Basking shark hotspots on the West Coast of Scotland: Key sites, threats and implications for conservation of the species
Speedie, CD; Johnson, LA; Witt, MJ
Date: 1 January 2009
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Scottish National Heritage
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The Wildlife Trusts’ Basking Shark Project conducted effort-corrected line transect surveys for the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) along the west coast of Scotland between 2002- 2006. A total of 11,179km of linear transects consisting of 956 hours duration were covered, and a total of 593 sharks were recorded whilst on transect. ...
The Wildlife Trusts’ Basking Shark Project conducted effort-corrected line transect surveys for the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) along the west coast of Scotland between 2002- 2006. A total of 11,179km of linear transects consisting of 956 hours duration were covered, and a total of 593 sharks were recorded whilst on transect. The project aimed to establish whether key sites (hotspots) existed for the species within the overall region, where significant numbers of sharks could be seen at the surface on a regular basis. This information could then be used to develop practical means of protecting surface swimming sharks at such sites, such as educational maps of the hotspot sites for distribution to leisure and commercial boat users, and to inform future developments within the marine environment e.g. fisheries and renewable energy developments.
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