| conflict and impacts of divers and anglers in a marine park. | the new south wales state government (australia) gazetted the jervis bay marine park (jbmp) in 1998. during the preparation of the draft zoning plan in 2000, societal data on two conflicting park user groups--recreational scuba divers and fishers (anglers)--was collected. while conflict resolution was a plan priority, other factors, such as cumulative environmental impacts of users and protection for the critically endangered grey nurse shark (carcharias taurus), further complicated planning. bo ... | 2004 | 15285398 |
| grey nurse shark (carcharias taurus) diving tourism: tourist compliance and shark behaviour at fish rock, australia. | humans can dive with critically endangered grey nurse sharks (carcharias taurus) along the east coast of australia. this study investigated both compliance of tourist divers to a code of conduct and legislation and the behaviour of grey nurse sharks in the presence of divers. a total of 25 data collection dives were conducted from december 2008 to january 2009. grey nurse shark and diver behaviour were documented using 2-min scan samples and continuous observation. the proportion of time spent o ... | 2010 | 20872140 |
| conservation of the critically endangered eastern australian population of the grey nurse shark (carcharias taurus) through cross-jurisdictional management of a network of marine-protected areas. | between 2001 and 2009, 26 marine-protected areas (mpa) were established on the east australian seaboard, at least in part, to manage human interactions with a critically endangered population of grey nurse shark, carcharias taurus. this network is spread across six mpa systems and includes all 19 sites outlined in the national recovery plan for c. taurus, though five sites remain open to some forms of fishing. the reserve network has complex cross-jurisdictional management, as the sharks occur i ... | 2013 | 24213854 |