@article{fdi:010076637,
  title = {{R}emote reefs and seamounts are the last refuges for marine predators across the {I}ndo-{P}acific},
  author = {{L}etessier, {T}. {B}. and {M}ouillot, {D}. and {B}ouchet, {P}. {J}. and {V}igliola, {L}aurent and {F}ernandes, {M}. {C}. and {T}hompson, {C}. and {B}oussarie, {G}. and {T}urner, {J}. and {J}uhel, {J}. {B}. and {M}aire, {E}. and {C}aley, {M}. {J}. and {K}oldewey, {H}. {J}. and {F}riedlander, {A}. and {S}ala, {E}. and {M}eeuwig, {J}. {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}ince the 1950s, industrial fisheries have expanded globally, as fishing vessels are required to travel further afield for fishing opportunities. {T}echnological advancements and fishery subsidies have granted ever-increasing access to populations of sharks, tunas, billfishes, and other predators. {W}ilderness refuges, defined here as areas beyond the detectable range of human influence, are therefore increasingly rare. {I}n order to achieve marine resources sustainability, large no-take marine protected areas ({MPA}s) with pelagic components are being implemented. {H}owever, such conservation efforts require knowledge of the critical habitats for predators, both across shallow reefs and the deeper ocean. {H}ere, we fill this gap in knowledge across the {I}ndo-{P}acific by using 1,041 midwater baited videos to survey sharks and other pelagic predators such as rainbow runner ({E}lagatis bipinnulata), mahimahi ({C}oryphaena hippurus), and black marlin ({I}stiompax indica). {W}e modeled three key predator community attributes: vertebrate species richness, mean maximum body size, and shark abundance as a function of geomorphology, environmental conditions, and human pressures. {A}ll attributes were primarily driven by geomorphology (35%-62% variance explained) and environmental conditions (14%-49%). {W}hile human pressures had no influence on species richness, both body size and shark abundance responded strongly to distance to human markets (12%-20%). {R}efuges were identified at more than 1,250 km from human markets for body size and for shark abundance. {T}hese refuges were identified as remote and shallow seabed features, such as seamounts, submerged banks, and reefs. {W}orryingly, hotpots of large individuals and of shark abundance are presently under-represented within no-take {MPA}s that aim to effectively protect marine predators, such as the {B}ritish {I}ndian {O}cean {T}erritory. {P}opulation recovery of predators is unlikely to occur without strategic placement and effective enforcement of large no-take {MPA}s in both coastal and remote locations.},
  keywords = {{PACIFIQUE} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{PL}o{S} {B}iology},
  volume = {17},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {e3000366 [20 p.]},
  ISSN = {1544-9173},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pbio.3000366},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010076637},
}