Effects of shark tourism on the daily residency and movements of a non-focal pelagic teleost Clarke, TM, Whitmarsh, Sasha, Dwyer, RG, Udyawer, V, Pederson, H and Huveneers, C 2022, Effects of shark tourism on the daily residency and movements of a non-focal pelagic teleost, Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 687, pp. 133-146, doi: 10.3354/meps13998. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Effects of shark tourism on the daily residency and movements of a non-focal pelagic teleost Author(s) Clarke, TM Whitmarsh, Sasha Dwyer, RG Udyawer, V Pederson, H Huveneers, C Journal name Marine Ecology Progress Series Volume number 687 Start page 133 End page 146 Total pages 14 Publisher Inter-Research Science Center Place of publication Amelinghausen, Germany Publication date 2022 ISSN 0171-8630 1616-1599 Keyword(s) Wildlife tourism Acoustic telemetry Seriola lalandi Movement Shark diving Summary Marine wildlife tourism is increasing in popularity, with operations targeting a wide range of taxa globally. While previous studies have mostly focused on assessing the effects of provisioning from tourism on focal species, non-focal species that unintentionally feed on supplemental food sources have largely been overlooked. This study improves our understanding of the effects of shark-cage-diving tourism on the movements and behaviours of a non-focal pelagic fish. We used acoustic tracking to determine the effects of shark-cage-diving tourism on the residency and space use of 17 yellowtail kingfish Seriola lalandi at the Neptune Islands, South Australia. We revealed that while cage-diving did not affect the overall or weekly residency and space use of kingfish, daily time spent at the islands and location of kingfish was influenced by the presence of operators. Acoustic attractant did not affect kingfish behaviours, but operators using food-based attractants increased the average time spent at the Neptune Islands by ~27% (from 230.6 ± 6.8 to 293.8 ± 5.5 min). Kingfish were also observed closer to operators using food-based attractants (217 ± 4.82 m from vessel) compared to an acoustic attractant (412 ± 29.5 m from vessel). Our findings identify changes in the daily behaviour of kingfish at the Neptune Islands as a result of food-based attractants from shark-cage-diving, which demonstrates that non-focal large pelagic species can be affected by shark-diving tourism. These effects may lead to long-term effects on the physiological condition and energetic responses of these individuals. Language eng DOI 10.3354/meps13998 Field of Research 0405 Oceanography 0602 Ecology 0608 Zoology HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30168430 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Life and Environmental Sciences Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 18 May 2022, 09:55:21 EST Wed, 18 May 2022, 16:29:49 EST Wed, 18 May 2022, 16:39:46 EST Tue, 26 Jul 2022, 15:57:27 EST Thu, 28 Jul 2022, 11:06:53 EST Thu, 28 Jul 2022, 14:01:54 EST Thu, 28 Jul 2022, 14:06:24 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 4 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 18 May 2022, 09:55:21 EST