, Boustany, Andre M., Bowlby, Heather D., Branco, Ilka, Braun, Camrin D., Brooks, Edward J., Brown, Judith, Burke, Patrick J., Butcher, Paul A., Castleton, Michael, Chapple, Taylor K., Chateau, Olivier, Clarke, Maurice, Coelho, Rui, Cortes, Enric, Couturier, Lydie I. E., Cowley, Paul D., Croll, Donald A., Cuevas, Juan M., Curtis, Tobey H., Dagorn, Laurent, Dale, Jonathan J., Daly, Ryan, Dewar, Heidi, Doherty, Philip D., Domingo, Andrés, Dove, Alistair D. M., Drew, Michael, Dudgeon, Christine L., Duffy, Clinton A. J., Elliott, Riley G., Ellis, Jim R., Erdmann, Mark V., Farrugia, Thomas J., Ferreira, Luciana C., Ferretti, Francesco, Filmalter, John D., Finucci, Brittany, Fischer, Chris, Fitzpatrick, Richard, Forget, Fabien, Forsberg, Kerstin, Francis, Malcolm P., Franks, Bryan R., Gallagher, Austin J., Galvan-Magana, Felipe, García, Mirta L., Gaston, Troy F., Gillanders, Bronwyn M., Gollock, Matthew J., Green, Jonathan R., Green, Sofia, Griffiths, Christopher A., Hammerschlag, Neil, Hasan, Abdi, Hawkes, Lucy A., Hazin, Fabio, Heard, Matthew, Hearn, Alex, Hedges, Kevin J., Henderson, Suzanne M., Holdsworth, John, Holland, Kim N., Howey, Lucy A., Hueter, Robert E., Humphries, Nicholas E., Hutchinson, Melanie, Jaine, Fabrice R. A., Jorgensen, Salvador J., Kanive, Paul E., Labaja, Jessica, Lana, Fernanda O., Lassauce, Hugo, Lipscombe, Rebecca S., Llewellyn, Fiona, Macena, Bruno C. L., Mambrasar, Ronald, McAllister, Jaime D., McCully Phillips, Sophy R., McGregor, Frazer, McMillan, Matthew N., McNaughton, Lianne M., Mendonça, Sibele A., Meyer, Carl G., Meyers, Megan, Mohan, John A., Montgomery, John C., Mucientes, Gonzalo, Musyl, Michael K., Nasby-Lucas, Nicole, Natanson, Lisa J., O’Sullivan, John B., Oliveira, Paulo, Papastamtiou, Yannis P., Patterson, Toby A., Pierce, Simon J., Queiroz, Nuno, Radford, Craig A., Richardson, Andy J., Richardson, Anthony J., Righton, David, Rohner, Christoph A., Royer, Mark A., Saunders, Ryan A., Schaber, Matthias, Schallert, Robert J., Scholl, Michael C., Seitz, Andrew C., Semmens, Jayson M., Setyawan, Edy, Shea, Brendan D., Shidqi, Rafid A., Shillinger, George L., Shipley, Oliver N., Shivji, Mahmood S., Sianipar, Abraham B., Silva, Joana F., Sims, David W., Skomal, Gregory B., Sousa, Lara L., Southall, Emily J., Spaet, Julia L. Y., Stehfest, Kilian M., Stevens, Guy, Stewart, Joshua D., Sulikowski, James A., Syakurachman, Ismail, Thorrold, Simon R., Thums, Michele, Tickler, David, Tolloti, Mariana T., Townsend, Kathy A., Travassos, Paulo, Tyminski, John P., Vaudo, Jeremy J., Veras, Drausio, Wantiez, Laurent, Weber, Sam B., Wells, R.J. David, Weng, Kevin C., Wetherbee, Bradley M., Williamson, Jane E., Witt, Matthew J., Wright, Serena, Zilliacus, Kelly, Block, Barbara A., Curnick, David J., Andrzejaczek, Samantha, Lucas, Tim C.D., Goodman, Maurice C., Hussey, Nigel E., Armstrong, Amelia J., Carlisle, Aaron, Coffey, Daniel M., Gleiss, Adrian C., Huveneers, Charlie, Jacoby, David M. P., Meekan, Mark G., Mourier, Johann, Peel, Lauren R., Abrantes, Kátya, Afonso, André S., Ajemian, Matthew J., Anderson, Brooke N., Anderson, Scot D., Araujo, Gonzalo, Armstrong, Asia O., Bach, Pascal, Barnett, Adam, Bennett, Mike B., Bezerra, Natalia A., Bonfil, Ramon, Boustany, Andre M., Bowlby, Heather D., Branco, Ilka, Braun, Camrin D., Brooks, Edward J., Brown, Judith, Burke, Patrick J., Butcher, Paul A., Castleton, Michael, Chapple, Taylor K., Chateau, Olivier, Clarke, Maurice, Coelho, Rui, Cortes, Enric, Couturier, Lydie I. E., Cowley, Paul D., Croll, Donald A., Cuevas, Juan M., Curtis, Tobey H., Dagorn, Laurent, Dale, Jonathan J., Daly, Ryan, Dewar, Heidi, Doherty, Philip D., Domingo, Andrés, Dove, Alistair D. M., Drew, Michael, Dudgeon, Christine L., Duffy, Clinton A. J., Elliott, Riley G., Ellis, Jim R., Erdmann, Mark V., Farrugia, Thomas J., Ferreira, Luciana C., Ferretti, Francesco, Filmalter, John D., Finucci, Brittany, Fischer, Chris, Fitzpatrick, Richard, Forget, Fabien, Forsberg, Kerstin, Francis, Malcolm P., Franks, Bryan R., Gallagher, Austin J., Galvan-Magana, Felipe, García, Mirta L., Gaston, Troy F., Gillanders, Bronwyn M., Gollock, Matthew J., Green, Jonathan R., Green, Sofia, Griffiths, Christopher A., Hammerschlag, Neil, Hasan, Abdi, Hawkes, Lucy A., Hazin, Fabio, Heard, Matthew, Hearn, Alex, Hedges, Kevin J., Henderson, Suzanne M., Holdsworth, John, Holland, Kim N., Howey, Lucy A., Hueter, Robert E., Humphries, Nicholas E., Hutchinson, Melanie, Jaine, Fabrice R. A., Jorgensen, Salvador J., Kanive, Paul E., Labaja, Jessica, Lana, Fernanda O., Lassauce, Hugo, Lipscombe, Rebecca S., Llewellyn, Fiona, Macena, Bruno C. L., Mambrasar, Ronald, McAllister, Jaime D., McCully Phillips, Sophy R., McGregor, Frazer, McMillan, Matthew N., McNaughton, Lianne M., Mendonça, Sibele A., Meyer, Carl G., Meyers, Megan, Mohan, John A., Montgomery, John C., Mucientes, Gonzalo, Musyl, Michael K., Nasby-Lucas, Nicole, Natanson, Lisa J., O’Sullivan, John B., Oliveira, Paulo, Papastamtiou, Yannis P., Patterson, Toby A., Pierce, Simon J., Queiroz, Nuno, Radford, Craig A., Richardson, Andy J., Richardson, Anthony J., Righton, David, Rohner, Christoph A., Royer, Mark A., Saunders, Ryan A., Schaber, Matthias, Schallert, Robert J., Scholl, Michael C., Seitz, Andrew C., Semmens, Jayson M., Setyawan, Edy, Shea, Brendan D., Shidqi, Rafid A., Shillinger, George L., Shipley, Oliver N., Shivji, Mahmood S., Sianipar, Abraham B., Silva, Joana F., Sims, David W., Skomal, Gregory B., Sousa, Lara L., Southall, Emily J., Spaet, Julia L. Y., Stehfest, Kilian M., Stevens, Guy, Stewart, Joshua D., Sulikowski, James A., Syakurachman, Ismail, Thorrold, Simon R., Thums, Michele, Tickler, David, Tolloti, Mariana T., Townsend, Kathy A., Travassos, Paulo, Tyminski, John P., Vaudo, Jeremy J., Veras, Drausio, Wantiez, Laurent, Weber, Sam B., Wells, R.J. David, Weng, Kevin C., Wetherbee, Bradley M., Williamson, Jane E., Witt, Matthew J., Wright, Serena, Zilliacus, Kelly, Block, Barbara A., and Curnick, David J.

Abstract

Knowledge of the three-dimensional movement patterns of elasmobranchs is vital to understand their ecological roles and exposure to anthropogenic pressures. To date, comparative studies among species at global scales have mostly focused on horizontal movements. Our study addresses the knowledge gap of vertical movements by compiling the first global synthesis of vertical habitat use by elasmobranchs from data obtained by deployment of 989 biotelemetry tags on 38 elasmobranch species. Elasmobranchs displayed high intra- and interspecific variability in vertical movement patterns. Substantial vertical overlap was observed for many epipelagic elasmobranchs, indicating an increased likelihood to display spatial overlap, biologically interact, and share similar risk to anthropogenic threats that vary on a vertical gradient. We highlight the critical next steps toward incorporating vertical movement into global management and monitoring strategies for elasmobranchs, emphasizing the need to address geographic and taxonomic biases in deployments and to concurrently consider both horizontal and vertical movements. Vertical habitat use by sharks, rays, and skates varies globally and has implications for their conservation and management.

Published
2022

11. Distribution of the reef manta ray Mobula alfredi and the oceanic manta ray Mobula birostris in the Philippines: a collaborative effort for conservation.

Author

Rambahiniarison, Joshua, Agustines, Ariana, Alexopoulos, Konstantinos, Araujo, Gonzalo, Armstrong, Asia O., Arnold, Shannon, Barruga, Aldrin, Cañete, Titus, Conales, Segundo, Delijero, Kymry, Enolva, Nonie P., Flam, Anna L., Keane, Eliya, Labaja, Jessica, Legaspi, Christine G., Murie, Calum, Murray, Ryan, Oliver, Simon P., Pierce, Simon J., and Ponzo, Alessandro

Subjects
MOBULIDAE, REEFS, NONGOVERNMENTAL organizations, SUSTAINABLE tourism, DATABASES, ARCHIPELAGOES, RECREATIONAL mathematics, IDENTIFICATION
Abstract

Little is known about manta ray population size, structure and connectivity in the Philippines. In collaboration with dive operators, non‐governmental organizations and authorities, sightings of manta rays were collated into a single national database. Using in‐water photographs and videos gathered through citizen science and dedicated research efforts, this study compiled sightings between 2004 and 2020, showing 22 separate sites throughout the archipelago with manta rays present. A total of 392 individual reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) and 107 oceanic manta rays (Mobula birostris) were identified from the collected footage. Four specific sites in the provinces of Masbate and Palawan together hosted 89% of all identified individuals and accounted for 95% of sightings, highlighting these areas are key aggregation sites. This study also reports the movements of M. birostris within the Philippines, based on photo‐identification of three individuals moving 150 km between Cebu and Masbate. Despite the growing number of recreational divers in Daanbantayan and San Jacinto, an 80% decline in M. birostris sightings was observed at these sites. To ensure effective future conservation, it is recommended that efforts focus on the identification and protection of manta ray hotspots and migratory corridors, the creation of a sustainable tourism framework and, most important, the implementation of mitigation strategies to reduce fisheries interactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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14. Robust Re-identification of Manta Rays from Natural Markings by Learning Pose Invariant Embeddings

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Zhou, Jun, Salvado, Olivier, Sohel, Ferdous, Borges, Paulo Vinicius K., Wang, Shilin, Moskvyak, Olga, Maire, Frederic, Dayoub, Feras, Armstrong, Asia O., Baktashmotlagh, Mahsa, Zhou, Jun, Salvado, Olivier, Sohel, Ferdous, Borges, Paulo Vinicius K., Wang, Shilin, Moskvyak, Olga, Maire, Frederic, Dayoub, Feras, Armstrong, Asia O., and Baktashmotlagh, Mahsa

Abstract

Visual re-identification of individual animals that bear unique natural body markings is an essential task in wildlife conservation. The photo databases of animal markings grow with each new observation and identifying an individual means matching against thousands of images. We focus on the re-identification of manta rays because the existing process is time-consuming and only semi-automatic. The current solution Manta Matcher requires images of high quality with the pattern of interest in a near frontal view limiting the use of photos sourced from citizen scientists. This paper presents a novel application of a deep convolutional neural network (CNN) for visual re-identification based on natural markings. Our contribution is an experimental demonstration of the superiority of CNNs in learning embeddings for patterns under viewpoint changes on a novel and challenging dataset. We show that our system can handle more variations in viewing angle, occlusions and illumination compared to the current solution. Our system achieves top-10 accuracy of 98% with only 2 matching examples in the database which makes it of practical value and ready for adoption by marine biologists. We also evaluate our system on a dataset of humpback whale flukes to demonstrate that the approach is generic and not species-specific.

Published
2021

15. Mutualism promotes site selection in a large marine planktivore

Author

Armstrong, Asia O., primary, Armstrong, Amelia J., additional, Bennett, Michael B., additional, Richardson, Anthony J., additional, Townsend, Kathy A., additional, Everett, Jason D., additional, Hays, Graeme C., additional, Pederson, Hugh, additional, and Dudgeon, Christine L., additional

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2021
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16. Satellite Tagging and Photographic Identification Reveal Connectivity Between Two UNESCO World Heritage Areas for Reef Manta Rays

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Armstrong, Amelia J., primary, Armstrong, Asia O., additional, McGregor, Frazer, additional, Richardson, Anthony J., additional, Bennett, Michael B., additional, Townsend, Kathy A., additional, Hays, Graeme C., additional, van Keulen, Mike, additional, Smith, Jessica, additional, and Dudgeon, Christine L., additional

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2020
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20. Reef manta ray cut measurements

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McGregor, Frazer, primary, Richardson, Anthony J, additional, Armstrong, Amelia J, additional, Armstrong, Asia O, additional, and Dudgeon, Christine L, additional

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2019
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21. Research Priorities to Support Effective Manta and Devil Ray Conservation

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

Published
2018
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22. Research Priorities to Support Effective Manta and Devil Ray Conservation

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

Abstract

Manta and devil rays are filter-feeding elasmobranchs that are found circumglobally in tropical and subtropical waters. Although relatively understudied for most of the Twentieth century, public awareness and scientific research on these species has increased dramatically in recent years. Much of this attention has been in response to targeted fisheries, international trade in mobulid products, and a growing concern over the fate of exploited populations. Despite progress in mobulid research, major knowledge gaps still exist, hindering the development of effective management and conservation strategies. We assembled 30 leaders and emerging experts in the fields of mobulid biology, ecology, and conservation to identify pressing knowledge gaps that must be filled to facilitate improved science-based management of these vulnerable species. We highlight focal research topics in the subject areas of taxonomy and diversity, life history, reproduction and nursery areas, population trends, bycatch and fisheries, spatial dynamics and movements, foraging and diving, pollution and contaminants, and sub-lethal impacts. Mobulid rays remain a poorly studied group, and therefore our list of important knowledge gaps is extensive. However, we hope that this identification of high priority knowledge gaps will stimulate and focus future mobulid research.

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2018
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23. The geographic distribution of reef and oceanic manta rays (Mobula alfredi and Mobula birostris) in Australian coastal waters.

Author

Armstrong, Amelia J., Armstrong, Asia O., Bennett, Michael B., McGregor, Frazer, Abrantes, Kátya G., Barnett, Adam, Richardson, Anthony J., Townsend, Kathy A., and Dudgeon, Christine L.

Subjects
*MOBULIDAE, *TERRITORIAL waters, *REEFS, *AERIAL surveys, *CORAL reefs & islands
Abstract

The known distribution of manta rays in Australian waters is patchy, with records primarily centred around tourism hotspots. We collated 11,614 records of Mobula alfredi from photo‐ID databases (n = 10,715), aerial surveys (n = 378) and online reports (n = 521). The study confirms an uninterrupted coastal distribution from north of 26°S and 31°S on the west and east coasts, respectively. More southerly M. alfredi records relate to warm‐water events with a southernmost extent at 34°S. Coastal sightings of Mobula birostris were rare (n = 32), likely reflecting a preference for offshore waters, but encompass a wider latitudinal extent than M. alfredi of 10–40°S. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2020
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26. Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology

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Samantha Andrzejaczek, Tim C.D. Lucas, Maurice C. Goodman, Nigel E. Hussey, Amelia J. Armstrong, Aaron Carlisle, Daniel M. Coffey, Adrian C. Gleiss, Charlie Huveneers, David M. P. Jacoby, Mark G. Meekan, Johann Mourier, Lauren R. Peel, Kátya Abrantes, André S. Afonso, Matthew J. Ajemian, Brooke N. Anderson, Scot D. Anderson, Gonzalo Araujo, Asia O. Armstrong, Pascal Bach, Adam Barnett, Mike B. Bennett, Natalia A. Bezerra, Ramon Bonfil, Andre M. Boustany, Heather D. Bowlby, Ilka Branco, Camrin D. Braun, Edward J. Brooks, Judith Brown, Patrick J. Burke, Paul Butcher, Michael Castleton, Taylor K. Chapple, Olivier Chateau, Maurice Clarke, Rui Coelho, Enric Cortes, Lydie I. E. Couturier, Paul D. Cowley, Donald A. Croll, Juan M. Cuevas, Tobey H. Curtis, Laurent Dagorn, Jonathan J. Dale, Ryan Daly, Heidi Dewar, Philip D. Doherty, Andrés Domingo, Alistair D. M. Dove, Michael Drew, Christine L. Dudgeon, Clinton A. J. Duffy, Riley G. Elliott, Jim R. Ellis, Mark V. Erdmann, Thomas J. Farrugia, Luciana C. Ferreira, Francesco Ferretti, John D. Filmalter, Brittany Finucci, Chris Fischer, Richard Fitzpatrick, Fabien Forget, Kerstin Forsberg, Malcolm P. Francis, Bryan R. Franks, Austin J. Gallagher, Felipe Galvan-Magana, Mirta L. García, Troy F. Gaston, Bronwyn M. Gillanders, Matthew J. Gollock, Jonathan R. Green, Sofia Green, Christopher A. Griffiths, Neil Hammerschlag, Abdi Hasan, Lucy A. Hawkes, Fabio Hazin, Matthew Heard, Alex Hearn, Kevin J. Hedges, Suzanne M. Henderson, John Holdsworth, Kim N. Holland, Lucy A. Howey, Robert E. Hueter, Nicholas E. Humphries, Melanie Hutchinson, Fabrice R. A. Jaine, Salvador J. Jorgensen, Paul E. Kanive, Jessica Labaja, Fernanda O. Lana, Hugo Lassauce, Rebecca S. Lipscombe, Fiona Llewellyn, Bruno C. L. Macena, Ronald Mambrasar, Jaime D. McAllister, Sophy R. McCully Phillips, Frazer McGregor, Matthew N. McMillan, Lianne M. McNaughton, Sibele A. Mendonça, Carl G. Meyer, Megan Meyers, John A. Mohan, John C. Montgomery, Gonzalo Mucientes, Michael K. Musyl, Nicole Nasby-Lucas, Lisa J. Natanson, John B. O’Sullivan, Paulo Oliveira, Yannis P. Papastamtiou, Toby A. Patterson, Simon J. Pierce, Nuno Queiroz, Craig A. Radford, Andy J. Richardson, Anthony J. Richardson, David Righton, Christoph A. Rohner, Mark A. Royer, Ryan A. Saunders, Matthias Schaber, Robert J. Schallert, Michael C. Scholl, Andrew C. Seitz, Jayson M. Semmens, Edy Setyawan, Brendan D. Shea, Rafid A. Shidqi, George L. Shillinger, Oliver N. Shipley, Mahmood S. Shivji, Abraham B. Sianipar, Joana F. Silva, David W. Sims, Gregory B. Skomal, Lara L. Sousa, Emily J. Southall, Julia L. Y. Spaet, Kilian M. Stehfest, Guy Stevens, Joshua D. Stewart, James A. Sulikowski, Ismail Syakurachman, Simon R. Thorrold, Michele Thums, David Tickler, Mariana T. Tolloti, Kathy A. Townsend, Paulo Travassos, John P. Tyminski, Jeremy J. Vaudo, Drausio Veras, Laurent Wantiez, Sam B. Weber, R.J. David Wells, Kevin C. Weng, Bradley M. Wetherbee, Jane E. 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Subjects
Multidisciplinary, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], Violacea Bonaparte, 3103 Ecology, Pelagic stingray, Scalloped hammerhead shark, 41 Environmental Sciences, Western North Pacific, Reproductive-biology, Habitat Use, Carcharhinus-falciformis, Galeocerdo-cuvier, Sexual segregation, Sphyna-lewini, 31 Biological Sciences
Abstract

20 pages, 3 tables, 5 figures.-- Samantha Andrzejaczek ... et al.-- Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC), Knowledge of the three-dimensional movement patterns of elasmobranchs is vital to understand their ecological roles and exposure to anthropogenic pressures. To date, comparative studies among species at global scales have mostly focused on horizontal movements. Our study addresses the knowledge gap of vertical movements by compiling the first global synthesis of vertical habitat use by elasmobranchs from data obtained by deployment of 989 biotelemetry tags on 38 elasmobranch species. Elasmobranchs displayed high intra- and interspecific variability in vertical movement patterns. Substantial vertical overlap was observed for many epipelagic elasmobranchs, indicating an increased likelihood to display spatial overlap, biologically interact, and share similar risk to anthropogenic threats that vary on a vertical gradient. We highlight the critical next steps toward incorporating vertical movement into global management and monitoring strategies for elasmobranchs, emphasizing the need to address geographic and taxonomic biases in deployments and to concurrently consider both horizontal and vertical movements, Data analysis was funded by the Bertarelli Foundation through the Marine Science program through grants to D.J.C., B.A.B., and S.A. D.J.C. is also funded through Research England, UK. S.A. and B.A.B. thank the Moore Foundation and the Packard Foundation. F.G.-M. thanks the Instituto Politecnico Nacional for fellowships (COFAA, EDI). S.B.W. thanks funding from the Darwin Initiative (DPLUS046). A.D.M.D. acknowledges funding from the Research and Conservation Budget at Georgia Aquarium, including philanthropic gifts from several anonymous donors. K.F. acknowledges funding from the Rolex Awards for Enterprise and the Whitley Fund for Nature

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2022
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