The power of national acoustic tracking networks to assess the impacts of human activity on marine organisms during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Autor: Huveneers C; Southern Shark Ecology Group, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia., Jaine FRA; Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Animal Tracking Facility, Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Mosman, NSW 2088, Australia.; Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia., Barnett A; College of Science & Engineering James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, 4878, Australia., Butcher PA; NSW Department of Primary Industries, National Marine Science Centre, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450, Australia., Clarke TM; Southern Shark Ecology Group, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia., Currey-Randall LM; Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, QLD 4810, Australia., Dwyer RG; Global Change Ecology Research Group, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, QLD, Australia., Ferreira LC; Australian Institute of Marine Science, Perth, WA 6009, Australia., Gleiss AC; College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.; Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystems, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia., Hoenner X; CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia., Ierodiaconou D; School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Integrative Ecology, Deakin University, Warrnambool, VIC 3280, Australia., Lédée EJI; Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada., Meekan MG; Australian Institute of Marine Science, Perth, WA 6009, Australia., Pederson H; Innovasea, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia., Rizzari JR; School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Queenscliff, VIC, 3225, Australia., van Ruth PD; South Australian Research and Development Institute - Aquatic Sciences, West Beach, SA 5024, Australia., Semmens JM; Fisheries and Aquaculture Centre, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 49, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia., Taylor MD; Port Stephens Fisheries Institute, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Locked Bag 1, Nelson Bay, NSW 2315, Australia., Udyawer V; Australian Institute of Marine Science, Darwin, NT 0810, Australia., Walsh P; Fisheries and Aquaculture Centre, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 49, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia., Heupel MR; Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7000, Australia., Harcourt R; Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Animal Tracking Facility, Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Mosman, NSW 2088, Australia.; Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Biological conservation [Biol Conserv] 2021 Apr; Vol. 256, pp. 108995. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Feb 09.
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.108995
Abstrakt: COVID-19 restrictions have led to an unprecedented global hiatus in anthropogenic activities, providing a unique opportunity to assess human impact on biological systems. Here, we describe how a national network of acoustic tracking receivers can be leveraged to assess the effects of human activity on animal movement and space use during such global disruptions. We outline variation in restrictions on human activity across Australian states and describe four mechanisms affecting human interactions with the marine environment: 1) reduction in economy and trade changing shipping traffic; 2) changes in export markets affecting commercial fisheries; 3) alterations in recreational activities; and 4) decline in tourism. We develop a roadmap for the analysis of acoustic tracking data across various scales using Australia's national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Animal Tracking Facility as a case study. We illustrate the benefit of sustained observing systems and monitoring programs by assessing how a 51-day break in white shark ( Carcharodon carcharias) cage-diving tourism due to COVID-19 restrictions affected the behaviour and space use of two resident species. This cessation of tourism activities represents the longest break since cage-diving vessels started day trips in this area in 2007. Long-term monitoring of the local environment reveals that the activity space of yellowtail kingfish ( Seriola lalandi ) was reduced when cage-diving boats were absent compared to periods following standard tourism operations. However, white shark residency and movements were not affected. Our roadmap is globally applicable and will assist researchers in designing studies to assess how anthropogenic activities can impact animal movement and distributions during regional, short-term through to major, unexpected disruptions like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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