@article{PAR00020655,
  title = {{R}esidency and spatial distribution of bull sharks {C}archarhinus leucas in and around {R}eunion {I}sland marine protected area},
  author = {{S}oria, {M}arc and {H}eithaus, {M}. {R}. and {B}laison, {A}. and {C}rochelet, {E}stelle and {F}orget, {F}abien and {C}habanet, {P}ascale},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} sudden increase in the rates of shark attacks on humans at {R}eunion {I}sland has been blamed by some on the implementation of a marine protected area ({MPA}) along the island's west coast, where attacks, primarily by bull sharks {C}archarhinus leucas, were concentrated. {W}e used passive acoustic telemetry to investigate the spatial distribution of bull sharks ({N} = 36) by quantifying their residency and their frequentation of the {MPA} and compared it to outside of the {MPA}. {O}ver the study duration of 17 mo, 18 sharks were detected in the acoustic receiver array, most of which were detected more frequently outside the {MPA} ({N} = 148; mean +/- {SD} = 41.5 +/- 56.4 visits mo(-1) and 17.6 +/- 30.5 h mo(-1)) than inside the {MPA} ({N} = 218; 21.4 +/- 28.1 visits mo(-1) and 7.2 +/- 15.2 h mo(-1)). {H}owever, we found individual variation in the sharks' use of the {MPA}. {T}hirteen sharks spent more time outside the {MPA} than inside, while 5 sharks (all females) spent significantly more time inside the {MPA}. {T}hese results suggest that the spatial distribution of bull sharks is not primarily centered in the {MPA} along the west coast of {R}eunion {I}sland, although we identified specific locations where bull shark encounter probabilities are relatively high during particular times of the year. {S}uch higher-risk areas could be targeted as part of the risk management strategy for changes in human uses in order to reduce the risks of negative shark-human interactions observed during the past decade.},
  keywords = {{B}ull shark ; {M}arine protected area ; {H}uman-shark conflict ; {A}coustic telemetry ; {REUNION}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {E}cology {P}rogress {S}eries},
  volume = {630},
  numero = {},
  pages = {101--113},
  ISSN = {0171-8630},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.3354/meps13139},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00020655},
}